By the time David had finished his law studies at Otago University, he’d also picked up some real-world experiences from jobs including ice cream stick maker, beer crate mender, truck driver, relief teacher, accounts clerk and house pile replacer, as well as restoring a 1952 Ford Prefect.

This diversity of experiences is also a theme of David’s legal career. From arguing commercial law cases in the Court of Appeal to conducting undercover investigations into delinquent car dealers; advising Ministers of Parliament to running a pub on behalf of the Law Society; setting up the corporate legal function for Inland Revenue to guiding the legal governance of over 20 Crown-owned companies – there was never a dull moment.  

When the opportunity to create ComplyWith came knocking – David dug deep into all his learning and experiences to help our co-founder Steve Marriot (now retired) in creating a purpose-driven software tool to give businesses easy clarity about the law.