Litigation and dispute resolution

We work closely with our clients to successfully resolve disputes

Our litigators are effective, decisive, and achieve a high impact for clients.  We provide timely and strategic advice to minimise litigation risk.  We are experts in using all forms of alternative dispute resolution to deliver results, including mediations and expert determination.

Our national reach offers clients a distinct advantage.  Across the country, our team works seamlessly with clients on major litigation to deliver a formidable national response.

As a full-service firm, our experience spans the breadth of commercial and public law.

We have experience at all levels of the New Zealand courts

Clients frequently call upon our market-leading skills in arbitration and in court to resolve disputes.  We act in domestic and international arbitrations, and at all levels of the New Zealand courts.  We have experience before the High Court, Court of Appeal, Privy Council, and Supreme Court.  We also have experience before a broad range of tribunals and decision-makers.

We work across all kinds of disputes and with all regulatory bodies

We are highly regarded for our work in:

• Company and commercial disputes
• Competition law matters
• Construction and property disputes
• Defending significant class actions
• Financial services and insolvency
• Insurance
• Intellectual property
• Judicial review and administrative law
• Trust and equity disputes.

We have successfully worked with organisations in regulatory investigations and prosecutions, including with the:

• Commerce Commission
• Overseas Investment Office
• Serious Fraud Office
• Financial Markets Authority
• Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
• Department of Internal Affairs
• Environmental Protection Authority.

Contact us to see how we can help.

Guide to litigation in New Zealand

We have put together a guide providing an overview of the New Zealand court system and litigation.

Download the Guide to Litigation in New Zealand