Partner, Christchurch
Kelly Paterson
Contact
- Christchurch office
- DDI +64 3 371 3547
- M +64 21 891 028
Profile
Kelly specialises in commercial litigation. She advises on a wide range of commercial litigation issues, including insurance, contract disputes, insolvency and credit recovery, local government issues, property law disputes and security enforcement.
Kelly has appeared in the District Court, High Court and Court of Appeal, as well as Tribunal and Arbitration hearings. Kelly acts for receivers and liquidators and assists with complicated receiverships and pursuing claims against directors of insolvent companies for breaches of directors’ duties.
Kelly has successfully argued proceedings for recovery of land, an application for an urgent interim injunction, strike-out applications, defended liquidation proceedings and appeared in various High Court and District Court trials and interlocutory hearings.
- Member of RITANZ
- Recipient of Pegasus Scholarship in 2008
Experience
Work highlights
Acting for Southern Response
in Ross representative proceeding and various disputed insurance claims
Acting for construction principal
in large dispute regarding the impact of Covid-19 on the construction project
Advising and acting for liquidators, receivers and administrators
on insolvency matters, including the liquidators of Arrow International (NZ) and the administrators of Go To Collection
Conducting dispute resolution for and advising Christchurch City Council, Selwyn District Council, Waimakariri District Council and Waimate District Council
on legislative, regulatory, rating, property and construction matters
Conducting litigation for Bank of New Zealand
including guarantor recoveries and priority dispute
Conducting credit recovery for clients of varying sizes
including financial institutions, private clients and local authorities