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Dispute Resolution - New Zealand

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

DLA Piper New Zealand's commercial litigation team offers significant experience in large-scale matters, notably representing both government bodies and domestic and international corporate entities in contentious commercial, insurance and real estate cases. Its team is active in the arena of regulatory litigation as well as in banking and securities issues. The litigation team is experienced in the advocacy of cases at all levels of the national court system and before specialist tribunals, and is also adept at the resolution of disputes through arbitration, mediation and expert determination processes. The firm is further noted for high-profile work on litigation and claims resulting from the damage caused by the Christchurch earthquakes.

Work Highlights

  • DLA represented Mott MacDonald in a multi-party High Court case involving claims by four bodies corporate and individual unit holders related to the Merchant Quarter apartment development in New Lynn, Auckland.

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Notable Practitioners

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Iain Thain
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Iain Thain
3
Band 3
Iain Thain is based in Auckland and has more than 30 years' experience in the commercial litigation field, much of it dedicated to the resolution of complex contractual, construction, consumer and property-related disputes.

Iain Thain is incredibly calm and he's helped us with some very complex negotiations.

He is very capable at providing clear legal direction.

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Iain Thain
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Iain Thain
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Alicia Murray