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About

Provided by Hesketh Henry

Hesketh Henry is a leading commercial law firm with a strong focus on the insurance sector.

 

Our Insurance Team provides comprehensive advice and advocacy across a wide range of matters, including claims under statutory liability, marine, professional indemnity, property, business interruption, cyber and general liability insurance policies.

 

Key Differentiators:

 

  • Multi-Sector Expertise: Our Insurance Team leverages deep expertise from our multi-sector approach, particularly in construction, trade and transport-related insurance matters. This sector-specific knowledge allows us to understand our clients’ industries directly while offering a dedicated insurance team. We also provide product and regulatory advice to the insurance market.

 

  • Full-Service model: We can advise on all legal and regulatory questions for our insurance-sector clients, reflecting our firm’s holistic approach to client service. This includes advising on coverage issues, handling claims and recoveries and assisting with corporate/regulatory and employment matters for insurers and brokers.

 

Our clients appreciate our sector-specific industry knowledge and our ability to provide tailored, comprehensive legal support.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Insurance - New Zealand

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Hesketh Henry is an Auckland-based firm with an established insurance defence and litigation practice, predominantly active on behalf of a range of domestic, regional and international insurers. The firm advises and advocates across a comprehensive spectrum of practice area issues, including coverage, professional indemnity and business interruption matters, and maintains a particularly active cyber-risk and breach-related capability. The insurance team works closely with practice areas across the firm to provide holistic support in such areas as construction, employment, manufacturing and transport.

Notable practitioners

Helen Macfarlane is a key contact for clients.

Work Highlights

Provided by Hesketh Henry

  • Hesketh Henry defended a law firm against claims for breach of contract and negligence arising out of advice given to a prominent businessman in 2015, which is said to have resulted in ongoing litigation.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Hesketh Henry is a bespoke company that is suited to specific instructions. It has a great reputation within the industry and takes a pragmatic approach which we need. 

Insurance respondent
Asia-Pacific

Members

Provided by Hesketh Henry

Alan Sherlock

Head of Department

Anna Barnett

Brett Morley

Charlotte Robertson

Christina Bryant

Helen Macfarlane

Simon Cartwright

Stephanie Corban