Chambers Review
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Dispute Resolution - New Zealand
What the Team is Known For
MinterEllisonRuddWatts' well-resourced group is known for the depth and diversity of its practice, and it maintains an impressive client base embracing high-profile domestic and multinational corporations, leading financial services providers, public sector bodies and prominent individuals. The firm offers significant expertise across a range of commercial litigation matters, including construction, environmental, insolvency and insurance-related disputes, and is well equipped to advise on cross-border mandates both within and beyond the Asia-Pacific region. The group is frequently instructed in connection with regulatory investigations and related court proceedings and on High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court litigation.
Strengths
While giving solid litigation advice, the lawyers also take a strong commercial and strategic view to align with our business interests. The advice is simplified, no-nonsense and easy to understand.
MinterEllison provides very considered and well-constructed verbal and written advice. Its advice is sharp, concise and clearly understandable to a lay person.
Work Highlights
MinterEllisonRuddWatts acted for Dassault Systèmes in a misleading conduct claim brought by the Department of Corrections following the cancellation of a major IT project to implement a staff rostering system for the New Zealand prison service.
Notable practitioners
Stacey Shortall is based in Wellington and, in addition to being active across a broad spectrum of contentious matters, covering environmental, insurance and white-collar criminal issues, she is particularly well-known for her handling of health and safety-related litigation.
Stacey invariably has excellent advice on how to proceed - from initial conversations through to formal advice. I also appreciate the way Stacey proactively considers our organisation's interests.
Andrew brings an experienced view to his advice and advocacy. His measured approach gives us confidence in his good advice.
Jane Standage is based in Auckland and offers extensive experience of large-scale domestic and international disputes. Her impressive commercial range covers such areas as class actions, financial services and insurance matters and questions of alleged professional negligence.
Jane is excellent. She takes the time to deeply understand our business, complex systems and processes we have, and provides sound advice on how to respond to questions.
Jane is outstanding - extremely commercial and strategic, with expert legal knowledge. She is exceptionally approachable and responsive - really great to work with.