Chambers Review
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Dispute Resolution - New Zealand
What the Team is Known For
Wilson Harle's Auckland-based boutique litigation practice offers a high-end capability spanning commercial, regulatory and public law disputes. The firm maintains a high-calibre team of advocates who represent a distinguished client base from the energy, financial services, healthcare, media and telecommunications, and property sectors. The team is notably experienced in the handling of corporate governance disputes and active on behalf of regional public sector bodies.
Strengths
The firm is able to bring together a strong team. It is very strategic and manages external counsel well.
I enjoyed working with the team of Wilson Harle. It got to grips with difficult issues and personalities very quickly and achieved a satisfactory resolution of a very messy situation.
Work Highlights
Wilson Harle acted for Winton Land in proceedings under s36 of the Commerce Act against Kāinga Ora over its anti-competitive market power to prevent developers, including Winton Land, competing with it for greenfield developments.
Notable practitioners
Allison is one of the best litigation solicitors in New Zealand.
Ian has been excellent: a very experienced partner and very good in competition law. He has a very calm head and is very strong on the theory underlining the case.
Ian is a very experienced and hard-working solicitor.
Felicity is good to work with - very responsive in terms of turnaround time and accessibility.