Liz Coats

Employment

Health and safety

Employee share schemes

Litigation and dispute resolution

Liz is a specialist employment lawyer who delivers practical, commercially-focused advice. She has a reputation for being accessible and responsive, and is known for her clear and pragmatic advice. Liz is a member of Bell Gully's Board.

Liz advises some of New Zealand's largest employers on the full range of employment and industrial relations issues. She regularly provides advice on compliance with minimum employment standards, restructuring processes, restraints of trade, collective bargaining and industrial action, and complex remediation processes.

Liz is a trusted advisor to executive leaders and Boards on sensitive employment matters, such as negotiated employee exits, whistleblower investigations, health and safety matters, and responding to privacy breaches that affect employees.

Liz takes a pragmatic approach in seeking to resolve employment relations problems, and has substantial experience in mediation, and leading litigation in the Employment Relations Authority, Employment Court and Court of Appeal (and other courts).

2023 - current

Law Association New Zealand's Employment Law Committee