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Provided by Sally McKechnie
Sally is a leading public law and regulatory advisor and litigator. She founded and leads our public law and government practice. She provides pragmatic and analytical advice, targeted at resolving disputes to secure the best possible client outcomes.
Sally helps both private and public clients to manage a wide range of public and administrative law and regulatory issues - including regulatory disputes, judicial review and declaratory judgment. She has particular expertise in contested matters, and in seeking and resisting urgent injunctions and interim orders.
She assists clients with participating in inquiries, government reviews and Royal Commissions and she conducts investigations for public agencies. Sally assists clients in engaging with public agencies, including the Ombudsman, Auditor General and Privacy Commissioner in terms of complaints and responding to investigations.
Sally’s pragmatic and common sense advice draws on her experience as a litigator. She has considerable trial and appellate experience and appears regularly in the High Court, Court of Appeal and before inquiries, specialist courts and tribunals. Sally also has considerable experience in the public law aspects of employment law, and appears regularly in the Employment Court.
Her clients say:
“She’s quite unique - the best lawyer I’ve worked with, bar none. She understands the politics and relationships with government and other stakeholders.”
Board member of Callaghan Innovation
Board member of Gymnastics New Zealand
Board member of Cricket Wellington
Member of the Institute of Directors, Australia
Member of the New Zealand Sports Law Association
Member of the Australia and New Zealand Education Law Association
Author of the New Zealand chapter of the International Data Guidance Notes on Whistleblowing
Co-author of New Zealand Law Society national ‘Judicial Review’ Seminar (Feb-March 2021)
Provided by Chambers
Sally McKechnie is a well-regarded Wellington-based litigator noted for her work on contentious public law matters, frequently acting for central government and public sector clients on a variety of cases, including judicial reviews and royal commissions.
Provided by Chambers
Sally has represented us with great skill, sophistication, energy, deep commitment and an ability to understand us as a complex client.
Sally is incredibly innovative in terms of her approach, very commercially astute, and her legal advice is considered lethal in its effectiveness.
Sally has represented us with great skill, sophistication, energy, deep commitment and an ability to understand us as a complex client.
Sally is incredibly innovative in terms of her approach, very commercially astute, and her legal advice is considered lethal in its effectiveness.
