NEW ZEALAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Aaron Sherriff, Tanya Wood and Nick Laing, Duncan Cotterill
Duncan Cotterill is one of the largest and longest- established law firms in New Zealand, and is con- sistently ranked as one of the country’s top ten law firms. It is a full-service firm with specialist teams for insurance, cyber, corporate and commercial, prop- erty, construction, health and safety, tax, employ-
ment, family, environmental, resource management, intellectual property, technology, immigration, public law, and litigation and dispute resolution. With five of- fices across New Zealand (in Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch and Queenstown), Duncan Cot- terill’s reach and regional impact is unmatched.
Authors
Aaron Sherriff is a partner at Duncan Cotterill. He specialises in commercial litigation and insurance law, and has particular experience in managing large, complex disputes. Aaron has been in practice for 25 years, and has
Nick Laing is a partner at Duncan Cotterill. He specialises in civil and commercial litigation and dispute resolution. He has a particular focus on insurance, medico-legal and alcohol licensing matters. In the
practised in New Zealand and British Columbia, Canada, exposing him to a wide array of disputes, including insurance, contract, negligence, construction, product liability and director liability. Aaron has acted for liability and general insurers in both New Zealand and Canada, advising on indemnity issues and defending insured claims. He is a member of the New Zealand Insurance Law Association and the Society of Construction Law New Zealand.
insurance sector, he advises insurers and insureds on indemnity and defence issues, with a particular focus on professional liability claims for health professionals and statutory liability defence work. Nick is a member of the New Zealand Insurance Law Association.
Tanya Wood is a partner at Duncan Cotterill. She specialises in insurance, cyber, construction and commercial disputes. She is known in the market for her expertise in defending large complex cases, with particular
expertise in civil claims, including construction contract disputes, cybersecurity and first-response claims, liability and defective building claims, and commercial disputes (particularly banking and financial services and securities claims). With over 20 years’ experience in advising insurers, brokers and clients on a range of insurance-related matters, she has become a specialist in first-response and triaging claims for insurers.
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