Specialties

We are specialists in what we do – civil litigation, equine law, and criminal litigation. Our point of difference is a personalised strategic approach, offering tailored advice to you that can be flexible and dynamic.

Our Specialties

Civil Litigation
Civil litigation is usually disputes about money and it encapsulates nearly all non-criminal disputes. We represent clients in court proceedings in most NZ courts from Tribunals and the District Court up to the NZ’s highest court, the Supreme Court. We also advocate for our clients in all alternate disputes resolutions services such as mediation, arbitration, and negotiations.
Equine Law
We have a unique specialty in equine law given Scott and Fraser have an active involvement with horses and the equine industry. Unlike other lawyers, we understand the bond with horses and that their interests are paramount. We provide leading advice and counsel consistent with the subtleties of the equine industry to our most important horse racing and sport horse organisations and businesses.
Criminal Litigation
Defending criminal charges is a serious matter that requires clear, practical and conscientious legal counsel from the outset of the court process. A personalised strategic approach offers understanding our client’s perspective and we are acutely aware that our role as counsel is to both support our clients and advocate strongly to ensure their case is heard in court.

Civil Litigation

  • Contract Enforcement and Debt Recovery: disputes over commercial agreements or transactions often arise in the course of business. We work with you to advise you of your contractual rights and provide practical advice.
  • Employment: we act for both employers and employees in personal grievances, redundancies, and a wide range of employment conduct issues.
  • Estate and Relationship Property: we advise and represent clients in the division of relationship property and various estate matters.

Equine Law

  • Disputes: Horse sale and purchase transactions can be contentious at law, particularly when issues such as soundness, fitness for purpose, competition performance can all fluctuate depending on the horse, rider and people involved.
  • Contracts: a wide variety of contractual advice specifically and solely for the equine industry, including horse sale and purchase contracts, good and services contracts (such as breeding, training, and syndicate contracts), and employment contracts.
  • Advice : equine industry-leading advice as to business and personal structures to achieve a viable and sustainable setup for you and your equine business.

Criminal Law

  • Jury trials and Judge-alone trials : defending criminal prosecutions for a wide range of criminal charges, with many successful defences achieved by our litigators.
  • Business prosecution: experience defending statutory compliance issues and transport service licence breaches.
  • Limited Licenses: many successful applications for people who are disqualified from driving and will suffer hardship should they not be allowed to drive to employment.
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