Will cases

• Claims against estates for further provisions under the Family Protection Act 1955.
• Claims against estates for compensation for work and services under the Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949.
• Claims against estates on the basis of mutual wills.
• Setting aside wills on the grounds of the exercise of undue influence on the deceased.
• Setting aside wills on the grounds of the incapacity of the deceased.
• Applications under s14 of the Wills Act 2007 that unexecuted wills be admitted to probate.

PPPR cases

•  Protection of Personal Property Rights Act 1988 applications for appointment of Property Managers and Welfare Guardians.
• Disputes over Enduring Powers of Attorney.
• Applications to make new wills for incapacitated persons. 

Trust cases 

• Applications to remove trustees.
• Claims against trustees for breach of their duties as trustee.
• Defending trustees against claims that they have breached their duty.
• Disputes between trustees and beneficiaries.
• Applications for an account by trustees.
• Untangling complex trust and company arrangements. 

Insurance cases  

• Policy response in the context of earthquake damage to residential and commercial buildings.
• The duties of insurance brokers.
• Exceptions to exclusion clauses in insurance policies under section 11 of the Insurance Law Reform Act 1977.
• Declined claims on grounds of material non-disclosure. 

Banking and Finance cases 

• The avoidance of bank guarantees on mortgages on the grounds of presumed undue influence.
• Enforcement of Loans, Mortgages and Guarantees on behalf of financial institutions.
• Priorities in relation to complex invoice financing agreements. 

Lease cases 

• Maintenance obligations of landlord and tenants.
• Cancellation of leases and relief against cancellation.
• Rent reviews. 

Land cases 

• Applications for specific performance.
• Applications for partition of land.
• Sale and purchase disputes.
• Caveat disputes.

Construction Law 

• Obligations of builders, sub-contractors, developers, company directors, engineers and architects under the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006.
• Applications for payment under the Construction Contracts Act 2002.
• Disputes under building contracts including 3910. 

Resource Management and Environmental Law 

• Applications for Resource Consents.
• Opposing applications for resource consents.
• Submissions on plans and plan changes. 

Specialties

• Civil Litigation
• Resource Management and Environmental Law