Providing legal advice to a range of clients in relation to legal disputes. Emphasis on: 1. Professional indemnity and public liability insurance claims.2. Construction litigation including multi-million dollar claims through to claims and complaints under the Construction Contracts Act.3. Claims and complaints against real estate agents.4. Recovery claims

Responsible for Liaison with Financial Ombudsman Service by preparing responses, defences and submissions to regulators in relation to interest rate hedging product and fixed rate loan claims and other loan products (includes daily case management, work allocation and supervision of case handlers and negotiating settlement of claims with regulators and customers), responding to general legal enquiries from within my wider team, responding to conduct claims against the Bank's FCA approved past… Show more Responsible for Liaison with Financial Ombudsman Service by preparing responses, defences and submissions to regulators in relation to interest rate hedging product and fixed rate loan claims and other loan products (includes daily case management, work allocation and supervision of case handlers and negotiating settlement of claims with regulators and customers), responding to general legal enquiries from within my wider team, responding to conduct claims against the Bank's FCA approved past business review and management of 11 staff at the team's peak capacity.Development of policy, procedures, processes and governance alongside senior stakeholders to enhance claims handling and ensure key learnings from previous decisions are correctly applied to future cases. Show less

I work in the Professional Indemnity Department. I primarily act for insurance companies, brokers, estate agents, valuers and surveying firms that have been sued in respect of professional negligence claims. My day to day work involves reporting on liability and indemnity and providing advice on strategy, general management of files and the defence of each matter, undertaking all pre action steps before filing of proceedings and undertaking thorough investigation into the facts of the… Show more I work in the Professional Indemnity Department. I primarily act for insurance companies, brokers, estate agents, valuers and surveying firms that have been sued in respect of professional negligence claims. My day to day work involves reporting on liability and indemnity and providing advice on strategy, general management of files and the defence of each matter, undertaking all pre action steps before filing of proceedings and undertaking thorough investigation into the facts of the case for the purpose of establishing contributory negligence based defences. I have been involved in cases where negligence, breach of contract (both express and implied terms), fraud, deceit and the tort of wrongful interference have all been pleaded.More recently, I have been involved in cases involving LPA Receivers and claims for breach of contract and negligence against auctioneers. Show less

Heaney and Partners (formerly Heaney & Co) is a specialist litigation firm that primarily provides advice to local and regional government in New Zealand in respect of liability claims. My role as solicitor at Heaney & Co as it was known when I was employed, was to facilitate in this process. I was responsible for managing specialist tribunal, district court and high court claims. I have appeared in all three jurisdictions. I have also attended numerous mediations as a means of… Show more Heaney and Partners (formerly Heaney & Co) is a specialist litigation firm that primarily provides advice to local and regional government in New Zealand in respect of liability claims. My role as solicitor at Heaney & Co as it was known when I was employed, was to facilitate in this process. I was responsible for managing specialist tribunal, district court and high court claims. I have appeared in all three jurisdictions. I have also attended numerous mediations as a means of alternative dispute resolution.The claims I was involved in varied from:- defending local authorities in defective construction cases (including the notorious "leaky building" claims in New Zealand). These claims involved modest single story homes to multi-million dollar apartment complexes to schools; and - defending local and regional authorities in negligent planning cases (including resource consent, building consent and subdivision consent disputes). Some of these claims were novel in that there was no established legal precedent.In addition to management of these clams, I was responsible for providing advice in respect of potential liability, based on a reasoned assessment of established case law, and advice in respect of strategy as to how best defend the claim against the client both tactically and pragmatically.As well as case management of the claim, I was also involved in preparation of claims for trial. This included the preparation of the briefs of evidence, subpoenas (where appropriate) and submissions. I have also prepared for (drafting applications, affdavits and submissions) and attended interlocutory application hearings.In addition to providing advice to local authorities, I also provided policy advice to select local and international insurers regarding liability and indemnity pursuant to an insured's insurance policy. Show less

I was responsible for management of professional indemnity, public liability, general liability fire and theft and marine insurance claims.I was responsible for providing advice to varied insurance company clients on the following:- policy response / indemnity- liability- recovery prospects (in respect of recovery claims for Marine insurance clients)I also represented a leading New Zealand debt recovery company and frequently appeared at order for examination… Show more I was responsible for management of professional indemnity, public liability, general liability fire and theft and marine insurance claims.I was responsible for providing advice to varied insurance company clients on the following:- policy response / indemnity- liability- recovery prospects (in respect of recovery claims for Marine insurance clients)I also represented a leading New Zealand debt recovery company and frequently appeared at order for examination hearings of judgment debtors. Show less

I was responsible for assisting in the preparation and drafting of policy advice and recommendations for the Government of New Zealand regarding the implementation of the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004.I was one of a group required to consult, liaise and facilitate discussion between the Government and local, native Maori tribes (iwi) regarding customary rights to areas of the Foreshore and Seabed.I assisted in achieving the first agreement between the Government and iwi under… Show more I was responsible for assisting in the preparation and drafting of policy advice and recommendations for the Government of New Zealand regarding the implementation of the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004.I was one of a group required to consult, liaise and facilitate discussion between the Government and local, native Maori tribes (iwi) regarding customary rights to areas of the Foreshore and Seabed.I assisted in achieving the first agreement between the Government and iwi under the Act and was responsible for organising the signing ceremony. Show less

Assisted solicitors, associates and partners with legal research. Assisted in preparation of conveyancing transactions.

Provided legal administration support in a part time role including data entry and legal research