Kate has 25 years’ experience in civil litigation across a broad cross section of subject matters. She brings a proactive approach to litigation, concentrating on strategies that produce the best outcomes for her clients. She is tenacious in the pursuit of her client’s position. She has experience in a range of forums from tribunals to high court, court of appeal and supreme court matters. Her particular areas of expertise are:
Kate's practice commenced with general litigation work with supporting roles in High Court trials and sole conduct of District Court trials in family, civil and criminal jurisdictions. Over time, Court experience was gained through inhouse roles at insurance companies NZI and Vero and boutique insurance litigation roles with Jones Fee and McElroys.
From 2009 to 2015, Kate worked at Heaney and Partners where she had conduct of leaky home claims representing councils in the Weathertight Homes Tribunal, District and High Court and assisted senior council in complex High Court claims, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court litigation. She represented councils in claims involving the issue of Resource Consents, Building Consents and LIMS as well as public liability claims in the District Court and High Court involving tort allegations. She has represented councils in a number of mediations, and judicial settlement conferences.
In 2015, Kate commenced practice as a Barrister. Her practice has focused on territorial authority litigation notably the interface between resource consent and building consent disputes and in the area of nuisance and negligence. She has represented councils throughout New Zealand as lead counsel.
Kate's practice also includes professional indemnity claims, director and shareholder disputes, construction, company, multi party multi - unit litigation, class action claims, and property claims (caveat and equitable claims).
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