MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Partner

Nick is a general commercial litigator focused on achieving strategically significant outcomes for clients across all dispute resolution processes.

Nick regularly advises clients on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters. He represents domestic and overseas clients, including major banks, other financial institutions and their stakeholders; insolvency practitioners, companies in financial distress and their stakeholders; and insurers, global and boutique insurance brokers, and insureds (both independently and on instruction from insurers).

Nick regularly appears as counsel in the High Court and has appeared in the Court of Appeal. He also resolves complex disputes by mediation and direct negotiation.

Specialising in general commercial litigation, Nick has a particular focus on insurance and restructuring and insolvency matters. He also has significant experience in contentious trusts litigation and shareholder disputes.

Nick co-edits the firm’s insurance legal industry magazine, Cover to Cover, and he regularly presents on insurance and restructuring and insolvency issues.

English

Member, Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association New Zealand Inc (RITANZ)

Member, New Zealand Insurance Law Association (NZILA)

Associate Member, The Australian and New Zealand

Member, Institute of Insurance and Finance Inc (ANZIIF)

LLB (Hons), BCom, University of Auckland (2010)