Wotton + Kearney

Mathew specialises in professional negligence and disciplinary proceedings for a wide range of professionals, including solicitors, valuers, construction professionals, and brokers. He also has significant experience in product and general liability matters, ISR (plant and heavy auto), defamation, and subrogated recoveries.

He often advises on complex indemnity disputes and has acted in litigated indemnity claims under Property, Political Risk, FI, Bond, PI and GL policies. He was involved in a number of complex multi-jurisdictional Directors & Officers and financial institution (liability and bond) indemnity claims arising out of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.

Spending a significant period working in the UK, Mathew is well acquainted with London market practices, including excess layer, facultative and captive arrangements.

Mathew has been ranked as a ‘Leading Individual’ by The Asia-Pacific Legal 500 since 2017, and a ‘recognised practitioner’ by Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific, since 2018. He is admitted to practice in New Zealand and England & Wales.