Fee Langstone

Partner

Craig is considered one of New Zealand’s leading insurance lawyers.  For decades, Craig has appeared in the High Court, Court of Appeal and New Zealand’s Supreme Court, generally as lead Counsel.  Craig also has an extensive dispute resolution practice, with a particular emphasis on mediation work.  Craig was named a Leading Individual in many Legal 500 editions and is now in the Hall of Fame.

Over the past 35 years or so Craig’s practice has encompassed all manners of insurance.  Craig has been involved in the areas of professional indemnity, public liability, statutory liability, D&O, property, construction, motor, product liability, fidelity, crime, health and disability, travel, material damage, and business interruption.  Craig heads up the firm’s cyber response team. As a result of his extensive knowledge and wide-ranging experience, Craig is often instructed to provide policy coverage advice, underwriting advice and to draft/redraft insurance policy wordings.  He is counsel of choice for many of the larger claims in New Zealand.

Craig has a significant property insurance practice.  He has provided extensive advice to insurers arising out of the Canterbury and Kaikoura earthquakes and acted for these insurers in resultant litigation.

Craig’s clients include insurance brokers, insurers, Lloyds’ Syndicates, managing agencies and start-ups.  As a result of his years of experience and undoubted expertise, Craig is often called upon to present to insurance industry bodies and groups.

New Zealand Law Society Committee member of the New Zealand Insurance Law Association, having been the President previously for seven years

LLB (Auckland University)

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