A specialist employment boutique in Auckland, Kiely Thompson Caisley has litigated at all levels, from cases before the Employment Relations Authority all the way through to the Supreme Court. Founding partners Peter Kiely and Andrew Caisley respectively serve as authorities on collective bargaining, meanwhile David France is a go-to for manufacturing, retail, and aviation sector clients, among others. Scott Worthy is also a standout contact for restructuring, redundancy, disciplinary processes, and health and safety matters.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Good level of experience and ability to advise and support through the most complex and challenging of problems.’
‘Good level of insight that brings so much more than just a legal opinion.'
Key clients
- ABB Limited
- Air New Zealand Limited
Work highlights
- Represented Mt Cook Airline Limited in an appeal to the Court of Appeal on a question of law arising from a decision of the Employment Court.
- Represented Skybus NZ Ltd in the Court of Appeal, where it was considered if the Employment Court erred in holding it had no authority to order a stay of a costs determination.