Gilbert/Walker is a specialist litigation and arbitration practice based in Auckland, New Zealand.
We are instructed as barristers and solicitors in High Court and appellate litigation and in arbitration. Our practice starts from the premise that law is a profession. This entails duties to defend our clients’ interests as if they were our own, to take our ethical obligations seriously, and to pursue excellence as an end in itself. We maintain a low ratio of senior to junior lawyers to ensure that senior lawyers are centrally involved in every aspect of a client’s case. | AREAS OF EXPERTISEWe act for companies, financial institutions and insurers in a wide range of high-profile and complex commercial disputes. SELECTED CASESSEA Management Singapore Pte Ltd v Professional Service Brokers Ltd & O’rs (HC 2012) DNZ Property Fund Management Ltd v Argosy Property Management Ltd ANZ National Bank Ltd v TOWER Insurance Ltd [2010] NZCA 267 We are leading insurance law experts and provide representation and strategic advice to many of New Zealand’s major insurers. We are particularly recognised for our expertise in professional indemnity, public liability and directors’ and officers’ insurance. SELECTED CASESRe HIH Casualty and General Insurance (NZ) Ltd (in liq) (2011) Vero Liability Insurance Ltd v Symphony Group Ltd & O’rs [2008] NZCA 419 Re Earthquake Commission [2011] 3 NZLR 695 We are trusted advisers to many of New Zealand’s largest professional firms and indemnity insurers. SELECTED CASESDavys Burton v Thom [2009] 1 NZLR 437 (SC); [2008] 1 NZLR 193 (CA) Cavell Leitch Pringle & Boyle v Thornton Estates Ltd [2008] 3 NZLR 637 (CA) Atlas Specialty Metals Ltd v KPMG (2007 HC) We act for companies and individuals in connection with investigations, prosecutions and civil proceedings brought by the Commerce Commission, Securities Commission, and Serious Fraud Office. SELECTED CASESR v J L Hotchin (Nathans Finance Securities Commission prosecution 2011) R v Connolly & O’rs (Digi-Tech SFO prosecution 2005-2009) R v Porter, Pharo & O’rs (Helicopter Trust SFO prosecution 2005) We have acted in a number of significant proceedings involving Commerce Act and Fair Trading Act issues. SELECTED CASESTurners & Growers Ltd v Zespri Group Ltd (HC 2010-2011) David v TFAC Ltd [2009] 3 NZLR 239 |