Employment - New Zealand
What the Team is Known For
Bell Gully maintains a distinguished employment practice, serving a blue-chip client base, particularly in employee matters connected with corporate transactions. The practice handles restructuring and redundancy issues, as well as industrial relations engagements, collective agreement negotiations and health and safety matters. The firm fields a strong disputes practice, handling a range of claims, including unfair dismissal, discrimination and personal grievance. The team regularly acts on major procurement and contracting projects for public sector entities.
Strengths
"They provide advice that suits our organisational context and culture; they have a great balance of being extremely knowledgeable and experts in their subject matter yet pragmatic and practical."
"Bell Gully is incredibly responsive. The lawyers are usually available on the same day, or within 24 hours."
Notable Practitioners
Elizabeth Coats is noted for her litigation skills and for advising on collective bargaining and major transactions. "Elizabeth is so responsive, practical and commercial. She doesn't drop the ball, seems really under control and is very impressive." "Elizabeth is always responsive and accessible. Her work is thorough and commercially pragmatic and makes my life, day in and day out, much easier."
