Dispute Resolution

Tompkins Wake's North Island-based team maintains particularly strong connections to the Hamilton region and is notably active on behalf of local government bodies and key players from the agribusiness, dairy and property sectors. The team is also prominent in the handling of regulatory cases, including those governed by the provisions of the Resource Management and Health and Safety at Work Acts, and those overseen by the Overseas Investment Office or Te Uru Rākau. Tompkins Wake acts regularly on behalf of multinational companies facing contentious issues within its areas of expertise.

"Tompkins Wake has a significant base of knowledge across the public sector and years of experience which gives it the ability to provide specialised feedback."

Tompkins Wake acted as instructing solicitors for Robert Kirkness and a team of barristers in a class action by New Zealand College of Midwives and over 1,450 midwives against the Ministry of Health for midwives to be paid a fair and reasonable amount for their work.

James MacGillivray brings over 25 years' commercial litigation experience to the table and operates across the broadest range of dispute types, handling matters for clients from a similarly varied spectrum of industries and business sectors. He is based in Hamilton.