Dispute Resolution

Wilson Harle's Auckland-based boutique litigation practice offers a high-end capability spanning commercial, regulatory and public law disputes. The firm maintains a high-calibre team of advocates who represent a distinguished client base from the energy, financial services, healthcare, media and telecommunications, and property sectors. The team is notably experienced in the handling of corporate governance disputes and active on behalf of regional public sector bodies.

"I enjoyed working with the team of Wilson Harle. It got to grips with difficult issues and personalities very quickly and achieved a satisfactory resolution of a very messy situation."

"The firm is able to bring together a strong team. It is very strategic and manages external counsel well."

Wilson Harle acted for Winton Land in proceedings under s36 of the Commerce Act against Kāinga Ora over its anti-competitive market power to prevent developers, including Winton Land, competing with it for greenfield developments.

Allison Ferguson is an experienced handler of litigation at all court levels and of alternative dispute resolution procedures, and commands widespread market respect for a practice which covers a broad spectrum of contentious commercial issues, arising in fields which include construction, insurance and the media. "Allison is one of the best litigation solicitors in New Zealand."

Chris Browne brings to the table over 30 years' experience of handling commercial and public law litigation at all court levels and maintains a broad-ranging practice which includes frequent involvement in contractual, shareholding and product liability matters.

Ian Denton is active in a variety of areas of commercial litigation, enjoying a particularly high reputation for his handling of competition and insurance-related disputes. He also advises on product liability and contentious contractual matters. "Ian is a very experienced and hard-working solicitor." "Ian has been excellent: a very experienced partner and very good in competition law. He has a very calm head and is very strong on the theory underlining the case."

Felicity Monteiro offers extensive and varied litigation experience embracing, among others, contractual, insolvency and trust-related issues and matters arising from the insurance, shipping and telecommunications sectors. "Felicity is good to work with - very responsive in terms of turnaround time and accessibility."