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Matthew is a senior adviser and advocate in commercial and civil disputes. His practice encompasses company and commercial law, contract, insurance, professional negligence and discipline, class actions, construction, property, equity and trusts.
With over 25 years in practice, Matthew has acted in many cases involving novel legal issues, factual complexity and matters of public importance. He has appeared in more than 50 multi-day trials and appeals, usually as leader, and has led dozens of other hearings in the senior courts and before arbitrators and specialist tribunals.
Chambers & Partners has described Matthew as “a persuasive advocate on his feet and in correspondence”, “strategic, hard-working and on top of the details” and “a real team player”. He has also been ranked by Legal500, Who’s Who Legal and Doyles (for construction disputes).
Recent engagements include:
Before joining the independent bar, Matthew practised at Gilbert Walker for over 16 years. His international experience includes acting for major corporates and financial institutions at leading firms in London (Clifford Chance, Davis Polk) and Washington, DC (Covington & Burling).
Matthew holds an LLB(Hons) and BA from the University of Auckland and an LLM from New York University, where he studied as a Fulbright Scholar. He is admitted to practice in New Zealand, New York, and England & Wales.
Further details of Matthew's case history and other activities in the profession and wider community appear below.
Profile
Matthew is a senior adviser and advocate in commercial and civil disputes. His practice encompasses company and commercial law, contract, insurance, professional negligence and discipline, class actions, construction, property, equity and trusts.
With over 25 years in practice, Matthew has acted in many cases involving novel legal issues, factual complexity and matters of public importance. He has appeared in more than 50 multi-day trials and appeals, usually as leader, and has led dozens of other hearings in the senior courts and before arbitrators and specialist tribunals.
Chambers & Partners has described Matthew as “a persuasive advocate on his feet and in correspondence”, “strategic, hard-working and on top of the details” and “a real team player”. He has also been ranked by Legal500, Who’s Who Legal and Doyles (for construction disputes).
Recent engagements include:
Before joining the independent bar, Matthew practised at Gilbert Walker for over 16 years. His international experience includes acting for major corporates and financial institutions at leading firms in London (Clifford Chance, Davis Polk) and Washington, DC (Covington & Burling).
Matthew holds an LLB(Hons) and BA from the University of Auckland and an LLM from New York University, where he studied as a Fulbright Scholar. He is admitted to practice in New Zealand, New York, and England & Wales.
Further details of Matthew's case history and other activities in the profession and wider community appear below.
Email PA
Profile
Matthew is a senior adviser and advocate in commercial and civil disputes. His practice encompasses company and commercial law, contract, insurance, professional negligence and discipline, class actions, construction, property, equity and trusts.
With over 25 years in practice, Matthew has acted in many cases involving novel legal issues, factual complexity and matters of public importance. He has appeared in more than 50 multi-day trials and appeals, usually as leader, and has led dozens of other hearings in the senior courts and before arbitrators and specialist tribunals.
Chambers & Partners has described Matthew as “a persuasive advocate on his feet and in correspondence”, “strategic, hard-working and on top of the details” and “a real team player”. He has also been ranked by Legal500, Who’s Who Legal and Doyles (for construction disputes).
Recent engagements include:
Before joining the independent bar, Matthew practised at Gilbert Walker for over 16 years. His international experience includes acting for major corporates and financial institutions at leading firms in London (Clifford Chance, Davis Polk) and Washington, DC (Covington & Burling).
Matthew holds an LLB(Hons) and BA from the University of Auckland and an LLM from New York University, where he studied as a Fulbright Scholar. He is admitted to practice in New Zealand, New York, and England & Wales.
Further details of Matthew's case history and other activities in the profession and wider community appear below.
Areas of practice
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Company and commercial
Class actions / representative proceedings
Insurance
Professional liability and discipline
Construction and property
Trusts and estates
Public and iwi interests
Company and commercial
Class actions / representative proceedings
Insurance
Professional liability and discipline
Construction and property
Trusts and estates
Public and iwi interests
Matthew serves as Deputy Convenor of a New Zealand Law Society Standards Committee. He has been a faculty member of the NZLS Litigation Skills Course since 2015 and a member of the NZLS Law Reform Committee since 2015. He sponsors Te Kuhunga, a scholarship programme for law students.
Beyond his practice, Matthew chairs the Board of Sacred Heart College and chairs the Board of a charitable trust that awards scholarships to young musicians.
