One firm, two jurisdictions.
A genuine trans-Tasman construction law practice — combining deep New Zealand regulatory expertise with comparable Australian experience for clients whose matters cross borders, jurisdictions and regulatory regimes.
Admission in both jurisdictions.
One senior point of legal advisory across the Tasman end-to-end.
Comparable depth in NZ and Australian building regulation.
Direct engagement in NZ Building Act liability reform.
Trans-Tasman by design.
For clients whose projects, contracts, suppliers or disputes touch both sides of the Tasman, we offer the technical depth and regulatory comparability fragmented engagements rarely achieve.
A genuine trans-Tasman construction practice combines deep New Zealand regulatory expertise with comparable Australian experience.
The result is a single firm that can advise on cross-border matters without losing context, strategy or commercial understanding between jurisdictions.
How our trans-Tasman practice operates.
Admission to practise in New Zealand and Australia, allowing single-firm engagement on cross-border matters.
Multi-jurisdictional construction claims, mediations, adjudications and arbitrations involving NZ and Australian counterparties, contracts and standards.
Comparative knowledge of NZ and Australian building regulation, including consenting, practitioner conduct and proportionate liability frameworks.
Direct engagement in NZ Building Act liability reform and a long history of contribution to building control reform in both jurisdictions.
Advisory for trans-Tasman investors, developers, contractors and consultants navigating two distinct regulatory and contractual environments.
Engagement is led by a senior lawyer on both sides of the Tasman — not handed off between separate firms or jurisdictions.
A single point of senior advisory on both sides.
Trans-Tasman matters are typically led by the same senior lawyer end-to-end. Local jurisdictional procedure is handled within the same practice, with no loss of context, strategy or commercial understanding between jurisdictions.