Qualifications
BA / LLB (Hons), University of Otago;
LLM (First Class), Gonville and Caius, University of Cambridge
Admitted
2010, New Zealand
Emma is a commercial litigation and arbitration lawyer with a particular focus on advising and representing clients in banking and financial services matters.
She advises and represents public and private sector clients on complex commercial and regulatory matters and disputes. Emma represents clients in investigations, court proceedings, and alternative dispute resolution including arbitration. She is also part of our leading international law team and is experienced in international and cross-border litigation and arbitration.
Emma advises a broad range of clients on the implications of key commercial and regulatory legislation such as the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA), Financial Markets Conduct Act (FMCA), sanctions regimes, AML/CFT Act, Contract and Commercial Law Act, Commerce Act, and the Fair Trading Act.
After undertaking post-graduate study at the University of Cambridge, Emma worked in the Global Disputes team in London for a leading international law firm.
Recent highlights
- Assisting financial institutions with FMCA and CCCFA compliance and litigation risk, including advising on customer remediation and regulator and key stakeholder engagement.
- Advising ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd on its response to the Commerce Commission’s market study into personal banking services.
- Acting for Z Energy Ltd on climate change related tort claims filed against multiple New Zealand defendants.
- Acting for a natural resources company in defending a High Court contract claim for rectification and mistake, and breach of the Fair Trading Act.
- Representing the plaintiffs in a multi-jurisdictional arbitration for breach of contract in the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration in London.
- Assisting a major bank in its response to the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) / Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Bank and Life Insurer Conduct and Culture Reviews, including undertaking a secondment to the bank.
- Acting in a range of large-scale, multi-party, defective building proceedings in the High Court for developers, bodies corporate and territorial authorities.
- Undertaking conduct and culture, governance, and health and safety reviews for a range of private and public sector clients, including a major bank, to identify potential issues and opportunities for development and improvement.
