Steve Keall barrister 
Civil litigation: experience | expertise

• General civil and commercial litigation including disputes of a commercial nature.

• Insurance, including business interruption (see further below).

• Legal opinions on legal rights and remedies in a civil context.

• Breach of contract claims:

  • Distribution agreements

  • Supply agreements

  • Commercial agreements

  • Sale and purchase of property

• Negligence claims (bringing and defending) with a focus on professionals, such as lawyers, accountants, valuers, architects, engineers and local authorities.

• Defamation.

• Personal litigation, such as relationship property disputes and challenging a will

• Legal and strategic advice regarding the termination of contracts

• Professional discipline including advising and representing professionals (lawyers, accountants, other) in respect of claims and complaints against them.

• Advice on New Zealand law for non-New Zealand businesses including judgment registration and enforcement in NZ

• Personal injury advice, in particulars cases with an extra-territorial dimension where amongst other things ACC advice is required (ACC is comprehensive mandatory “no fault” legislation in NZ which is intended to compensate people in place of personal injury damages)

• Advocacy in the District Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and various non-court tribunals.

• Claims involving trusts/ trustees.

• Shareholder/partnership disputes including joint ventures.

• Commercial drafting, including terms and conditions.

• Strategic legal advice for businesses and individuals.