Simpson Grierson

Construction

Partner

Jo-Anne specialises in construction litigation. She has over 20 years' experience acting for contractors, principals, local authorities and consultants in the full range of building and infrastructure disputes.

Jo-Anne also advises in the negotiation and drafting of construction contracts with particular emphasis on the allocation of risks within construction contracts, security arrangements and providing tailored mechanisms for avoiding disputes and managing disputes that cannot be avoided in the most effective manner suitable to the particular project or industry.

Jo-Anne has represented construction parties and local authorities in well over 100 mediations and judicial settlement conferences. She specialises in adjudications and also appears as counsel in the courts, specialist tribunals and in arbitrations covering the full range of construction issues, including payment disputes, construction defects cases and enforcement of performance bonds.

Recognition

Asia Pacific Legal 500 2026 Real Estate & Construction – Leading Lawyer

English

Society of Construction Law

Auckland Women Lawyers Association

National Association of Women in Construction

LLB