Richard Flinn > Wotton + Kearney > Wellington, New Zealand > Lawyer Profile
Wotton + Kearney Offices
LEVEL 13, HARBOUR TOWER
2 HUNTER STREET
WELLINGTON
New Zealand
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Richard Flinn
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Richard acts for insurers and their clients on a variety of insurance disputes, with a focus on professional indemnity and management liability, including statutory liability and environmental impairment claims. Richard has specific experience in the construction, agricultural and healthcare sectors.
An advocate for alternative dispute resolution, Richard believes strongly in proactive and constructive litigation management to achieve commercial and efficient outcomes for his clients.
In addition to his experience in the civil and criminal jurisdictions, Richard has significant experience acting in disciplinary proceedings against professionals such as healthcare providers, engineers, real estate agents and solicitors.
Richard also handles a number of significant subrogated recoveries for insurers.
Richard has been recognised as in the Asia-Pacific Legal 500 2021 as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ .
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New Zealand > Insurance
(Next Generation Partners)Market-leading practice Wotton + Kearney represents major players in the New Zealand and London markets, as well as local brokers and corporate insureds. Key areas of work include general liability, financial lines, complex property claims, employment practices liability, cyber/privacy and subrogated recoveries. Managing partner in Wellington Antony Holden
is supported by a sizeable team in Auckland and Wellington including professional indemnity specialist Mathew Francis, experts in material damage and business interruption claims Richard Flinn and Caroline Laband, as well as senior partner Peter Leman. Misha Henaghan, Shane Swinerd and counsels Andrew Moore, Matthew Booth and Hugh King are also recommended for such claims. Rebecca Scott leads on employment litigation.