Mathew Francis > Wotton + Kearney > Auckland, New Zealand > Lawyer Profile
Wotton + Kearney Offices
LEVEL 18 AXA CROMBIE LOCKWOOD TOWER
191 QUEEN STREET
AUCKLAND 1010
New Zealand
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Mathew Francis
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Mathew specialises in professional negligence and disciplinary proceedings for a wide range of professionals, including solicitors, valuers, construction professionals, and brokers. He also has significant experience in product and general liability matters, ISR (plant and heavy auto), defamation, and subrogated recoveries.
He often advises on complex indemnity disputes and has acted in litigated indemnity claims under Property, Political Risk, FI, Bond, PI and GL policies. He was involved in a number of complex multi-jurisdictional Directors & Officers and financial institution (liability and bond) indemnity claims arising out of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.
Spending a significant period working in the UK, Mathew is well acquainted with London market practices, including excess layer, facultative and captive arrangements.
Mathew has been ranked as a ‘Leading Individual’ by The Asia-Pacific Legal 500 since 2017, and a ‘recognised practitioner’ by Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific, since 2018. He is admitted to practice in New Zealand and England & Wales.
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New Zealand > Insurance
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.