Hugh King > 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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Hugh King
Position
Hugh acts for insurers and their insureds across various sectors, with a focus on indemnity advice, professional liability and disciplinary, directors and officers and construction claims. He is a former Judges’ Clerk to the High Court at Auckland and has previously worked as a civil litigator for law firms in New Zealand and Australia. Hugh has undertaken post-graduate studies in law at the University of Toronto and New York University.
Lawyer Rankings
New Zealand > Insurance
(Rising stars)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.