Cecily Brick > Fee Langstone > Auckland, New Zealand > Lawyer Profile
Fee Langstone Offices
Level 18
51 Shortland Street
Auckland 1010
New Zealand
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Cecily Brick
Position
Partner
Career
Cecily specialises in insurance litigation. She is an experienced Court advocate who makes frequent appearances in the High Court and has appeared in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. She regularly advises local insurers on policy coverage and litigation matters. Cecily’s areas of specialty include insurance coverage disputes, property insurance, business interruption, life insurance, travel insurance, negligence, construction and engineering issues and Fair Trading Act claims. Cecily also has particular expertise in the drafting and review of policy wordings.
Cecily has provided advice on insurance issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, including in relation to travel insurance coverage, life insurance and reinsurance. She has negotiated settlements for insurers in 16 earthquake insurance disputes, including representing the insurer at mediations and Court settlement conferences. She successfully negotiated the settlement of a proceeding over a life insurance claim in which the policy was avoided for non-disclosure.
Cecily has provided extensive advice to insurers on novel and complex insurance issues arising out of the Christchurch earthquakes across both commercial and domestic policy wordings. Cecily is currently lead counsel in 22 proceedings arising from the Canterbury earthquakes filed in the High Court or the Canterbury Earthquake Insurance Tribunal, acting for Vero Insurance and AA Insurance in a range of disputes.
Cecily was one of three presenters at the Successful Settlements seminar run by the Auckland District Law Society, providing insight into mediation and settlement negotiations where an insurer is involved.
Memberships
New Zealand Insurance Law Association
ADLSI
New Zealand Law Society
Education
LLB (Hons)
Lawyer Rankings
New Zealand > Insurance
(Leading individuals)Based primarily in Auckland, insurance is the cornerstone of Fee Langstone‘s practice. Renowned for its expertise in policy advice and indemnity matters, its capabilities also extend to regulatory and compliance work and professional disciplinary complaints. Department co-heads Philippa Fee, who clients describe as a ‘true insurance expert‘ with ‘wide ranging experience across various insurance lines’, and Craig Langstone
are leaders in the industry, with Langstone advising across the whole spectrum of insurance matters, including professional indemnity, public liability, business interruption and parametric insurance. Pauline Davies is highlighted as ‘extremely knowledgeable and approachable in the marine field’. Litigators Cecily Brick, Matthew Atkinson, Virginia Wethey and counsel Bradley Alcorn are key practitioners in Auckland.