- Profile
Testimonials
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‘Real expertise and judgement in professional indemnity claims.’
‘Philippa Fee has excellent judgement and a sound pragmatic approach to problem-solving.’
‘Prompt, reliable advice and service.’
‘The knowledge which they have of auditor's negligence claims/litigation is almost unique. They know everything there is to know about it. They are very good lawyers. And they are fantastic to work with.’
‘Excellent in all respects.’
‘The team has excellent insurance law capabilities and depth.'
‘Phillipa Fee is outstanding.’
‘A strong, practical and experienced team, drawing on their experience as insurance litigation specialists.’
Key clients
- Crombie Lockwood
- EY
- Frank’s International
- Grant Thornton
- KPMG New Zealand
- Lloyds of London
- NTI Limited
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- QBE European Operations
- NZI & NZI Marine
Work highlights
- Acting for Chapman Tripp in defending High Court class action proceedings in relation to the initial public offering of shares and subsequent collapse of the Intueri Education Group in 2017.
- Defending C&F Legal, one of C&F Legal’s partners, and a previous staff member against a civil claim alleging deceit, negligence, misleading conduct and fraudulent representations.
- Represented QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd and its insurer in bringing a subrogated recovery action against two engineering firms and the owner of a building which has been deemed a total loss following the Kaikoura earthquake.
Lawyers
Practice head
Philippa Fee; Craig Langstone
Other key lawyers
Pauline Davies; Russell Stewart; Matthew Atkinson; Virginia Wethey