Duncan Cotterill
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The Duncan Cotterill team ‘has delivered excellent service’. Nick Laing and Edwin Boshier were promoted to partner in April 2024, reflecting the firm’s depth in insurance law. Jonathan Scragg leads the Wellington insurance, litigation and disputes team, Duncan McGill advises insurers and insureds on indemnity and defence issues, particularly professional liability claims, while Tanya Wood specialises in complex indemnity proceedings. Aaron Sherriff is also a key name, frequently defending clients in high-profile cases. The firm handles the full range of insurance matters, including standout recent cases relating to construction, engineering and natural disasters.
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Testimonials
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- 'Duncan Cotterill is greatly committed to serving the insurance industry and as such has structured itself with sufficient lawyers with width and depth of experience to service the industry across various lines of business policies and law from minor cases through to class actions.'
- 'Rather than fence sit with their advice, they undertake appropriate risk assessments to assist the claims examiners to take a position and from there strategize the case to disposition/settlement. This is important to ensure case flow and positive closing ratios.'
Key clients
- IAG (including associated brands, State, AMI, Lumley)
- NZI
Work highlights
Acting for IAG New Zealand Ltd, Vero Insurance New Zealand Ltd, AA insurance Ltd, Tower Ltd, QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd - on behalf of its insureds and on its own behalf - in recovery proceedings in relation to losses suffered as a result of the 2017 Edgecumbe flooding.