Russell McVeagh
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A team made up of ‘experts in their field who are great to work with’, Russell McVeagh advises insurers, brokers, government entities, corporates, directors, and other industry participants on complex insurance disputes and transactions. The team frequently represents clients in disputes of significant public importance, with a strong specialism in natural disaster and earthquake litigation, and also supports clients with regulatory issues relating to the review of New Zealand’s insurance contract law. Marika Eastwick-Field and Nathaniel Walker co-lead the insurance disputes practice. Emmeline Rushbrook is skilled in contentious and non-contentious insurance matters in the financial services sector.
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‘They are capable and easy to work with.’
‘They listen and understand what we want to achieve; their advice is well-focused and useful.’
Key clients
- Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake
Work highlights
Acting for the Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake in hundreds of separate proceedings relating to damage to residential buildings and residential land arising from one of New Zealand's (and the world's) largest ever natural disaster events, the Christchurch earthquake of 2011, estimated to have caused NZ$77 billion in damage.