Simpson Grierson has a proud history of involvement in major commercial litigation. The past and present ranks of the senior judiciary and Queen's Counsel are well represented by former Simpson Grierson partners. The tradition continues with our current commercial litigation partners possessing a wealth of experience across a wide range of civil and commercial law matters.

Our commercial litigation department regularly conducts significant and large scale cases in all New Zealand Courts, including matters in the High Court commercial list. Our partners and solicitors also enjoy good working relationships with New Zealand's leading commercial Queen's Counsel.

Our areas of expertise include:

• Company and securities law.
• Competition law – Commerce Act and Fair Trading Act.
• Contractual disputes.
• Estate disputes.
• Insurance.
• Intellectual property.
• Media and broadcasting.
• Medico legal.
• Product liability.
• Professional negligence.
• Vendor/Purchaser and property.

As well as effectively progressing matters in Court when required, our commercial litigators also look to provide proactive and innovative advice to resolve disputes without recourse to the Courts. This can involve the adoption of alternative dispute resolution procedures such as mediation and also, in conjunction with our commercial partners, advising clients as early as possible on risk identification and management issues.