This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity for all lawyers working on insurance matters, to catch up on the critical cases and legislative and regulatory developments that you need to know. Benefit from a critique of best practice approaches for running an insurance matter to ensure that you have covered all bases and get the best outcome for your client.

Presenters

Brad Cuff, Barrister, Capital Chambers
Brad was a litigation partner in an international law firm before becoming a barrister sole in 2020. Brad is a professional member of the New Zealand Law Society and New Zealand Insurance Law Association. With extensive experience in insurance litigation and advice, Brad’s professional roles have included in-house legal service for a major medical indemnity insurer, heading the legal, risk and compliance team at a major US insurer and a top tier Sydney law firm. Brad has acted for some of New Zealand's largest insurers together with Australian insurers and underwriting agencies having a thorough knowledge and understanding of legislative and regulatory environments. His practice covers a wide range of insurance areas and civil litigation.


Aaron Sherriff, Partner, Duncan Cotterill
Aaron specialises in commercial litigation and insurance law and has experience managing large, complex disputes, regularly appearing in the Courts and in mediation. He has been in practice for over 20 years and is qualified in both New Zealand and British Columbia, Canada. Aaron has acted for liability and general insurers in both New Zealand and Canada advising on indemnity issues and defending insured liability claims. This includes work on professional negligence claims (particularly engineers and architects), general liability policies (particularly in the construction sector), directors and officers liability policies (including claims by liquidators, minority shareholders and investors), and course of construction/contract works policies. He is also regularly engaged to act for liability and property insurers on first party and third party commercial losses arising out of major events, including fire, earthquake, and flood. Aaron is Duncan Cotterill’s representative on the Global Insurance Legal Connect (GILC) Construction Special Interest Group.


Emma Moran, Partner, DLA Piper
Emma is an experienced litigator who specialises in dispute resolution and commercial litigation. She is an effective advocate who has experience representing clients at most levels of Courts, before specialist tribunals, in mediations and at arbitration. Her core work is advice and litigation focused on regulatory, government, corporate and insurance clients across New Zealand and globally. She has a particular focus on public law, building and construction, and life sciences regulatory issues.


Stephanie Corban, Special Counsel, Hesketh Henry
Stephanie is a Special Counsel at Hesketh Henry and has 20 years’ experience in civil and commercial litigation. She specialises in insurance and construction litigation. Stephanie acts for insurers on professional indemnity claims, cover issues and subrogated recoveries. She also deals with a variety of civil matters, including acting for plaintiffs and defendants on property and construction disputes. In view of the fact that very few civil disputes proceed to trial, Stephanie usually resolves claims through direct negotiation and at mediation. Stephanie is a member of the New Zealand Insurance Law Association (NZILA) and an affiliate member of the Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ).