This half-day programme is for family law practitioners dealing with complex relationship property disputes. Delivered by leading family law specialists and forensic accountants, you will focus on practical strategies and real world application. Gain insight into jurisdiction issues with overseas elements, uncover the issues and concerns regarding value in trusts and companies, understand how to manage intermingling and separate property plus gain a practical deep dive into section 15 economic disparity.  

Presenters

Minka Boddé, Special Counsel and Family Law Specialist, Aspiring Law
Minka is an experienced Family Law Specialist leading the Family Law team at Aspiring Law. Beginning her career as a general litigation solicitor, she returned to specialise in family law in 2009 after spending 8 years raising her own children. Minka represents both parents and children in the Family Court, providing mediation privately or through FDR. She specialises in conflict coaching for families going through separation. Minka is committed to helping families navigate the separation process to avoid as much damage as possible, while achieving a safe outcome for the children. She is passionate about working towards a Family Court system that not only assists families to maintain a level of relatedness and co-operation, but supports and educates them to deal with the challenges to their family in a holistic and empowering way.

Jeremy Johnson, Barrister/Arbitrator, Bankside Chambers
Jeremy is an experienced litigator and dispute resolution specialist with a proven track record in advocacy. He has particular expertise in commercial, insolvency, relationship property and equity and trust law. He is frequently instructed to appear as counsel in the courts and before arbitral tribunals. Since 2013 Jeremy has been recognised as a leader in his field in leading global directories most recently in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020 and Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020 and Chambers Global 2020 legal guides. Jeremy is a Fellow of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand for Arbitration; he is the youngest person to have achieved this distinction. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Jeremy also received the Sir Ronald Davison Award for excellence in arbitral award writing. He is available to appear as counsel in arbitrations and to take appointments as an arbitrator. Jeremy was awarded the 2017 NZ Law Awards Artemis Executive Recruitment Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year (under 35). Being described as “a clear winner in this category”, the judges praised Jeremy for having an impressive career to date. Prior to joining the bar Jeremy was a partner at Wynn Williams where he led the Dispute Resolution team for eight years and was the senior litigation partner by the time he left.

Dylan Pine, Director, Clendon Webb
Dylan, the director of Clendon Webb, founded the firm after recognizing a gap in the legal market for clear, comprehensive litigation advice with a focus on commercial outcomes. As an experienced litigation and dispute resolution lawyer, Dylan is admitted to practice in both New Zealand and Samoa. He regularly appears in civil and specialist courts. Clients value Dylan’s straightforward, strategic, and commercially sound advice. He is often praised as a “very good litigator” who is “quick to grasp the big picture” and a “great communicator.” Dylan prioritizes understanding his clients' challenges and collaborates closely with them to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Tracy Chubb, Barrister, Tracy Chubb Barrister
Tracy is an Auckland Barrister who started out working primarily in civil litigation until she discovered her love of family law, which quickly became a large part of her practice, along with civil/commercial litigation. Her experience in both these areas of the law allows her to provide pragmatic advice and devise appropriate strategies to resolve complex legal issues for her clients, who come from both within and outside of New Zealand. Tracy has a strong focus on resolving matters out of Court where possible, or within the Court system when necessary. She is aware of the stresses and issues clients are presented with when faced with the breakup of their relationships and uses her experience and knowledge of the law to assist them to bring about a satisfactory outcome in as cost-efficient and practical manner as possible.


Shelley Stevenson, Barrister, Kumutoto Chambers
Shelley is an experienced family lawyer based in Wellington, New Zealand. She specialises in all aspects of family law and has special interest in relationship property and cases involving Oranga Tamariki. She is regularly appointed by the Family Court to represent children in parenting disputes and child protection cases. Earlier in her career Shelley was a youth advocate, criminal defence lawyer and civil litigator and has worked in family law since 1995.


Julie Hercock, Founder Director, Beyond the Quill
Julie Hercock is the founder and director of Beyond the Quill, a Christchurch-based Chartered Accounting firm, and a Forensic Accounting Specialist in divorce and separation.  Julie works at the intersection of forensic accounting, family law and collaborative practice — acting as a Financial Neutral and providing expert services in complex family property matters. She works with clients all over New Zealand.