Our highly experienced team of dispute resolution specialists regularly act in arbitrations across a wide range of industries. We are experienced in advising clients on the arbitration process, appearing as advocates in arbitration proceedings, and in advising clients on the drafting of arbitration clauses before any dispute arises. We have an extensive network of local and international contacts that we can utilise for both party appointed arbitrators and tribunal chairpersons.
We routinely conduct both domestic and international arbitrations under the New Zealand Arbitration Act 1996 (based on the UNCITRAL Model Law), and our practitioners have experience with arbitrations under the ICC Rules, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and LCIA Rules, among others, and familiarity with the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence. Our lawyers regularly work alongside overseas counsel to obtain New Zealand court assistance for foreign arbitrations, in the conduct of New Zealand-based arbitrations with international aspects, and in assisting with overseas-based arbitrations involving New Zealand parties or issues.
Our arbitration specialists sit within the broader litigation team. Bell Gully's litigation team is widely acknowledged as the strongest in New Zealand and deals with complex and contentious commercial disputes in all areas.
