Nicole Smith (LLB
(Hons), FCIArb)
Barrister specialising in
commercial litigation
and arbitration
Nicole Smith, Barrister
Mauao Legal Chambers,
1/9 Prince Avenue,
Mount Maunganui 3116,
NEW ZEALAND
Email: nicole@nicolesmith.co.nz
Mobile: +64 21 175 9014
Tel: +64 7 572 4211
Skype: nicole.smith1 |
 |
Nicole is an experienced dispute
resolution lawyer. She specialises in disputes with an international
element.
 She
has been advising a wide range of clients on dispute resolution matters
for over 20 years. She set up her boutique dispute resolution and
arbitration practice in 2006. Prior to that she worked for 9 years
in the international arbitration group of Clifford Chance in London
and four years in the litigation group at Simpson Grierson.
She has appeared as advocate in numerous arbitration proceedings,
both ad hoc and before many of the leading international institutions.
Her clients have included commodity exporters, developers, tourism
operators, investors, technology entrepreneurs and construction companies
based in numerous jurisdictions, including the Middle East, Russia,
the Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe and New Zealand.
Nicole also has an interest in supporting access to justice through
group or class actions. She conducted a successful group action on
behalf of over 50 Bay of Plenty businesses against the owners and
insurers of the MV Rena, which crashed onto the Astrolabe Reef in
October 2011. The claims were settled at a confidential mediation
in June 2014.
For a summary of recent cases that
Nicole has worked on please click
here.
 LLB
(Hons) from Victoria University of Wellington (1992)
Admitted
as a Barrister and Solicitor in New Zealand in 1993
Admitted
in the United Kingdom in 2000
Fellow
(Arbitration) of the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of NZ
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (United Kingdom)
Member of the ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) NZ National Committee
Nicole is now based in Tauranga and practices as a Barrister sole. She is
available to take on instructions to advise on commercial litigation and
domestic and international arbitration issues for clients based in NZ and
in other jurisdictions. |
|
