Caitlin is an associate based out of Tauranga. Caitlin works in a range of insurance areas, focusing on professional negligence, product liability and subrogated recoveries. Caitlin defends professionals in a range of disciplinary bodies and has achieved favourable results in front of the Real Estate Authority, Solicitors’ Standards Committees and the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal. Caitlin takes a commercial approach to her work, focusing on achieving resolution at the earliest stage. She ensures that clients are at ease when they are navigating unfamiliar territory.
Professional Liability
- Assisting defence and settlement of proceedings brought against engineers, architects and surveyors involving high value residential and commercial buildings.
- Advising on professional negligence claims brought against real estate agents before a range of bodies, including the Real Estate Agents Authority and the High Court.
- Advising and assisting with professional negligence claims against design and construction professionals in leaky building and defect claims in the High Court.
- Assisting on the successful strike-out of a claim against a solicitor and the recovery of costs awarded.
- Assisting defence and settlement of proceedings brought against engineers, architects and surveyors involving high value residential and commercial buildings.
- Assisting on a successful application for a stay of proceedings under the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010.
- Assisting in the successful defence of solicitors in front of the Standards Committee.
Cyber + Data Protection
- Aiding in the defence and mitigation of loss for insureds following cybercrime, including phishing email attacks and malware.
- Advising on the effects of cyber insurance policies following instances of cybercrime.
- Advising on privacy issues arising out of cybercrime.
Recoveries
- Assisting on large scale subrogated recovery involving multi-jurisdictional issues.
- Pursuing subrogated recovery claims for insurers and insureds, including recoveries arising out of forest fires and product damage.
Product Liability
- Assisting on a large scale product liability claim involving multiple third parties across an international supply chain.
Areas of Expertise
- Commercial Litigation
- Product Liability + Recall
- Professional Liability
Industry Representation
- Professions + Business Services
- Property + Real Estate
- Construction + Infrastructure
- Industrial + Commercial
- Technology + Cyber
Professional Affiliations
- New Zealand Insurance Law Association
- Communications Officer for Wellington Young Insurance Professionals
- Wellington Woman in Insurance