The Best Accident
Lawyers In Wellington

Gibson Sheat Lawyers

Gibson Sheat Lawyers is a Wellington regional law firm with over 100 staff and partners, and a broad personal and business client base. We have offices in Masterton, Lower Hutt and Wellington CBD. We are proud to have provided a range of life and business legal services to our region for over 90 years and have a long-standing connection with many local causes and community groups.

Whether you’re an individual, small, or large business, or a not-for-profit organisation, you’ll find the expertise that you need to help you get to the solution that you want.

We’re not a huge firm, but we think that’s an advantage. We are locals who take an interest in our clients and we take your business personally.

Our clients tell us that they like the fact we’re happy to meet with them over coffee for a chat without being formally engaged. They say we listen and provide practical recommendations to help them achieve their objectives.

If this sounds like you and you’re looking for lawyers who will take the initiative and who are:

– Quickly onto the issues,
– Creative in their problem solving,
– Clear in their advice,
– Down to earth,
– Friendly, sensitive, and approachable,
– Accurate, but not retentive,

then Gibson Sheat is the right firm for you.

If you choose to work with us, you can expect us to listen to what you want, make a call, and find answers that work for you‚ in your life and your business, because that’s the Gibson Sheat way.

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Advocacy Service

Welcome to our new Advocacy Service. We provide an independent nationwide service for anyone unhappy with an ACC decision or the length of time they’ve been waiting for a decision to be made.

The first step is our Pathways to Resolution. This is a confidential discussion about your situation and the options that are available so that you can decide what to do next. We aim to have this discussion with you within a day or two.

Once you have completed the Pathways to Resolution discussion you can decide to use our Advocacy Assistance then you can appoint us to be your advocate. We will look at the options to resolve the issues and arrange a conciliation meeting. We will be in touch with you to arrange your first meeting with your advocate within a few days of you deciding to use this service and appointing us to be your advocate.

If you decide not to resolve your dispute by agreement with ACC at the conciliation meeting, then you have the choice to continue to a case conference and then a review hearing.

Our Advocacy Service is staffed by specialists who offer independent representation and assistance in matters related to the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) of New Zealand. However, please note we are completely independent of ACC and not formally affiliated with, endorsed by, contracted to, or sponsored by ACC. While our team endeavours to provide accurate and effective advocacy services, our representation should not be misconstrued as official advice or endorsement from the ACC.

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Armstrong Thompson Barrister & Solicitor

Armstrong Thompson Law is experienced in dealing with a range of ACC legal issues. Our skilled team can help you challenge ACC’s decisions in relation to your claim, and to get the support to which you are entitled.

Although we are based in Wellington and Tauranga, we’re able to assist you in solving your ACC issue no matter where in New Zealand or overseas you’re based. Contact us to discuss your ACC case, or see below for more detailed information on what services we offer.

The key feature of New Zealand’s accident compensation scheme is cover. Cover means that ACC recognises your injury, and may mean that you can receive compensation and rehabilitative assistance. ACC can help you with medical costs, work retraining and specialist equipment you need.

If ACC declines to cover your injury or decides not to provide you with entitlements, we can challenge that decision on your behalf.

Once we’ve lodged a challenge against a decision, ACC will appoint an independent reviewer to hear your issue. We’re able to represent you at a review hearing, and we can take care of any preparation required. Over our years in practice, we’ve developed close working relationships with many medical professionals, who are able to provide evidence to assist your case.

Following the review hearing, the reviewer will issue a binding decision. If you’re not satisfied with the result of your review hearing, you have the right to appeal to the District Court, which will issue a new decision. In some cases, you may have the right to appeal a District Court decision to the High Court and then Court of Appeal.

We’re also able to assist you with representation and advice in any other dealings with ACC. If you want representation at general meetings with ACC, or at any medical assessments you are required to attend, we are able to assist you with preparation. Our lawyers are also able to attend meetings and assessments with you, to ensure that your views are heard and that you are treated fairly. We’re also experienced at representing clients in mediation hearings and fraud investigations by ACC.

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Rainey Collins Lawyers

This three partner, eleven lawyer firm is organised into three broad teams supervised by the partners. Business, Property & Personal Legal Services (Claire Tyler), Māori Legal Issues (Peter Johnston) and Dispute Resolution & Litigation (Shaun Cousins).

The origins of Rainey Collins can be traced to 1919 when Mr R. Collins commenced practice. He took Mr W. Rainey into partnership shortly thereafter. Since those times the firm has undergone three mergers and its name has changed to accommodate these developments and the appointment of partners to the High Court Bench. In 1957 Mr McCarthy (later Sir Thaddeus McCarthy, President of the Court of Appeal) was appointed to the then Supreme Court.

The name was changed in 1961 to Rainey Collins Armour and Boock when Mr W. Leicester followed Mr McCarthy onto the bench. In 1986 the firm merged to become Rainey Collins & Olphert and in 1991 the practice merged with Wright & Co of Auckland.

The name was changed to Rainey Collins in 2003.

See and hear about how we look after our clients and delight them with our service, as we celebrated our 100th anniversary. A captioned video is also available below.

If you are a New Zealand Super Gold Card Holder (Australian Senior Cards do not qualify) we will give you a 75% discount of the fee for one of our set fee 1 hour initial consultations. We will also give you a 17.5% discount off the first matter we handle for you and then 12.5% off any subsequent matters for you. These discounts relate to your personal matters only (i.e. not business, trust or organisational matters or the sale and purchase of investment properties).

To receive the discount please let us know if you are a New Zealand Super Gold Card Holder.

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McBride Davenport James

Our employment law team is recognised as a New Zealand leader in this field. We have been finalists in the New Zealand Law Awards for Employment Law every year since 2010, winning top place twice and second twice. We provide our clients with a very high level of expertise, service, and practical advice at cost effective rates. read more

McBride Davenport James is a specialist law firm based in Courtenay Place, Wellington. The firm has a diverse range of clients (public and private sector, large and small businesses, unions and individuals) throughout New Zealand.

Our employment team is recognised as a leader in its field, providing employment law advice on all aspects of the employment relationship from hiring (and being hired) through to ending the relationship – and all of the issues in between.

We pride ourselves in providing legal excellence through timely, practical and cost effective advice to all of our clients.

We also welcome instructions from other practitioners to assist their clients in our areas of expertise, and particularly in employment law.

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Community Law

At Community Law we’re proud of our history and kaupapa. Here’s an insight into who we are and why we work to improve access to justice in Aotearoa

Every Community Law Centre in New Zealand is a member of our national body, Community Law Centres o Aotearoa (CLCA). CLCA aims to:

– Represent the interests of Community Law Centres
– Provide information, networking, advocacy, communication, support and liaison services
– Assist coordination between Community Law Centres
– Facilitate and support centres to maintain high quality services
– Seek resources
– Represent centres as a collective to negotiate funding arrangements with the government
– Affirm and adhere to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / the Treaty of Waitangi.

Recognising the Treaty principle of partnership, and because Community Law wants to provide the best service possible for Māori, we have recently changed some of the ways we work.

In 2015, CLCA constituted a new Board structure. Out of 7 board members, 3 dedicated Māori representatives are elected (1 from each of the following categories):

– Community Law Centre governance
– Community Law Centre management
– Independent.
– The Board itself then elects 2 co-chairs, one of whom must come from the 3 Māori elected positions stated above.

Community Law has a Kaitakawaenga/National Māori Coordinator, whose role is to ensure Community Law works more closely and more effectively with Māori communities, including through iwi and other Māori and community organisations.

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John Miller Law

Have you ever been injured in New Zealand? If so, you may be eligible for financial compensation from ACC.

Many New Zealanders and overseas visitors do not get their full compensatory entitlements, whether it be from an accident, a workplace injury, a victim of crime or from surgery/medical error.

When you are dealing with the Accident Compensation Corporation, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. Because we know ACC law and procedures inside out, we are here to help and ensure that you get your full legal entitlements.

ACC, Mental Health and Criminal Law specialist, John Miller, has always been an advocate of “working in any area of law that helps human beings,” but he was particularly attracted to accident compensation work because of his father, who sustained serious brain injuries after a rogue stone was thrown into the train he was driving.

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, John left school at 16 to work for the Admiralty; but restless and keen to see the world, he decided at age 17 to ship to New Zealand to work for the Government for two years.

He planned to return to Scotland to study at Leith Nautical College, but after meeting his future wife, writer and former nurse Stephanie de Montalk, they moved to the Hawkes Bay where John became a social worker for Social Security and Child Welfare.

He worked full time in various legal jobs while studying law full time at Victoria University and upon graduating, he was appointed a lecturer and set up his sole practice.

With some significant and groundbreaking successes under his belt, John was awarded a Millennium Human Rights Award for assisting the seriously injured, voted the Dominion Post Wellingtonian of the Year and made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. In 2006, Victoria University of Wellington dedicated an annual John Miller Community Service Award for law students demonstrating an outstanding contribution to the community.

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Buddle Findlay

Buddle Findlay’s experienced partnership brings energy and enthusiasm to New Zealand’s legal market. We are known for our strong focus on collaboration and building strategic and enduring relationships. A practical approach allows us to provide balanced advice within a broader commercial context and bring strategic thinking to legal problems.

Buddle Findlay’s experienced partnership brings energy and enthusiasm to New Zealand’s legal market. We are known for our strong focus on collaboration and building strategic and enduring relationships. A practical approach allows us to provide balanced advice within a broader commercial context and bring strategic thinking to legal problems.

We are committed to helping clients achieve their strategic objectives, by providing tailored, strategic and commercially focused legal advice. We are dedicated to promoting best practice, technical excellence and commercial insight across every aspect of our business.

We are committed to helping clients achieve their goals, by providing tailored, commercially focused legal advice in a transparent way.

These links contain the information we are required to provide to clients under the Rules of Conduct and Client Care for Lawyers issued by the New Zealand Law Society:

– Buddle Findlay Terms of Engagement and Information for Clients
– New Zealand Law Society Rules of Conduct and Client Care

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Lane Neave

Lane Neave is committed to solving problems and realising opportunities for our clients.

We tap into more than 150 years of experience and provide our hugely talented pool of emerging and current legal experts with the opportunity to make the complex simple.

We provide clear, decisive legal advice that gives real value and advantage to our clients, who range from multi-national corporates to small business owners and individuals.

Most of our lawyers specialise in specific areas of the law and many have become recognised experts in their chosen fields. However, everyone embraces a ‘team’ approach, which gives us a strength and depth across the whole spectrum of the law.

Our Partners work directly with our clients on a day-to-day basis. The insight we get from getting to know you and your business means that we’re better able to help you when it counts, and that we will be there for you through thick and thin.

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