About

Malcolm has a wide range of experience in commercial and property litigation, insolvency, trust, and estate disputes, and relationship property. Malcolm brings that wealth of experience to his practise as a Barrister, Mediator, and Arbitrator.

As a Southern man, Malcolm’s goal is to bring modern, affordable arbitration to the South Island. Firmly of the view that general litigation is too expensive – in part because it’s too slow – Malcolm believes that with fresh thinking and a flexible approach, arbitration can streamline dispute resolution to benefit parties and lawyers.

Malcolm is available to act as mediator in all parts of New Zealand, travelling to the venue of the mediation at his cost.

Together with his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Canterbury (1987), Malcolm is both a Fellow and President of the Arbitrator’s and Mediator’s Institute of New Zealand.

Malcolm has gained wide experience in all aspects of private practice: a former partner of Helmore Macdonald and Stanley, and member of the litigation team at Wynn Williams and Co, Malcolm enjoyed two years with Savory and Co in the Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies, working in international property transactions. Malcolm was also a council member of the New Zealand Bar Association from 2010 to 2015 holding the offices of Secretary, Treasurer, and South Island Vice-President.

Now with his own arbitration and mediation practice, Malcolm has been a Facilitator for Greater Christchurch Claims Resolution Service (GCCRS), helping parties resolve Earthquake claims. He is now a member of the Fairway Natural Hazards Cover Dispute Resolution Panel.