NZ Attorney at Law

District Court Beehive High Court

 

Legal bother can be a hassle. A brief phone discussion may assist you.

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Disputes and problems with Government Agencies, businesses, and competitors come in multiple guises. Many business disputes and legal problems frequently interlock; they often do not fit in a single "box". What appears to be a simple legal problem may have a number of methods of possible resolution.

Seeing the wider picture from another viewpoint is often the key to finding an effective solution - promptly.  MUNRO-LAW offers:-

  • Legal Advice and explicit consideration of the "broader picture"
  • Effective Advocacy before Courts and Tribunals
  • Mediation and Dispute Resolution Services
  • Legal  advice on procedure under NZ law

Rob Munro is the principal of MUNRO-LAW. We offer a range of high quality legal sevices to businesses and individuals. Rob was admitted in Wellington as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 1984.

The firm provides a range of public law tools to achieve cost-effective solutions for clients.Assistance is commonly provided in these areas:

  • Court and Tribunal representation
  • Contractual and Business Disputes (including those with central, regional, and local government)
  • Employment & Immigration law
  • Liquor law advice
  • Resource Management (Environment) applications and appeals
  • Local Government issues - applications, submissions, opinions
  • Official Information Act and Local Government legislation
  • Privacy Act
  • Company Law and e.commerce problems
  • High Court Applications for Review
  • Submissions to Government Ministers, Parliamentary Committees, and Local and Regional Councils.


Experience shows that the preferred approach may need a range of Dispute Resolution techniques to achieve effective results.

Rob Munro holds degrees in both law and science. After gaining experience as a litigator in the Wellington Office of a major commercial law firm, he also gained extensive regulatory experience while a member and later Acting Chair of the NZ Liquor Licensing Authority and acts for other regulatory and disciplinary authorities. He has experience in policy and legal analysis within the NZ Ministry of Defence and for the NZ Law Commission. During the Vietnam war whilst attached to the Australian Army, he received a Royal Honour (mid) for distinguished service as an Intelligence Officer.

Later as a Member of Parliament (MP) for six years in the NZ legislature (in both opposition and government) he served on a range of parliamentary committees and chaired the Justice and Law Reform Select Committee. The Company law reform project (resulting in the enactment of the Companies Act 1993 and a range of other  legislation) was the committee's major work. Rob also acted briefly as Speaker (Presiding Officer) of the NZ Parliament.

As well as acting for clients in litigation, Rob acts as counsel in mediation and dispute resolution proceedings.

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June 2010