Nina Khouri is a leading New Zealand mediator specialising in the resolution of civil and commercial disputes. She is based in Auckland and mediates throughout New Zealand with local and international parties. She offers single-day or multi-day mediations, and two-party or multi-party mediations. These mediations take place in-person or online through videoconferencing. Please contact Nina to discuss which process is appropriate for your case.
Nina has particular expertise in the following areas: construction (residential, commercial, industrial), professional negligence/breach of fiduciary duty, insurance (including natural disaster insurance, income protection insurance and liability insurance), product liability, public/private partnerships, claims against public authorities, general commercial (including retail and real estate), partnership, company and director / shareholder issues, general contract, tort and property (including family property, trusts and estates).
By way of example, recent mediations have involved disputes about a geothermal power station construction project, dairy processing infrastructure, freight logistics, copyright licensing, earthquake repairs, Māori land leases, health funding, ground leases, iwi-owned forestry assets, “leaky building” and other construction defects, supermarkets, private equity/M&A, professional liability (lawyers, engineers, surveyors, real estate agents, architects), income protection insurance, defective household appliances, recovery of bank and finance company lending, family farm property division, electricity distribution infrastructure, foreign direct investment in gold mining, and insurance fraud.
Nina Khouri often works with experts such as quantity surveyors, engineers, medical practitioners, licensed building practitioners, economists and valuers in her mediations.