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Rebecca Rose

Rebecca specialises in general civil, corporate/commercial and public law. She has acted as counsel in all of New Zealand’s higher courts and in numerous leading cases. As a results-focused barrister, Rebecca is experienced at resolving complex and high value matters as well as smaller disputes in a practical and efficient way.

Rebecca’s practice spans a broad field of areas and industries including contract, property, corporate/commercial, insolvency, tax disputes, wills, trusts, equity, public and administrative law, judicial review, overseas investment, resource management, negligence, fair trading and insurance.

Rebecca has led approximately 40 cases as sole or lead counsel in the Environment Court, High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court of New Zealand. She has also represented clients in numerous mediations, negotiations and major commercial arbitrations. Additionally, Rebecca has substantial junior counsel experience.

In 2018, Rebecca won Young Private Practitioner of the Year (under 36) at the New Zealand Law Awards.

Rebecca is a previous winner of the Cleary Memorial Prize (for New Zealand’s most promising young legal practitioner) and a past Pegasus scholarship recipient. From 2010–2011, Rebecca took her LLM at Cambridge University as a WM Tapp scholar.

Before joining Bankside Chambers, Rebecca worked at Bell Gully and Chapman Tripp in Auckland (2011–2019) and for the Solicitor-General, David Collins QC, at the Crown Law Office, Wellington (2010). From 2008–2010, Rebecca clerked for the Rt Hon Justice Blanchard at the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

LOCATION

Auckland

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Arbitration and/or Mediation, Civil, Dispute Resolution (ADR and/or Litigation), Estates and/or Wills, Relationship Property (Matrimonial Property)