Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Gabrielle Coleman

Gabrielle is currently on parental leave Gabrielle is an Enrolled Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court in our Litigation Team in Tauranga. Gabrielle represents individuals and entities in contractual, tortious, estate and property-based disputes, equitable claims, debt recovery, workplace and professional disciplinary matters, and bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings. Gabrielle also has an evolving interest …

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Megan Henderson

Megan is a solicitor in the civil litigation team based in Tauranga. Megan joined Holland Beckett’s litigation and dispute resolution team in March 2024. She has a strong interest in company, property, insolvency and sports law matters, and appears for clients in the District Court. Megan regularly provides litigation support to the Independent Bar and …

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John McNally

John served as a judge’s clerk in Auckland, gaining expertise in a broad spectrum of law, before joining Holland Beckett in 2024 as a part of the litigation team. John was born in England before emigrating to New Zealand in 2004 where he lived in Napier. He attended Otago University gaining a BSc majoring in …

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Liana McSweeney

Liana is a Solicitor in the Tauranga litigation team. Liana has recently moved back to Tauranga, after studying Law and Psychology in Dunedin. She is excited to gain experience in both criminal and civil litigation. In her spare time, Liana enjoys playing tennis and loves a ski trip in the winter.

Jacqui Nicholl

Jacqui joined Holland Beckett in 2006 and is a Legal Executive in the Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution team. Jacqui specialises in civil litigation, including contractual disputes, debt recovery (corporate and individual), liquidations, bankruptcies and enforcement of judgments. She has extensive experience acting for corporate lenders enforcing their statutory and contractual rights under the Property …

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Pennymay Symonds

Penny is a Solicitor in the litigation and dispute resolution team in our Tauranga office. Penny has experience in a wide range of disputes including commercial, insolvency, property, employment and criminal matters. She has a particular interest in trust and estate litigation and has experience acting for both trustees and beneficiaries in a range of …

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William Caskie

William is a solicitor in Holland Beckett’s litigation team. William joined Holland Beckett in 2022 after graduating from the University of Otago in 2021 with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours).  He maintains a broad litigation practice, with experience covering building disputes, tort claims, regulatory investigations and professional disciplinary matters. In addition to his civil practice, …

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Jacqueline Bell

Jacqueline is a member of both the family and litigation team at Holland Beckett. Jacqueline specialises in relationship property, trusts, wills and estate litigation. She appears for clients both in Court and in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes including mediations. She also supports the trust and estates team with complex asset and succession planning matters. …

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Lucy Vala-Blackmore

Lucy is a senior solicitor working in Holland Beckett’s family team. She is based in our Rotorua office. Lucy grew up in Rotorua before moving to Hamilton to complete her Bachelor of Laws at the University of Waikato. Lucy returned to Rotorua and gained experience with Holland Beckett Law as a summer clerk. Lucy specialises …

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Melissa Chester

Melissa is an associate working in Holland Beckett’s litigation team, based in our Rotorua office. In 2015 Melissa completed a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and French at Massey University Wellington. In 2018 she completed her Bachelor of Laws at University of Canterbury. She moved to Rotorua in 2018 to join Holland Beckett and was …

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