Adjudication / Arbitration |
Retirement Village DisputesI am a person approved by the Retirement Commissioner under section 58 of the Retirement Villages Act 2003 to be appointed as a disputes panelist to adjudicate on disputes between retirement village operators and residents, or between residents. For detail about this specialist area see: |
AdjudicationAdjudication is a quasi-judicial process involving a formal hearing to resolve an application, allegation or dispute, following which a finding is made by the adjudicator as to the facts and a ruling made as to the legal consequences resulting from the finding. My qualifications and experience as an adjudicatorI was a court lawyer for 30 years and so am well versed with judicial procedures. I have for a period of more than 20 years adjudicated mental health, international education, retirement village and professional applications, complaints and disputes. This work has been undertaken as a result of appointments by successive Ministers of Health, Secretaries of Education, the Retirement Commissioner, the Law Society and the Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of NZ. For examples of decisions written by me see: If any of these links to external websites are broken, I am happy to provide files of such publicly issued decisions on request. Personal qualitiesAmongst other things, I bring the following personal qualities to bear in my work as an adjudicator:
Ways I can assistI am available to be appointed to statutory or non-statutory bodies, for one-off or ongoing adjudications. Once such example is the conduct of disciplinary hearings, whether in the workplace or for not for profit organisations. Do I adjudicate outside Nelson?Yes, I work throughout NZ. FeesSee Fees |
ArbitrationQualifications and experienceMuch of what I have said above in relation to adjudication applies to arbitration as well. In general terms, I have a high level of legal, investigation and adjudication experience. My high level of experience as mediator is evidence of my personal skills. My specific arbitration experience has related to contractual rights and obligations in the areas of commercial leases and tenancies, and sales. What distinguishes me from other arbitrators?
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