Mr Trevor Shiels KC

Ms Lisa Mills
Mr Trevor Shiels KC
Qualifications
LLB FAMINZ (Arb)
Position Title
Queen's Counsel
Contact

Contact Details

Correspondence Address

PO Box 12050, DUNEDIN 9043

About Me

Trevor conducts a general, mainly civil and tribunal, practice, with some experience in criminal practice. He has practiced at the separate Bar for 21 years and was admitted to the Inner Bar in 2013. Trevor's experience in the law spans over 30 years, in which he has appeared in all courts up to and including the Court of Appeal. A considerable portion of his recent work has been as Commissioner in Resource Management Act matters, and as an arbitrator and mediator. Trevor also has extensive experience in estate and trust; and property litigation. A former President of the Otago District Law Society, member of the Council and Board of the New Zealand Law Society, and Bar Association Council, Trevor continues to serve as a member of the New Zealand Council of Law Reporting, and as a Fellow and member of the Arbitration Panel of the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand.

Professional Details

Areas of Expertise
  • Arbitration and/or Mediation
  • Banking/Finance/Securities
  • Civil
  • Commercial
  • Contracts
  • Corporate and/or Governance
  • Criminal
  • Disciplinary Proceedings
  • Dispute Resolution (ADR and/or Litigation)
  • Environment and/or Resource Management
  • Equity and/or Trusts
  • Estates and/or Wills
  • Judicial Review
  • Local Government and/or Liquor Licensing (Sale of Liquor)
  • Property and/or Land
  • Public and/or Constitutional Law
  • Relationship Property (Matrimonial Property)
  • Taxation
Practice Locations
  • Otago

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