Maria Dew QC


Present Position

Barrister, Bankside Chambers

Professional Experience

Maria is in practice as a civil litigation barrister.

Maria has over 15 years experience as a commercial mediator. In 2014, she was awarded the New Zealand Law Awards, Mediator of the Year. A sample of the mediations she is involved with include:

  • Multiparty construction disputes;
  • Employment disputes;
  • Professional fees disputes; and
  • Charitable trust, incorporated society, church and community mediation.

Appointments

Her appointments include:

  • New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service Mediation Panel, August 2009 to current.
  • Weathertight Mediation Panel, Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment 2011 to 2018.
  • AMINZ Complaints Committee, 2016 to current (Convener).
  • Deputy Chair, Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal 2013 to current.
  • Expert Panel, Domain Names Commission Dispute Resolution 2014 to current
  • New Zealand Bar Council, 2017 to current.
  • New Zealand Law Society, Employment Law Committee, 2016 to current (Convener).
  • Auckland High Court Mediation Pilot, Panel of Mediators, 2009 / 2010

Publications

  • New Zealand Law Journal, International Commercial mediation under the spotlight at UNICTRAL, Maria Dew and Nina Khouri ,Sept 2016 (Part 1) & Feb 2017 (Part 2).
  • AMINZ Conference 2016, International Commercial Mediation.
  • AMINZ Conference 2013, Commercial Mediation Seminar.
  • AMINZ Mediation Seminar Series, Mediation for Non-Mediators, March 2011.
  • New Zealand Lawyer Magazine, Mediation Confidentiality, February 2011.
  • Auckland District Law Society, Commercial Mediation Seminar July 2008.
  • Auckland District Law Society, Mediation in the Employment, February 2007.
  • LEADR Workshop, Legal Issues in Mediation, 2006.

Qualifications

Otago University (LLB 1986) Victoria University (LLM 1999)

Maria has gained following mediator accreditation;

  • AMINZ Mediation Panel Member, 2011 to current;
  • LEADR Mediator Accreditation 2004 to 2011;
  • National Mediator Accreditation, LEADR (Aust) 2009.