Kate is a dispute resolver based at Bankside Chambers in Auckland.

She worked in the business world for 20 years before moving to dispute resolution. She first trained in mediation in 1999, then completed a law degree. Since 2010 she has worked in mediation, arbitration and the law. She has appeared as a barrister in all Courts except the Supreme, and has practiced as a collaborative resolution lawyer since qualifying in 2018. 

She has commercial and dispute resolution experience across a wide range of industries, including primary, manufacturing, medical/healthcare, property and exporting. As a barrister she has particular expertise in trust, estate and relationship property law.

Kate is a member of AMINZ, the New Zealand Law Society, the New Zealand Bar Association and Collaborative Resolution NZ. She is on the AMINZ Family Law Arbitration list and the New Zealand Law Society Lawyers Complaints Service mediation panel.

She has held governance roles for the past 20 years. She currently chairs the Board of the Village Square Trust, a charitable trust employing around 60 staff and providing a wide range of community services.

She is co-author of the LexisNexis Professional Responsibility in New Zealand chapters on the professional responsibility obligations of mediators and arbitrators. She is a regular presenter to AMINZ and legal conferences and seminars.

Kate has a special interest in the potential for out-of-Court resolution of family and shareholder disputes in New Zealand.

She was elected to the AMINZ Council in 2022.