Rebecca Ardagh Senior Associate

Rebecca has experience in a wide range of construction disputes across various dispute resolution forums including litigation, arbitration, adjudication and mediation. Rebecca has acted in various construction industries including local government projects, commercial construction and residential developments and gained particular experience in connection with the rebuild of Christchurch City following the Canterbury earthquakes in 2010 and 2011.

Specialist expertise

Examples of Rebecca's expertise include:

  • representing a local government body in a number of court proceedings relating to its role in the consenting, inspection and certification process for both residential and commercial construction projects in its jurisdiction;
  • acting for contractors in connection with reinstatement of residential buildings following the Canterbury earthquakes in 2010 and 2011;
  • advising a large electricity distribution company in relation to claims for damage caused by wild fires and outages.

Other activities and memberships

  • New Zealand Law Society.