Dion Morley

I am a civil litigation Associate in the Auckland litigation and dispute resolution team, with a particular interest in financial regulatory litigation, construction disputes and insolvency matters. 

I have broad experience in a variety of civil litigation matters in both the District Court and High Court, ranging from contract disputes and debt recovery to complex class actions and regulatory investigations.  My experience also includes insurance, insolvency, and defective building claims. 

At the outset of my career I gained experience in general commercial matters which allows me to provide practical and commercially pragmatic advice in resolving disputes. 

I am also a keen early adopter of technology, focusing on providing efficiences for the benefit of clients. I helped lead the roll out of the Auckland team's use of electronic bundling and e-discovery software.   

Recent examples of work include:

• Representing one the directors of the failed CBL Corporation (and CBL Insurance) in the six High Court proceedings (FMA proceedings, liquidators’ proceedings and two sets of class actions issued by shareholders) issued against the directors in the aftermath of the $747m collapse of these companies.
• Acting for an overseas-based settlor/beneficiary of a trust in respect of replacing a corporate trustee, and recovering trust assets that the director of the corporate trustee had attempted to misappropriate.
• Acting for various clients in respect of Construction Contract Act disputes. 
• Acting for insurer clients on both indemnity and debt recovery matters.
• Advising directors of their obligations under the Companies Act 1993
• Acting in various bankruptcy and liquidation disputes.

I am a member of the Society of Construction Law New Zealand and a trustee of Authenticity Aotearoa.