| Tómas Kennedy-Grant practises as a arbitrator, adjudicator, mediator and legal adviser. He has a law degree from Oxford University and is a member of the English and New Zealand Bars. He is a citizen of New Zealand and of the United Kingdom. Starting in 1964, he has 48 years' experience as a lawyer, in particular in the fields of civil and commercial law and construction law. He also has experience in the field of medical law. For 10 years (1992-2002) he was a Master of the High Court of New Zealand. He has had a long-time interest in arbitration, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. |
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Since 1988 he has had frequent appointments as arbitrator both internationally and within New Zealand. During his term as a judicial officer he conducted over 80 judicial settlement conferences, using mediation techniques. He has had frequent appointments as a mediator since returning to practice.
Tómas became a Queen’s Counsel in 2005.
The second edition of Kennedy-Grant on Construction Law ( LexisNexis, Wellington, April 2012) (see the Books and Book Reviews page) .
Last Updated April 2012
