Greg Jones - Partner

Greg Jones has extensive experience in general and commercial litigation and is one of New Zealand's foremost specialists in insurance litigation. Greg's experience and his strength of character instil in clients a feeling of confidence that they are in good hands.

Greg Jones holds an LLB from the University of Auckland.

Primary areas of practice

Greg's knowledge of insurance law and experience in acting for underwriters has resulted in him being instructed in respect of significant parts of the major insurance litigation that takes place in New Zealand.

Greg's insurance practice focuses on:

• Public liability
• Professional indemnity
• Directors' and officers' liability
• Product liability
• Construction and property risks
• Insurance fraud
• Health and disability insurance.

In his general litigation practice Greg deals with contractual and construction based disputes. Because of his in experience in directors and officers' insurance, Greg is also instructed to act for directors in litigation relating to the Securities and Commerce Act.

You should also know that Greg...

• Was instructing solicitor and counsel in what is still, most likely, New Zealand's largest insurance trial involving non-disclosure by a corporate entity.
• Co-authored the New Zealand commentary on the Insurance volume of Halsbury's Laws of England.
• Is regularly requested to speak and present papers to industry groups on all aspects of insurance law.
• Greg's "off the clock" time is spent with family and raising two young boys. As well, he has a love of horses and golf.