Ian Hunt

Ian is a consultant in our litigation and dispute resolution team. Ian has extensive experience in a wide range of civil and commercial litigation areas, and currently specialises in company, insurance, medico-legal, professional discipline, trust and estate, and sports law.

Ian has regularly appeared in the District Court, Employment Court, Environment Court, High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court. Ian also has extensive experience in mediation and arbitration and has appeared before the international Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand, the Employment Relations Authority and the Human Rights Review Tribunal. He is a contributing editor of Brookers Personal Injury in New Zealand, and has consistently been recognised by Best Lawyers in New Zealand as a leading lawyer in the fields of insurance law and sports law, and by Chambers & Partners Asia- Pacific Guide for sports Law.

Why our clients choose Ian: Our clients appreciate Ian’s accurate and realistic advice, his ability to develop a clear strategy to achieve their objectives, and the judgement and skills acquired from a broad background of experience and expertise in different areas of the law. They also value his communication skills and his determination to achieve the best result for his clients.

Ian is an arbitrator member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and is a member of the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal, the FIA Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee, Sport Resolutions International Panel, the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal and the Independent Investigator Panel of the Christchurch City Council.

Ian is a former director of High Performance New Zealand HPSNZ), and a current director of Snow Sports New Zealand.