Kate Wiseman
Associate Memberkate@katewiseman.co.nz+64 9 379 0802Personal WebsiteLinkedIn ProfilePersonal CV
Education
BCom – University of Auckland
LLB ( Hons) – University of Auckland
Bio
Kate Wiseman is a leading dispute resolver specialising in mediation, arbitration and collaborative law, with a distinctive combination of legal expertise and 20 years’ prior business experience across the manufacturing, primary industries, finance and healthcare sectors.
Her practice encompasses a broad range of commercial, property and family disputes, with particular expertise in matters involving trusts, estates, companies and relationship property.
Kate is known and widely trusted for her ability to build rapport, find pragmatic solutions and resolve complex disputes.
With a longstanding commitment to governance, Kate has held leadership roles continuously since 2004, spanning professional, charitable and community organisations.
She is the current Vice President of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ) and has previously served as a committee member of Collaborative Resolution New Zealand, Chair of the Village Square Trust, and Secretary and Co-Chair of Parnell Heritage Inc, among other roles.
A regular presenter at legal conferences and seminars, Kate is also the co-author of the inaugural LexisNexis Professional Responsibility in New Zealand chapters on the professional responsibility obligations of mediators and arbitrators.
Kate holds a BCom and LLB (Hons) from the University of Auckland and is a Fellow (Arb) of AMINZ. She speaks English, French and German, and is learning te reo Māori.
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Publications
- Professional Responsibilities of Arbitrators” (Chapter 26) and “Professional Responsibilities of Mediators” (Chapter 27) in Matthew Palmer (ed) Professional Responsibility in New Zealand (LexisNexis, Wellington, 2020) (co-author).
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Memberships
- Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand - Fellow and List member
- New Zealand Law Society
- Collaborative Resolution NZ
- New Zealand Bar Association
- The Law Association (formerly Auckland District Law Society)
- Auckland Women Lawyers’ Association
- Family Law Section, NZLS.