Christine Gordon
Senior Associate - Construction
Christine is a construction dispute resolution specialist, drawing on 10 years’ experience gained in New Zealand and London. Before returning to MinterEllisonRuddWatts in 2019, Christine spent five years as a construction disputes lawyer at the London office of a global law firm.
Christine acts on a wide-range of high profile and high value construction disputes in Court, Mediation, Adjudication, Arbitration, Expert Determination and other dispute resolution forums. Christine has experience acting for the full suite of construction parties including employers, contractors, sub-contractors, engineers, architects and Insurers.
Christine has acted in disputes in respect of the major international standard form construction contracts including NEC, JCT and FIDIC as well as the major New Zealand Standard forms.
Professional background
Recent work
Aged care sector
Acting for New Zealand’s largest retirement village provider in complex High Court proceedings which has involved appearances in the High Court and Court of Appeal.
Infrastructure
Acting for a joint venture comprising two major contractors in relation to various Wastewater Treatment Works in England. Acting for Insurers in relation to an oil processing facility in the Middle East.
Commercial buildings
Acting for a sub-contractor in relation to a high profile dispute in respect of an iconic building in central London relating to defective materials.
Shopping Centre dispute resolution
Acting for a listed property fund in a construction dispute regarding the Sylvia Park Shopping Centre in Auckland.
Defective cladding on commercial buildings
Acting for a major contractor and its Insurers in relation to claims relating to defective / non-compliant cladding and fire stopping on various buildings in England following the Grenfell Tower fire.
Property disputes
Representing various clients in rent review disputes relating to various commercial properties in New Zealand (in arbitration).
Admitted
- New Zealand
Qualifications
- LLB, BA (Political Science), University of Auckland
Affiliations
- Member, Auckland Women Lawyers Association
- Member, Society of Construction Law
Specialisations
- Construction Disputes
- Infrastructure Disputes
- Property Disputes
- Construction Insurance Disputes
Christine Gordon
- Office
- Auckland
- Phone
- +64 9 353 9773
- Mobile
- +64 27 5619 822
- christine.gordon@minterellison.co.nz
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordonchristine/