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Trust & Estates Law

The Trust & Estates Law Committee was originally established to provide extensive feedback on behalf of the profession to the government on the landmark reforms to the Trusts Act. The current Committee considers a wide range of trust law issues and is comprised of highly experienced practitioners from a range of law firms as well as barristers in sole practice.

The Committee considers landmark cases, engages in law and policy reform, writes articles on topical trust law issues and assists with professional development in the trust law space. The Committee is alive to ensuring engagement on overlapping issues that affect other areas of law and members often collaborate with other Committees to assist with education and provide networking opportunities.

Contact

Vicki Ammundsen

Members

Committee members, October 2026 – September 2028:

  1. Vicki Ammundsen – Director, Vicki Ammundsen Trust Law (Committee Convenor)
  2. Amanda Bedford – Director, McCaw Lewis
  3. Richard Broad – Consultant, AlexanderDorrington
  4. Anthony Grant – Barrister, Anthony Grant Barrister
  5. Stephanie Irons – Director, Davenports Law
  6. Daniel McLaughlin – Special Counsel, Dentons New Zealand
  7. Timothy Orr – Partner, Martelli McKegg
  8. Bethan Read – Special Counsel, Morris
  9. Andrew Steele – Barrister, Andrew Steele Barrister
  10. Rebecca Steens – Partner, Holland & Beckett
  11. Samantha Stowell – Senior Associate, Sharp Tudhope
  12. Mario Thorne – Senior Associate, McVeagh Fleming
  13. Stephen Tomlinson – Partner, Tomlinson Law
  14. Emma Tonkin – Partner, Hesketh Henry
  15. Simon Weil – Partner, Anthony Harper
  16. Nick Williams – Barrister, Britomart Chambers

 

Special Advisor to the Trust Law Committee:

  • Theresa Donnelly – Head of Legal, Perpetual Guardian
  • Bill Patterson – Partner, Patterson Hopkins
  • Tony Pearce (UK) – Consultant Solicitor, Spencer west LLP
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