Wellington-based partner, Jonathan Scragg has been with the firm since 2002.
Duncan Cotterill has announced that Wellington-based Partner, Jonathan Scragg, is the new chair of Duncan Cotterill’s partnership and board.
This appointment is part of a planned succession of the next generation of leadership, which also sees Jessie Lapthorne, partner (Auckland) and David Briscoe, partner (Wellington) take up board positions. They join existing board members Brian Nathan, partner (Nelson), Richard Lang, partner (Christchurch), Bruce Cotterill, independent director and Peter Boyle, chief executive.
Scragg sees the role of chair as being a key support person for the other partners and says he feels energised and excited about Duncan Cotterill’s future.
Described as fair-minded, moderate and willing to hear a range of views, Scragg is well-equipped for the role, with strong links across Duncan Cotterill’s national network, having joined the Christchurch team in 2002 following a period as a judges’ clerk in Wellington. He then relocated to London to work as an associate for litigation boutique law firm before returning to Wellington to spearhead Duncan Cotterill’s litigation and disputes practice.
Scragg has grown the litigation and dispute resolution practice in Wellington from the ground up to represent a significant area of specialist capability now with three partners and a thriving team of 14. Some years ago, he was instrumental in the launch of Duncan Cotterill’s graduate recruitment programme and, more recently, he played an active role in the development of the firm’s enhanced paid parental leave policy.
He has particular experience managing large, complex cases and his key areas of expertise include commercial, insurance and public law litigation and legal disputes.
Scragg was the first New Zealander to become a member of the prestigious Presidential Council of the International Insurance Law Association (AIDA) and is the immediate past-president of the New Zealand Insurance Law Association Inc (NZILA). He is also a former recipient of the Cleary Memorial Prize.
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