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Helen is an associate in Kensington Swan’s Government
Relations team and Construction team which are part of the Advocacy
Business Unit in our Wellington
office.
Helen provides advice to organisations
in respect of a wide range of issues involving dispute resolution,
administrative law, leaky home disputes, medico-legal and health law,
and regulatory environments.
Her recent work has
included:
 advice
to a number of statutory bodies on legislative and regulatory change
involvement
in judicial review proceedings
the
prosecution of professional disciplinary matters for health statutory
bodies
advice to a
range of clients on regulatory compliance in the public sector
reviewing procurement procedures and
tender documents
reviewing and
providing advice to the Office of the Auditor General on the Good Practice
Guidelines on Procurement in the Public Sector
advising clients on the range of
procurement requirements in the public sector, including Mandatory
Rules for Procurement by Departments, mediation and dispute
resolution.
Helen has also experience in giving
advice on training on the management of requests under the Official
Information Act and Privacy Act, drafting and reviewing construction
contracts, terms and conditions and consultancy agreements, advising
on leaky building and defective workmanship claims, variation claims,
liquidated damages and payment disputes and providing advice to a reinsurer in respect of a complex disability
claim dispute and in relation to privacy and Official Information
issues.
In 2006, Helen was also seconded to
the legal team of a major government department where she was heavily
involved in advising on procurement, reviewing and advising on
contracts and tender documents.
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