Litigation and Dispute Resolution

While we appear regularly in the District Court, Environment Court and High Court in a wide
range of cases, litigation is not always the best way to resolve conflict.
Our experienced team can advise you about the most appropriate way to resolve
your conflict and can represent you if litigation is unavoidable.

What We Do

Court representation
Assistance in settling disputes pre-litigation

Eleanor Connole

DIRECTOR | eleanorc@connectlegal.co.nz

Eleanor grew up on a Dairy farm in the Bay of Plenty and attended Otago University. She has been a lawyer in New Plymouth since 2007 and now specialises in dispute resolution and general practice.

Eleanor regularly appears in Court and provides advice in all areas of family law, with an emphasis on relationship property. She also specialises in civil litigation and employment law. Eleanor can also assist with general practice matters, including wills, asset protection and buying and selling property.

Eleanor has volunteered in a range of community groups and Boards, and is currently serving as a trustee of the Taranaki Arts Festival Trust (TAFT).

Outside of work Eleanor is a keen musician and does her best to keep up with the vigorous activity levels of her husband and two children.

Ian Matheson

Ian has fought many courtroom battles as a litigator and if you know him, you know he hates to lose, which fortunately doesn’t happen very often! Ian has over 35 years of experience in litigation, including commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation and employment disputes.

Out of the office Ian is kept busy with his lifestyle block and likes to spend as much time as possible enjoying the great outdoors that Taranaki has to offer.

Eleanor Connole

Ian Matheson

Eleanor Connole

DIRECTOR | eleanorc@connectlegal.co.nz

Ian Matheson

CONSULTANT | ianm@connectlegal.co.nz

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