Downie Stewart lawyers commercial litigation property trusts Dunedin New Zealand

Jim's Contact Details

Phone  03 477 2262
jim@downiestewart.co.nz


Principal Areas of Practice

• Litigation and Court Proceedings
• Insolvency
• Matrimonial and Family Law
• Dispute Resolution  -  Mediation and Arbitration
• International Law

Jim Guest is an expert on insolvencies and is regularly appointed to act for the Official Assignee and liquidators.  He is one of the authors of the Lexis Nexis text "Heath & Whale on Insolvency" and teaches Law of Insolvency at the University of Otago.

Jim is also a highly regarded family lawyer, acting particularly in matrimonial disputes and is regularly appointed by the Court to act as Lawyer for Child and in Hague Convention disputes.  He is a Family and Alternative Dispute Resolution author for Brookers (a leading resource for NZ lawyers).

Jim is a Fellow of the Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of NZ and is on the panels of recommended arbitrators and mediators maintained by the Institute.  Part of his practice is acting as an arbitrator and mediator.

Jim is also a teacher.  He has assisted with the teaching of professional courses at Otago University and currently teaches International Legal Issues in the Master of International Studies Degree and the Law of Insolvency.