Jim Guest is an expert on insolvencies and is regularly appointed to act for the Official Assignee. He is one of the authors of the Lexis Nexis text "Heath & Whale on Insolvency".
Jim is also a highly regarded family lawyer, acting particularly in matrimonial disputes and is regularly appointed by the Court to act as Counsel for Child. 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.
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.