John Appleby
LLB
John brings more than four decades of resolving disputes and negotiating to his primary role working in the field of family disputes and relationship property division. He has had extensive court experience both defending and prosecuting, and running complex civil cases. This includes a decade working in the Cook Islands and Tonga.
John brings people together in commercial and family relationships as well as helping parties to disengage when those relationships no longer serve them well. He has owned and managed 2 medium sized law firms and knows how to get things done and how to manage complex projects.
When not lawyering, John likes climbing mountains and swimming in the sea, and shares his delight in nature with his young family.
Hold off on the paragraph below, it is still being confirmed at Base Law's end:
"John's passion is to work in the process of Collaborative Resolution, where everyone agrees at the outset not to threaten to go to court, and he is a qualified practitioner and a member of the Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand. His clients save time, money and emotional energy when they engage with him in this process. (You can find more about this process Here)"
