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FMA & Commerce Commission Defence Specialist
Defending financial markets participants and businesses facing FMA or Commerce Commission information requests, investigations and proceedings, or complex commercial disputes.
ContactOver recent years there has been a significant shake-up in financial markets regulation in New Zealand. The Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 and the Financial Markets Authority have fundamentally changed the obligations of financial markets participants. If you are facing an FMA or Commerce Commission information request, investigation or proceeding — including under the Fair Trading Act — or dealing with insolvency, an insurance dispute, or a contractual claim, you need specialist advice you can trust.
Location
Acacia Chambers Level 3, 2 Chancery Street Auckland, NZ 1010Contact
Areas of Practice
Commercial Litigation
I am an experienced litigator specialising in resolving business, financial markets, contractual, property, fair trading, insurance and negligence disputes. I act for financial markets participants, directors, companies and individuals in High Court and Court of Appeal proceedings.
Insolvency
I advise insolvency practitioners, secured creditors, unsecured creditors and debtors on contentious and non-contentious matters relating to receiverships, liquidations, voluntary administrations, deeds of company arrangement, submissions and compromises.
Financial Markets Law & Regulatory Defence
I am in a unique position to provide compliance and defence advice because I have direct insight into how the regulator operates — as a former founding senior solicitor appointed in 2011 to the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) litigation team. I regularly defend financial markets participants facing FMA information requests, investigations and proceedings, as well as Commerce Commission information requests, investigations and proceedings, including under the Fair Trading Act. If you have received an information request or are under investigation, early specialist advice is critical.
Insurance Disputes
The interpretation of insurance policies and schedules to those policies can be complex. Not only do you need to know whether an event or liability is covered by your insurer, but you also need to understand what value your insurer is liable to pay. I advise on coverage disputes and represent clients in insurance litigation.
Privacy
I act on behalf of agencies and individuals in relation to privacy incidents and breaches. I advise on the adequacy of compliance programmes in relation to the obligations contained in the Privacy Act 2020 and represent clients before the Privacy Commissioner.
I'm Merran Keil
I'm a specialist business and financial markets lawyer. Whether you're a financial markets participant — a director, broker, financial adviser, fund manager or anyone working in financial services — or a business facing a contractual or regulatory dispute, I can help resolve your legal problems.
For nearly 30 years I've worked on all sides of financial and contractual disputes — as an insolvency practitioner, a commercial litigator, a business lawyer, and as a founding senior solicitor of the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) litigation team. I regularly defend financial markets participants facing FMA information requests, investigations and proceedings, and Commerce Commission information requests, investigations and proceedings, including under the Fair Trading Act.
If you have received an information request or are facing a regulatory investigation or proceeding, it is important to protect your interests from the earliest possible stage.
Client Feedback
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