Swarbrick Beck Mackinnon

Leading employment law practitioners

SBM Legal is independently recognised as one of New Zealand's most outstanding employment law firms.

All five partners (Kathryn Beck, Penny Swarbrick, Bridget Smith, Anthony Russell, and Matthew McGoldrick) are leading practitioners in employment law. They are supported by an excellent team of specialist employment lawyers with a broad range of experience and skills. We also have close links with a number of consultants, whom we contract on an "as needed" basis.

Our clients think of us as employment law advisers, strategists, risk management negotiators and compliance specialists. Many of our larger employer clients also see us as a key extension of their HR Departments.
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Practical, cost effective advice

Depending on each client's own unique needs, we can be a 'one-stop-shop' or we carry out one-off specialist projects.

Our areas of expertise include:

Employment law compliance
Mediation and litigation representation
Employment relationship problems
Collective negotiations
Managing business change
Training
Health and safety (including drug testing)
Independent mediations and investigations
HR Audits
Conducting mediations, facilitations and independent investigations

We also have expertise in the areas of:

Education law
Medico legal issues
Sports law

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Health Care	4
Labor & Employment	11
Litigation - General (consumer)	3