Relationship Property Conference 2026

Chair

Yoonha Park 2025Yoonha Park
Saunders Robinson Brown, Christchurch

Yoonha is a partner and head of the family team at Saunders Robinson Brown. She specialises in all areas of family law, focusing on complex relationship property disputes. Yoonha’s work also includes representing children in the Family Court proceedings.

 

Presenters

Kate Bradley 2025Kate Bradley
Wynn Williams, Christchurch

Kate is a senior associate in the family law team specialising in complex relationship property, spousal maintenance, PPPR, and trust and estates disputes.




Shane Campbell 2025Shane Campbell
Campbell + Associates, Christchurch

Shane is the founding director of the South Island litigation boutique, Campbell + Associates. He specialises in commercial and equity litigation, including complex relationship property disputes.



Alan Dodd 2025Alan Dodd
New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa, Wellington

Alan leads a team in the Lawyers Complaint Service (LCS) supporting the National Standards Committees and confidential reporting processes. He has been with the LCS for five years, having held similar senior regulatory roles in the Medical Council and Teaching Council.



Cecil Hanafin 2025Cecil Hanafin
Canterbury Chambers, Christchurch

Cecil is a commercial and civil litigator with extensive relationship property and trust expertise. Her practice focuses on company law, insolvency, trusts, relationship property and complex civil and commercial disputes.  


 
April Hussey 2025April Hussey
New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa, Christchurch

April is the National Complaints Manager, responsible for the operational management of the Lawyers Complaints Service. April previously managed the Early Resolution Service and, prior to the Law Society, held various leadership roles within the public service.


  
Nick Kovacevich 2025Nick Kovacevich
Couch Harlowe Kovacevich, Auckland

Nick leads the corporate and commercial team at Couch Harlowe Kovacevich. He specialises in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investment. 

 
 
Stephanie Marsden 2025Stephanie Marsden
Canterbury Chambers, Christchurch

Stephanie acts in relationship and trust property disputes involving complex asset ownership structures, and estate claims.

 


Scott McClay 2025Scott McClay
Deloitte, Christchurch

Scott leads Deloitte’s Transactions and Valuations business in the South Island.  He specialises in providing commercial and valuation advice for transactions and disputes.



  
Rebecca Scott 2025Rebecca Scott
Canterbury Chambers, Christchurch

Rebecca is a commercial and civil litigator with wide-ranging experience in shareholder disputes, directors’ duties litigation and complex company law matters. 




Anna Venz 2025Anna Venz
Duncan Cotterill, Queenstown

Anna specialises in family and relationship law. Based in Queenstown, she represents clients nationwide and regularly appears in the Family Court.  



 
Dr Ruiping Ye 2025Dr Ruiping Ye
Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka, Wellington

Ruiping is a senior lecturer and student research supervisor in the Faculty of Law. She researches in the areas of comparative law, Chinese legal system, law and culture and land tenure.




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