Professional Memberships
Member of the New Zealand Bar Association
Member of the NZLS Family Law Section
Member of NZLS Standards Committee
Member of ADLS Continuing Professional Development Committee
BRIAN CARTER
Barrister
Brian is a barrister practising predominantly in the family law area (Relationship property, trust, estate and COCA litigation)
He was a partner at McVeagh Fleming; has lectured in family property law at Auckland University (2002-2004) and is a trained mediator (LEADR New Zealand and CEDR United Kingdom).
Brian has contributed to Brookers and Family Property and continues to be a regular contributor to continuing professional development (CPD) in the legal profession, presenting at seminars and conferences. Brian is a long-standing member of the ADLS CPD Committee and a member of a NZLS Standards Committee.
Brian regularly appears in the Family Court and the High Court. He has represented clients in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. He often participates in mediations. For many years he has been appointed by the Family Court to act for children in parenting hearings and as counsel to assist the Court.
Areas of Practice
Qualifications & Work History
Graduate Auckland University BA, LLB (Hons)
1977-1985 Admitted to the Bar, practised as a solicitor in Auckland and Whangarei
1985 to 1989 Partner Thomson Wilson, Whangarei
1991 to 2001 Partner McVeagh Fleming, Auckland
2001 to 2002 Sabbatical year in Italy
2002 to 2004 Lectured Family Property at Auckland University
2002 to 2022 Barrister Bastion Chambers, Auckland City
2022 Barrister sole
