Rachel Scott

Rachel is a commercial and civil litigator with over 21 years of experience of Courtroom advocacy.

Rachel has a broad history of experience and appears as Counsel in a wide range of forums, from tribunals to the Senior Courts.

Rachel commenced practice as a solicitor for Inland Revenue which provides her with a unique perspective on Taxation, Social Policy Acts and insolvency matters with the Commissioner of Inland Revenue. Commencing private practice in 2009, she has worked for several large leading regional New Zealand firms.

Rachel has previously served as Chair of what was then the Young Practitioners Committee of the then NZLS Waikato BOP Branch, NZLS Branch admissions committee, Trustee then Chair of Volunteering Waikato (three terms) and is currently a trustee and the Deputy Chair of the Tauranga Art Gallery Trust which operates Toi Tauranga Art Gallery.

Rachel operates from both Hamilton and Tauranga and is available for appointments in both regions.

 


 
 

Areas of practice

  • Specialist insolvency advice for liquidators, receivers, company directors and creditors

  • Regulatory law advice for company directors and liquidators including phoenix prosecutions and Company Act offences, shareholding and directors disputes.

  • Personal insolvency

  • Tax disputes including tax debt, investigations and matters involving the Commissioner of Inland Revenue

  • Contentious child support/child support across jurisdictions but with a child residing in New Zealand

  • Estate and Will disputes

  • Contract and commercial disputes

  • Māori land and trust disputes

  • Valuation disputes

  • Professional disciplinary investigations and proceedings

  • Disputes involving land and land history, withdrawal of covenants and redundant easements

  • Mediation, Arbitration and Injunctive relief

  • General debt claims and disputes

 

Contact

Address Level 5, The Riverbanks, 286 Victoria Street, PO Box 47, Hamilton, 3240

Mobile 021 433 237

Email rachel@riverbank.co.nz