As Arbitrator and Adjudicator, Mark is regularly appointed to determine a wide range of commercial and construction disputes.

As counsel, Mark represents clients in the Senior Courts in New Zealand, including as lead counsel in trials in the High Court, and in appeals to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

Mark has specialist expertise in the areas of civil and commercial arbitration, litigation, property, and construction law.

As an arbitrator, Mark has determined disputes, both as sole arbitrator and as chair of a panel, in a wide range of cases including construction and infrastructure disputes, commercial leases, business sales and purchases, cross-leases, residential and commercial property, shareholder agreements, and contractual disputes.

As a commercial litigator he has represented some of New Zealand's leading companies in a wide range of commercial disputes. He regularly appears in the High Court in significant commercial litigation, including contract and tort claims, Companies Act and Securities Act disputes, Fair Trading Act claims, insolvency and banking litigation, injunction and search order proceedings, specific performance proceedings, applications for possession and relief against forfeiture, and other high dollar value disputes.

In the area of construction law Mark regularly advises and represents principals, head contractors, subcontractors, and other professionals in the building and construction industry. He has extensive experience as counsel in arbitration and adjudication, and advises parties on construction law and contractual issues. His arbitration practice also includes appointment as Arbitrator in commercial disputes, and as Adjudicator in adjudications under Construction Contracts Act.

Also within the field of construction law, Mark has in-depth experience acting for owners, developers, builders, subcontractors, project managers, engineers, architects, designers, and other professionals in defective building cases.

In the field of property disputes, Mark is regularly appointed as counsel or expert to determine disputes under the ADLS/REINZ Agreement for Sale and Purchase, and as counsel or arbitrator in commercial lease disputes, including in relation to rent reviews, allegations of breach of lease, reinstatement, and termination.

Mark is a Fellow of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ), the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) based in Sydney, and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) based in London. He is a current member of the Executive Committee of the Property Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society, and a former Convener of the Law Association of New Zealand Property Disputes Committee and member of the Council of AMINZ. He has presented and published widely on arbitration, litigation, property and construction law issues.

Mark also has a deep interest and client following in the specialised area of wine industry law. He has advised some of New Zealand's leading wine producers on a range of commercial issues, including international distribution contracts, intellectual property, liquor licencing and advertising standards. He has been a member of AIDV (the International Association of Wine) since the mid-2000’s.