Counsel
Jessica May Matheson
杰西卡. 马西森
Ms Matheson is the APAC region's civil litigation barrister of the year for two years' running 2022 and 2023. (APAC Insider)
Ms Matheson is increasingly contacted by Australian clients for assistance with civil litigation against state and federal police, and for assistance with confiscation of criminal assets. Ms Matheson intends to be able to practice in both Australia and New Zealand in the coming years, subject to regulatory requirements being approved state by state.
Administrator (part-time)
Christine
Christine is a reliable jack of all trades and trusted senior confidante to Ms Matheson.
Christine has experience in legal dictation, legal shorthand (from the old days!),
hospitality, and business management.
Christine has experience in legal dictation, legal shorthand (from the old days!),
hospitality, and business management.
General Assistance with clients, social media, and admin
Ava (based in Queensland, Australia in 2024)
Many clients of Ms Matheson's who have engaged her since she was a solicitor, will know who Ava is. Ava is now a 'big girl' and will be on a 'gap year' in 2024 before beginning study at Auckland University in 2025 (and close to Mum again!). Ava assists with social media when she feels like it. Ava is Ms Matheson's daughter with the late prominent New Zealand sports journalist, sports producer and author, John Matheson, who died in 2014. |
Counsel assistance
When assistance is required for large civil or criminal matters,
Ms Matheson will recommend a variety of barristers to you.
These will be barristers that we can see ourselves working with.
Team fit is very important. Ms Matheson works with barristers
and solicitors regularly and she refers a large amount of
work to other members of the bar. The barristers we work
with are based in Auckland, Wellington, and Australia as required.
Ms Matheson will recommend a variety of barristers to you.
These will be barristers that we can see ourselves working with.
Team fit is very important. Ms Matheson works with barristers
and solicitors regularly and she refers a large amount of
work to other members of the bar. The barristers we work
with are based in Auckland, Wellington, and Australia as required.
Consultants
Ms Matheson consults a range of retired members of the
New Zealand judiciary, kings counsel, and expert business
persons as a sounding board for her practice.
New Zealand judiciary, kings counsel, and expert business
persons as a sounding board for her practice.
Private Detectives (PDs) and Investigators
Ms Matheson uses a variety of licensed private detectives to
assist clients with civil and criminal litigation. All PDs
Ms Matheson uses are ex-senior detectives from
the New Zealand Police who have at least 10 years'
experience, and experience in specialist units generally.
For financial crime, financial regulatory, fraud, and
criminal proceeds matters, we will prefer a
specific type of investigator or detective, who has experience
in AML matters, cryptocurrency, criminal proceeds or
confiscation of criminal assets regimes in NZ, Australia, or Canada.
We use detectives for surveillance, tracking,
service of documents on volatile subjects,
and for expert opinions on the conduct of police
(sworn and non sworn).
We also contract Australian investigators and have
contacts for commonwealth located investigators also.
Code of conduct for surveillance here.
Code of conduct for The New Zealand
Institute of Private Investigators Incorporated (NZIPI) here.
assist clients with civil and criminal litigation. All PDs
Ms Matheson uses are ex-senior detectives from
the New Zealand Police who have at least 10 years'
experience, and experience in specialist units generally.
For financial crime, financial regulatory, fraud, and
criminal proceeds matters, we will prefer a
specific type of investigator or detective, who has experience
in AML matters, cryptocurrency, criminal proceeds or
confiscation of criminal assets regimes in NZ, Australia, or Canada.
We use detectives for surveillance, tracking,
service of documents on volatile subjects,
and for expert opinions on the conduct of police
(sworn and non sworn).
We also contract Australian investigators and have
contacts for commonwealth located investigators also.
Code of conduct for surveillance here.
Code of conduct for The New Zealand
Institute of Private Investigators Incorporated (NZIPI) here.