Welcome to Kiely Thompson Caisley
We offer pragmatic and commercial advice to many of New Zealand’s largest corporates and to significant public sector organisations. We pride ourselves on providing prompt and practical advice. We exceed our clients’ expectations by leveraging our specialist skills. We understand business imperatives and deliver legal solutions that recognise commercial realities.
Our expertise
Employment Law
KTC is one of the leading and largest employment law teams in New Zealand. Our strength is our depth of specialist knowledge and experience. Employment law is dynamic, so responsive and up to date advice is critical.
Health and Safety
KTC provides timely and comprehensive health and safety advice. We focus on providing practical solutions while ensuring legal compliance. We have particular expertise in drafting health and safety policies, implementing drug and alcohol testing regimes and managing complex issues workplace safety issues.
Immigration Law
We regularly advise employers, highly skilled individuals, investors and visitors on a range of immigration applications and associated issues. We are committed to providing sound immigration advice and assistance with a commercial focus.
Our history
Founded in 1997 by two of the most experienced and noted employment law practitioners in New Zealand, KTC was established as a national firm with offices in Auckland and Wellington. Since the beginning we have been changing the way lawyers operate in the employment field.
Why KTC
We do not rely on one or two key people. All our specialist lawyers are accessible and highly responsive. The KTC team has been consistently highly ranked by international legal directories.
Our clients
Our specialist advice is called on by many of New Zealand’s top businesses and organisations. For example, we act for Air New Zealand, New Zealand’s largest bus operator NZ Bus and leading retail operators.
Their knowledge of industry, the connections they have to help us in times of need and their ability to think broader than just the specific issue being addressed are very important.
The team at KTC were very helpful in guiding us on the approaches and which was best suited to our situation.
The firm understood our business needs, issues and complexities and helped us navigate a safe path through a very difficult situation at a business and personal level for all parties.
Kiely Thompson Caisley always takes the time to truly understand the complexities of the business and support in making the right decisions from all perspectives.