Kiely Thompson Caisley - Leading Employment Law Specialists

Kiely Thompson Caisley is a specialist employment law firm established in 1997 with offices in Auckland and Wellington. The firm provides pragmatic and commercial advice to many of New Zealand's largest corporates and significant public sector organisations, priding itself on delivering prompt and practical legal solutions that recognise commercial realities and business imperatives.

Founded by two of the most experienced and noted employment law practitioners in New Zealand, Peter Kiely ONZM and Andrew Caisley, KTC has been changing the way lawyers operate in the employment field since its inception. The firm currently has six partners and maintains a team of specialist lawyers who are accessible and highly responsive, consistently ranked highly by international legal directories including Chambers and Partners and Asia Pacific Legal 500.

The firm's expertise spans the full range of employment law matters, including restructuring and redundancy issues, disciplinary and performance concerns, bullying and harassment allegations, discrimination claims, privacy issues, protecting confidential information, and dealing with post-employment obligations such as restraints of trade. KTC places strong emphasis on working with clients to anticipate and prevent potential employment law problems, and when disputes arise, the firm emphasises practical dispute resolution whilst maintaining the skills and experience to resolve matters through litigation to the highest standard and level.