Duncan Cotterill has announced the appointment of four new partners.

Sarah Watson in the Christchurch office has extensive experience as a resource management lawyer working on matters of local or national significance. She has specialist skills in the urban and rural sectors.

Sarah Townsend in the Christchurch office is a specialist employment lawyer and is also involved in health and safety work. Sarah is active within the Christchurch branch of Human Resources Institute of New Zealand and co-ordinates the Employment Relations Special Interest Group.

Andrew Oh in the Christchurch office has an established commercial and property practice. He is a trustee of the University of Canterbury Foundation and his clients include Ceres NZ, Vaico, NZIHF and Aspect Furniture.

Aaron Sherriff in the Wellington office focuses on insurance law and commercial litigation. He specialises in insurance coverage and claims defence work. Aaron also has comprehensive experience managing complex commercial litigation disputes in the High Court, and in the equivalent Supreme Court of British Columbia when he worked in Vancouver.