VANESSA BRUTON QC (LLB, M.Com.Law(Hons))

CAREER HISTORY

• Admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand – 1995
• Solicitor – Hesketh Henry 1995 to 1999
• Solicitor / Senior Associate Brookfields Lawyers 1999 to 2004
• Litigation Partner – Brookfields Lawyers 2004 to 2011
• Litigation Partner – TGT Legal –1 March 2011 to 31 July 2014- TGT Legal is a leading boutique trust firm.  I was the founding litigation partner.
• Admitted as a barrister of the High Court of the Cook Islands – 2012
• Barrister sole from 1 August 2014
• Appointed Queen's Counsel 2016

MEMBER

• New Zealand Law Society
• Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants New Zealand, Trust Special Interest Group
• Auckland Women Lawyers’ Association
• Auckland District Law Society Inc
• New Zealand Bar Association
• ACTAPS (Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists) (UK)