Royden Hindle
Arbitrator, Construction Adjudicator
LLB (Hons) (Canterbury, 1982)
LLM (Cambridge, 1985)
FAMINZ (Arb) (2002)
- Arbitration
- Commercial Matters
- Commissions of Inquiry
- Companies
- Competition Law
- Contracts
- Disciplinary Matters
- Energy
- Fishing Quotas
- Forestry
- Health
- Human Rights
- Judicial Review
- Land
- NZ Bill of Rights Act
- Practice and Procedure
- Public Law
- Public Reserves and Roading
- Trade Practices
In 2021, I was made an Honorary Life Member of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ).
Services
A short form of arbitration agreement adopting the provisions of the Arbitration Act 1996, can be downloaded here (pdf).
I am also available to arbitrate on any of the forms used by the New Zealand Disputes Resolution Centre which can be found here.
If you would like to discuss particular arrangements in any given case please contact me.
The Inaugural Aotearoa New Zealand Arbitration Survey
Dr Anna Kirk and I intend this document to be a resource for encouraging and enhancing the practice of arbitration in New Zealand.
It was completed in collaboration with the New Zealand Dispute Resolution Centre, and Diana Qiu.
Download The Inaugural Aotearoa New Zealand Arbitration Survey
I provide decision making in construction matters. I accept appointments as Adjudicator directly or through the New Zealand Building Disputes Tribunal (NZBDT) – see their website.
Arbitration
A short form of arbitration agreement adopting the provisions of the Arbitration Act 1996, can be downloaded here (pdf).
I am also available to arbitrate on any of the forms used by the New Zealand Disputes Resolution Centre which can be found here.
If you would like to discuss particular arrangements in any given case please contact me.
The Inaugural Aotearoa New Zealand Arbitration Survey
Dr Anna Kirk and I intend this document to be a resource for encouraging and enhancing the practice of arbitration in New Zealand.
It was completed in collaboration with the New Zealand Dispute Resolution Centre, and Diana Qiu.
Download The Inaugural Aotearoa New Zealand Arbitration Survey
Construction Contracts
Act Adjudication
Biographical
Moved to independent bar in 1996.
Counsel Assisting Gisborne Cervical Screening Inquiry, 1999 to 2001.
Chairperson, Human Rights Review Tribunal, 2002 to 2011.
Independent Director, Mangakahia Forests Limited, 2004 to 2009.
Trustee, Wilson School Board of Trustees, 2004 to 2009.
Trustee, New Zealand International Yachting Trust, 1986 to 2013.
Holder of the Sir Ronald Davison Award for excellence in award writing in the 2001 Fellowship examinations.
Member of both the Arbitration and Adjudication Panels of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ).
President of AMINZ, August 2018 to 2020, and Council member 2012 to 2020.
AMINZ Director of Professional Studies.
Principal Arbitrator, Evaluator and Mediator at the New Zealand International Arbitration Centre, the New Zealand Disputes Resolution Centre and the Building Disputes Tribunal.
Teacher (post-graduate and under-graduate levels) in Dispute Resolution at AUT Law School, 2013 to 2022.
Awarded Honorary Life Membership of AMINZ, in 2021.
Chairperson, Health Practitioners’ Disciplinary Tribunal, 2020 to 2023.