Andrew Caisley
Partner

Andrew Caisley is based in the Auckland office. 

He has appeared regularly in all industrial and employment forums from the Mediation Service to the Court of Appeal from 1989 onwards. He has experience under the Labour Relations Act 1987, the Employment Contracts Act 1991 and the Employment Relations Act 2000. 

He has worked extensively for employers in unionised sectors, particularly in the waterfront and shipping, aviation and transport industries, the pulp and paper industry and publishing. He has experience in drafting both strike and lockout notices and regularly advises employer clients in industrial situations, including pickets, arising from either bargaining or from major restructuring. Since 2004, he has also been involved in a number of facilitated bargaining processes in the Employment Relations Authority.  

He was counsel in the leading Court of Appeal decision on summary dismissal for serious misconduct. He has extensive experience in putting together major restructuring exercises. Andrew has also been a regular lecturer at post graduate level at the University of Auckland.