Livingston & Livingston is a Wellington law firm based at 32 Mulgrave Street, with a specialty focus on civil litigation. Alongside that core focus, the team provides general legal services across a wide range of practice areas, including commercial law, dispute resolution, property law, insolvency, family law, employment, immigration, contracts and human rights.
The firm places an emphasis on building strong relationships with clients, offering a free 20-minute legal consultation to new clients along with a range of fee structures designed to suit different needs and budgets. The aim, as the firm describes it, is to ensure clients get real value and the best possible results from their engagement.
Beyond client work, Livingston & Livingston also shares legal commentary and insights, including contributions from the firm's team on issues such as commercial rent relief during Covid-19, published in outlets like Stuff and the National Business Review.
Livingston & Livingston describes itself as a trusted Wellington law firm, based at 32 Mulgrave Street in the city. While the practice offers general legal services across a broad range of areas, its specialty focus is civil litigation, giving the firm a particular depth of experience in resolving disputes that end up before the courts.
Alongside civil litigation, the Livingston & Livingston team works across commercial law, dispute resolution, property law, insolvency, family law, employment, immigration, contracts and human rights. That breadth means the firm can support clients through a variety of legal situations, from commercial disagreements and property transactions to employment issues and immigration matters, while keeping civil litigation as its core strength.
The firm places real emphasis on building strong relationships with clients from the outset. New clients are offered a free 20-minute legal consultation, giving them the chance to discuss their situation and understand their options before committing to anything further. On top of that, Livingston & Livingston offers a range of fee structures, aiming to make sure clients get genuine value and the best possible results from working with the team, whatever their budget or the nature of their matter.
Beyond direct client work, the Livingston & Livingston team also contributes to public discussion on legal issues affecting Wellington and New Zealand businesses. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the firm's Michael Moughan shared views on commercial rent relief, comparing New Zealand's approach with Australia's in an article for Stuff, arguing that New Zealand should strike a fairer balance for landlords and tenants alike. He also spoke to the National Business Review about the difficulties landlords faced navigating commercial rent in the early stages of the pandemic, and the firm published a letter to Ministers on Covid-19 and commercial rents as part of its advocacy on the issue.
This kind of commentary reflects the firm's broader approach: staying engaged with the practical legal issues affecting its clients and the wider business community, not just handling matters privately behind closed doors.
Clients or prospective clients can reach Livingston & Livingston by email at [email protected], by phone, or through the contact form on the firm's website. The practice is also active on Facebook, where updates and further information about the firm's work can be found.
For anyone in Wellington facing a civil dispute, or needing support with commercial, property, employment or family law matters, Livingston & Livingston positions itself as a firm that combines specialist litigation experience with a genuinely broad service offering — backed by a free initial consultation to help clients understand where they stand before making any commitment.