MANAGING PARTNER

Candice Murphy

Candice Murphy
MANAGING PARTNER
09 489 0723
PA: Jenny Main, 09 489 0724
Candice leads the employment team and is a member of the Workplace Investigators Association (AWI). Candice is also an experienced relationship property lawyer and is Managing Partner of Simpson Western.

Candice has over 20 years’ experience in all aspects of employment law. She has also completed Workplace Investigator training through AWI enabling her to successfully carry out external investigations into workplace issues and complaints.

 

“I became a lawyer motivated by a desire to help people.  More than two decades later that key motivation has not changed.  However, law for me is not just about advising on what the ‘law’ requires or just stepping my clients through a correct legal progress.  Law is more than that.  My extensive experience working with individuals and organisations enables me to anticipate potential outcomes and assess needs.  This allows for strategic thinking and planning to get you the outcomes and objectives you want. Law is all about creative problem solving.  That is where I thrive.”

 

Candice is Mum to three sons and is active in the schooling community. She is currently a Board Member at Murrays Bay Intermediate School and former Board Member at Takapuna Primary School. Candice loves all forms of adventure activities, rugby, and fishing and has recently spent time volunteering in Africa, working with injured and habituated African animals.

  • Qualifications

    LLB (Hons), University of Auckland 2003

    University of Auckland Senior Law Prize 2002

    BA (History and Ancient History), University of Auckland 1998

    Workplace Investigation Training (Level 1)

  • Professional Memberships

    Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand

    New Zealand Law Society

    NZ Law

    Association of Workplace Investigators

    Auckland Women Lawyers Association

Candice Murphy
MANAGING PARTNER
09 489 0723
PA: Jenny Main, 09 489 0724

Areas of EXPERTISE

  • Personal grievances and managed exits
  • Disciplinary, performance and dismissal processes
  • Restraint of trade advice, injunctions and enforcement
  • Restructuring, redundancies and due diligence on business purchases
  • Employment agreements/independent contractor agreements/policy reviews
  • Workplace Investigations
  • Workplace health and safety
  • Relationship property contracting out agreements
  • Relationship property settlement agreements
  • Spousal maintenance
  • Relationship property disputes, mediation and litigation