Michael Weatherall

Michael is one of New Zealand’s pre-eminent construction lawyers. He has specialised in construction law since 1992, initially with the largest construction law firm in the UK, and since 1997 with Simpson Grierson where he heads the firm's industry-leading construction law team.

Michael’s experience extends across virtually all industry sectors, including building (commercial and residential buildings, prisons, hospitals, and sports and entertainment facilities), roading, transport, mining, tunnelling, water and wastewater, electricity, and telecommunications.

Michael is the Co-Author of Lexis Nexis’ “Kennedy Grant and Weatherall on Construction Law in New Zealand”, the country’s leading practitioner text. He is a member of the Standards New Zealand Committee which drafted the New Zealand Standard Conditions of Contract for Construction and Engineering Projects, NZS3910:2013, and the associated suite of contracts. He is a past President and Honorary Lifetime Member of the New Zealand Society of Construction Law.

Prior to qualifying as a lawyer Michael was a structural engineer and project manager and remains a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng).