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Melissa Bell

Special Counsel · Fee Langstone

New ZealandInsurance, Insurance Litigation

About

Special Counsel at Fee Langstone with over 20 years' experience in insurance litigation and advisory across New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia. She has worked on first-party property claims, reinsurance disputes, life insurance, liability policies and financial lines, has extensive in‑house experience advising claims, product, underwriting and customer teams, and returned to Fee Langstone in 2024.

Practice areas

InsuranceInsurance LitigationReinsuranceLife InsuranceProfessional IndemnityFinancial Lines

Office

Expertise

First-party property claimsPolicy wording and draftingReinsurance disputesProfessional indemnity and disciplinary claimsClaims management and in-house counsel supportLegal support to general and life insurance brands

Admissions

  • Admitted, Queensland, Australia