Frazer Barton
Partner, Ōtepoti | Dunedin
BA, LLB (Hons), University of Otago
Frazer Barton is a Partner at Anderson Lloyd and heads the Otago litigation team. He was on the Anderson Lloyd Board for 16 years. Frazer was the Chair of Partners at Anderson Lloyd from 2002 to 2004 and again from April 2015 to 2021. He has always been a litigation specialist, enjoying the challenge of court work and advocacy.
Frazer has appeared at all levels of the law, from District Court to Privy Council and Supreme Court, and his many cases include those that have established important principles of law.
Frazer’s litigation experience includes civil, quasi-criminal, insurance (with a professional indemnity emphasis), insolvency, commercial disputes, Family Protection and estates.
Frazer has a First Class Honours Degree in Law from the University of Otago, specialising in the area of public law. He was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in January 1985, and became a Partner in Anderson Lloyd’s predecessor firm in 1988.
Frazer is the President of the New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa (but currently on a leave of absence from that role), a former President of the Otago Branch of the New Zealand Law Society, and a faculty member of the New Zealand Law Society Litigation Skills Programme. He is a member of the Council of the University of Otago (currently on a leave of absence from that role). Frazer is also a member of the New Zealand Insurance Law Association, and the Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association of New Zealand (RITANZ). Frazer is recommended for his expertise in Litigation Law by the ‘Best Lawyers’ rankings.yers’ rankings.
Publications
- Frazer Barton named as one of NZ Lawyer’s Most Influential Lawyers 2024
- Anderson Lloyd recognised in 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in New Zealand
- New Zealand Insurance Law Association conference 2023
- Congratulations to Anderson Lloyd Partner Frazer Barton, who has been re-elected as New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa President for another 12 month term.
- Congratulations to Anderson Lloyd partner Frazer Barton, who has been elected as the 33rd President of the New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa.
- Most influential lawyers 2022