Catherine Wei

Catherine is a New Zealand qualified Senior Associate. Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, she holds a BA/LLB from the University of Auckland, double majoring in French and Italian. She also speaks Shanghai dialect and Mandarin.

Prior to joining Pogust Goodhead, Catherine worked at a boutique City litigation firm covering a broad range of commercial disputes, notably, one of biggest claimant groups in the interchange fee proceedings supported by third party litigation funding. Before moving to London, Catherine spent several years in a commercial law and litigation firm in Auckland, frequently appearing in the District and High Courts as counsel and junior counsel, as well as assisting with applications in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Catherine also spent time as a Management Consultant at one of the “Big Four”, in which time she dealt with government agencies across New Zealand and Australia.

Born in Shanghai but raised in Auckland, as an ex-pat in London, Catherine is passionate about cultural and ethnic diversity. As a “Tidy Kiwi”, Catherine is interested in environmental issues, particularly surrounding the ways to minimise the carbon footprint of litigation and the wider legal industry.