Dominique Cochrane

Senior Associate

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BA/LLB

+64 9 930 8205

Dominique is a family lawyer with a focus on relationship property and parenting disputes.

Dominique has experience in matters concerning separation, the division of relationship property, family violence, parenting arrangements, adoption and surrogacy, estate claims and the appointment of welfare guardians and property managers under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988.

Dominique was admitted in 2013 and began her career in corporate law, first as in-house counsel for a publicly listed company then in the corporate advisory team at a large national law firm. Dominique brings that commercial perspective and pragmatism to her family law practice. Dominique has resolved matters through negotiation and mediation, and appears for clients in the Family Court.

Alongside her law degree, Dominique has a bachelor of arts, majoring in psychology.

Dominique was recognised as a rising star in the 2026 Doyle’s Guide and is a member of the Family Law Section.

Experience

Lead counsel in a defended Family Court hearing involving multiple issues under the Care of Children Act 2004.

Junior counsel for a complex Hague Convention hearing.

Junior counsel at a successful mediation involving a complex estate claim between children and the second wife of the deceased.

Advising on a pre-nuptial agreement concerning a multi-million-dollar asset base, including numerous properties held in various company and trust structures.

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Publications

Lead counsel in a defended Family Court hearing involving multiple issues under the Care of Children Act 2004.

Junior counsel for a complex Hague Convention hearing.

Junior counsel at a successful mediation involving a complex estate claim between children and the second wife of the deceased.

Advising on a pre-nuptial agreement concerning a multi-million-dollar asset base, including numerous properties held in various company and trust structures.

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