Polly is a barrister and arbitrator at Bankside Chambers in Auckland and at Bankside Singapore. Polly joined the independent bar after over a decade as a partner in pre-eminent commercial law firm Russell McVeagh, including a term as Chair of the Partnership.

As an arbitrator, Polly has been appointed to both domestic and international commercial disputes. The subject matter of those arbitrations has included commercial contracts, cross border commerce, claims in tort, partnership disputes, commercial property and leases. Polly is experienced in construction disputes, both as counsel and decision maker.

Polly has extensive experience as a construction contracts adjudicator, having been appointed to determine over 30 disputes.

Polly has been a Fellow of AMINZ since 2018, when she was awarded the Sir Ronald Davison Award for Excellence in Arbitral Award Writing. She is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK).