Understand disputes earlier. Act before they escalate.

    Reso gives people and organisations an early, structured view of a dispute, grounded in New Zealand law, so they can understand where they stand and decide what to do before the matter becomes more difficult or expensive.

    Review your position privately, or invite the other party to a shared assessment.

    Grounded in curated New Zealand legislation and case law • Sources cited • Private or shared assessment

    Inside an assessment

    A structured first view of the matter, with the sources it relies on.

    • Issues identified
    • Evidence considered
    • Strengths and weaknesses
    • Relevant legislation
    • Comparable cases
    • Indicative settlement guidance
    Example Reso assessment of an employment dispute, showing the likely outcome and an indicative settlement range
    Example assessment: an employment dispute, showing the likely outcome and an indicative settlement range.

    How it works

    From the first details to a clear assessment, in minutes.

    1. 1.

      Tell Reso what happened

      Describe the dispute in your own words, the way you'd explain it to a colleague. You don't need the legal terms; Reso asks the questions that matter, so the important facts come through.

    2. 2.

      Upload the relevant evidence

      Add the contracts, emails, invoices and notes you already have. The assessment works from what the documents actually say, not just what anyone remembers.

    3. 3.

      Receive a structured first assessment

      The assessment sets out the legal issues, where your position is strong or exposed, and what your options are, with every point tied back to New Zealand law so you can check it.

    4. 4.

      Decide what happens next

      With the picture in front of you, you can settle it directly, share the assessment with the other party, negotiate from firmer ground, or take it to a lawyer or mediator with the groundwork done.

    “I was winging it on gut feel and Google, terrified a technicality will turn a minor issue into a major payout.”

    - Employing business owner, Wellington

    The product

    See exactly what each assessment is based on.

    Every assessment sets out the issues, the evidence considered and the legal sources it relies on, so you can see the basis of the analysis rather than take it on trust.

    Getting started

    You start by choosing whether it's just you or both sides, the type of dispute and your role. Then you describe what happened and add your documents.

    Reso's new case form, where you choose who is taking part, the type of dispute and your role
    Strengths and weaknesses

    Reso sets out the strengths and weaknesses of each side, with the legislation and cases behind every point, so you know what to shore up before a conversation gets difficult.

    Reso assessment showing the strengths and weaknesses of the employer's and the employee's positions
    Legislation and case law

    Each legal question is worked through against the legislation and case law, with every source cited so you can check it yourself or share it with your lawyer.

    Reso legal analysis of whether remedies are available, citing sections of the Employment Relations Act and Employment Court decisions

    Solutions

    Built for three areas of New Zealand law.

    Employment

    Covers personal grievances, wage and holiday pay claims, and disputes about performance or disciplinary processes.

    For employers and HR teams deciding how to respond to a grievance, and for employees who want to understand their rights.

    Learn more

    Construction

    Coming soon

    Covers payment claims and schedules, defective or incomplete work, and delay claims under the Construction Contracts Act.

    For contractors, subcontractors and owners who need to decide how to respond while the work carries on.

    Learn more

    Real estate

    Coming soon

    Covers misrepresentation, disclosure failures, professional conduct and commission disputes.

    For agencies, vendors and buyers who want a complaint resolved before it becomes a formal one.

    Learn more

    The process

    Not every dispute needs a lawyer on day one. Reso helps you tell which ones do.

    Reso isn't a replacement for mediation, a lawyer or formal adjudication. It sits earlier in the process, in the gap between something going wrong and deciding what to do about it.

    1.

    Issue arises

    Something goes wrong: a staff member raises a grievance, a payment claim goes unpaid, or a buyer complains about a property.

    2.

    Reso assessment

    You put the facts and evidence into Reso. It assesses them against the New Zealand law that applies and shows you the issues, where you stand and what your options are.

    3.

    Decide the path

    Then you choose: sort it out internally or with the other party, negotiate with a clearer view of the position, or escalate to a lawyer, mediator or adjudication with the groundwork done.

    For teams and organisations

    A consistent first view across every dispute.

    When disputes are part of the job, the hardest part is often the first few days: working out what a claim is really about, what the paperwork says, and whether it needs a lawyer.

    Reso does that first pass the same way for every matter. People and HR teams, construction businesses and real estate groups can quickly see which disputes are routine and which need senior attention. Legal and risk teams receive matters that are already organised.

    For lawyers and mediators

    Give lawyers and mediators a better starting point.

    Reso is not a substitute for professional judgement. It can help structure the facts, evidence and initial legal issues earlier, so clients arrive better prepared and professional time is spent where it adds most value.

    In practice, clients who have used Reso arrive having already set out what happened and gathered their documents. They bring a first view of the legal issues, the sources behind it and an early sense of where a settlement might land. It also makes triage easier, because you can quickly see which matters need your time.

    Reso for professionals

    Capabilities

    What every assessment gives you.

    Curated New Zealand sources

    Reso works from New Zealand legislation and decisions selected and indexed by lawyers, not the open internet, and every citation can be checked.

    Your documents, taken into account

    Upload contracts, correspondence and records, and the assessment shows which ones it relied on, so you can follow how it reached its view.

    Private or shared assessment

    Check your own position privately first, or invite the other party so you both work from the same assessment of the same facts.

    The same structure every time

    Issues, strengths, risks, options and indicative settlement guidance are always set out in the same order, so assessments are easy to compare and discuss.

    Easy to share

    Share the assessment with your team, your lawyer or your mediator, so everyone starts the conversation from the same page.

    Built around NZ law

    Assessments follow the legislation and timeframes that apply to your matter, so you can see which rules actually govern your dispute.

    Understand where you stand, before you decide what to do.

    Start an assessment of your own matter, or book a demo to see how Reso works across a team.

    Reso provides AI-assisted analysis and is not legal advice or a substitute for a lawyer, mediator or formal dispute resolution. Review any output before relying on it.