The Power List features 12 barristers, lead by David Goddard QC and including some of the major names in the law. Senior silks like Jim Farmer, David Williams and Robert Fisher have been at the forefront of the profession for many years. However, the changing nature of the bar also sees others who are nudging the List, including the following senior barristers. Jack … [Read more...]
Power List: Up-and-Coming Litigation Stars
Litigation is a tough game, but a steady stream of young litigators are making their mark on the legal scene, working in civil and criminal courts and steadily building their reputations. We have some of the up-and-comers here. Kerry Cook - The Defender Kerry Cook took the relatively rare route directly to the independent Bar, securing a pupillage at a Chambers and … [Read more...]
18. Martin Smith
IRD legal boss Martin Smith has one of the most influential and largest in-house legal teams in the country under his management. Formerly a tax consulting partner in a major accounting practice in Sydney and Director of Taxation Research for Ernst & Young in New Zealand, he has degrees from Adelaide University and a Masters in Tax Law from Auckland. Relishing a low … [Read more...]
28. Nick Wells
Chapman Tripp Chief Executive Partner Nick Wells heads one of the country's most powerful law firms, as well as having some key influence in the Labour-lead government. Although not Maori himself, his Maori children and partner and strong iwi connections have created a strong Maori law practice, including advising government, the Office of Treaty Settlements and iwi … [Read more...]
32. Nicola Sladden
Banking Ombudsman Nicola Sladden has made an impact in her role monitoring banking practices. Appointed in 2015, Sladden has a background in legal practice followed by her achievement of a Masters in Public Health at Boston University before returning to New Zealand to work for the Health and Disability Commission. Changes to the procedures regarding banking complaints … [Read more...]