Who Is The Gold-Plated Lawyer Peter Cooper? John Bowie, LawFuel publisher In the 1980s when I started the first ‘Rich List’ for the NZ Financial Review there were few lawyers who made the List – perhaps only Michael Friedlander – but as the world changes. The NBR bought the Review and the Rich List and […]
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Auckland Law School Merger Rejected The University of Auckland’s controversial plan to merge its Law and Business faculties is officially dead. >> Your new law job here . . After months of resistance and razor-sharp critiques from legal minds across New Zealand, Vice-Chancellor Dawn Freshwater’s proposed merger has been, in bureaucratic terms, “paused.” In plain
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>> Inhouse law role – Mercury Energy Shortland Chambers is pleased to announce that Julia Adams and Patrick Senior have joined Chambers as new members. Julia joins having spent the last six years in the litigation team at Chapman Tripp. She has broad experience in commercial and civil litigation, with particular experience in contract, trusts, energy and construction disputes,
Philip Crump has combined his legal and media knowledge, comboined with a fair dose of business and political savvy, to become one of the most powerful voices in New Zealand’s increasingly fractured media scene.
Sitting as a powerful voice on the NZME editorial board, Crump can quote both the Companies Act and the latest newsroom meme, and still have time to pen a sharp Substack column, Cranmer’s Substack, but will increasingly help shape news delivery in the newish-look NZME board.
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NZ Law Jobs include Public Defence and Dispute Resolution Roles New Zealand’s legal job market is buzzing, and LawFuel.com is at the epicentre, serving up fresh opportunities for lawyers. If you’re searching for “NZ law jobs” or seeking your next big brief, the last three weeks have seen a flurry of featured roles that are
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Russell McVeagh Promotion >> Public Defence Role – Dispute Resolution Roles Available – Check New Zealand’s leading dedicated law jobs network at LawFuel Leading New Zealand law firm Russell McVeagh has announced the promotion of Banking and Finance lawyer and home-grown talent, Sarah DeSourdy Hastings, to partner (subject to completing Law Society requirements). Sarah is a key
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We are pleased to announce the promotion of Isla Doidge, Louise Merrick, Jared Papps, Scarlet Roberts, Findlay Jacob-Sauer, Autumn McNeill and Max Williams to Senior Associate, with effect 1 June 2025. >> Public Defence Role – Dispute Resolution Roles Available – Check New Zealand’s leading dedicated law jobs network at LawFuel Chief Executive Partner, Pip England,
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Wotton Kearney has once again been named “Law Firm of the Year” for Insurance law in the Best Law Firms – Australia rankings – marking the second consecutive year the firm has received this top honour. This recognition reflects Wotton Kearney’s continued leadership in the Insurance law sector, as well as the strength of our client relationships
Bell Gully Report Highlights The Arrival Of Mass Class Action Claims The arrival of the mass class action and the emerging threat of ‘follow-on’ class actions are among the key trends highlighted in an in-depth analysis of the class actions landscape in New Zealand, released today. >> New Zealand Law Jobs Here The Big Picture:
Kiwi Lawyer Makes Forbes Under 30 List Keegan Jones, a 26-year-old lawyer from Northland, has been named to the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Asia in the social impact category. He is the only New Zealander to appear in that category this year. Jones founded a charitable trust that offers free legal clinics
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