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Has The Ellis Case Seen Supreme Court ‘Bleeding Heart’ Judges Captured by Tikanga?

The NZ Herald veteran columnist Audrey Young examined the \’audacious\’ capture of the Supreme Court, in particular Justice Glazebrook, who had previously raised the issue via a minute to the lawyers representing both sides. Ellis, who was not Maori, was provided the ability to appeal his convictions posthumously but the issue of tikanga Maori was […]

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New Zealand’s Millionaire-Making Law Firm And The Dozen Power Lawyers in Business

The growth of business opportunities continues to attract a multitude of lawyers in both corporate law and those involved in entrepreneurial activities. We have previously reported on the ‘millionaire factory’ of Russell McVeagh, which has led to the creation of a significant number of business leaders. The firm has produced a clutch of business leaders

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Jacque Lethbridge Resigns From NZLS In Wake of Heron Report

New Zealand Law News, NZ Featured Posts / October 3, 2022

The recently elected president of the New Zealand Law Society, Jacque Lethbridge, has resigned from the role following the \”culture review\” report commissioned by the NZLS from Michael Heron KC. The report, released this week, related to what the NZLS said was the “breakdown in the relationship between the President and the then Chief Executive

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Tech Partner Joins Duncan Cotterill Taking Firm Partner Number to 49

Duncan Cotterill, Law Firms, NZ Press Releases / October 3, 2022

Duncan Cotterill have been joined by technology and privacy lawyer Peter Fernando. >> Latest Law Jobs Here Fernando is based in the firm\’s Christchurch office, according to the Duncan Cotterill press release. “This is a period when many organisations are increasingly cloud-based, recognising the need to integrate various existing systems with new platforms, often using

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AIA Face $700,000 Penalty Following FMA Court Proceeding

NZ Press Releases / October 3, 2022

The Auckland High Court has ordered life insurer AIA to pay a pecuniary penalty of $700,000 for making false and/or misleading representations to some customers, following proceedings brought by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko. AIA admitted to the conduct last year in court. The FMA and AIA agreed a penalty of $700,000 reflected

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Former NZ Law Society CEO Takes New Role

New Zealand Law News, NZ Featured Posts / October 2, 2022

Joanna Simon\’s short term at the New Zealand Law Society as CEO has seen her take a new position as Chief Executive of the Starship Foundation. She served as NZLS CEO for a little over a year, resigning over alleged ng launched review of \’behavioural concerns\’ involving Society\’s president, Jacque Lethbridge. The Law Society has

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Olivia Wensley – New Entrant & Legal Workplace Activist On The LawFuel Power List

Headlining NZ, New Zealand Law News / September 30, 2022

“It was like a frat house” – she said of one law firm Queenstown mayoral candidate Olivia Wensley is one of the new entrants on LawFuel’s soon-to-be-published Power List of New Zealand’s 50 most powerful lawyers. >> Latest law jobs on LawFuel’s Jobs Network – The Best Law Jobs Network The former #Metoo activist and

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Paul Majurey

New Zealand Law News, NZ Featured Posts, NZPowerList2022 / September 30, 2022

Business leader New Entrant Paul Majurey has been at logger heads with newly elected Auckland mayor Wayne Brown, who has sought his and his board’s resignation of the Auckland Council’s property arm. But Majurey, of law firm Atkins Holm Majurey, has not bowed at time of publication to any such request. A new entrant to

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Former Lane Neave Partner Joins Wynn Williams

NZ Press Releases / September 29, 2022

Wynn Williams have recruited former Lane Neave partner Paula Nicolaou, a lawyer who has specialised in major infrastructure and project law issues over the past 25 years. She has acted on probjects for clients including the University of Canterbury, Department of Corrections, local and regional authorities, property investors, airports and CERA. The announcement was made

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Chapman Tripp Partner On NZX \’Excellence Centre\’

Chapman Tripp, NZ Press Releases, Power Law Firms - New Zealand / September 28, 2022

Chapman Tripp partner Rachel Dunne has been appointed a foundation member of the NZX Corporate Governance Institute, which NZX expects will become a centre of excellence for corporate governance in New Zealand’s listed companies. >> New jobs – Litigation, In-house, Government – More Quality Jobs on LawFuel\’s Network Here Rachel is a corporate and commercial partner, specialising

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