New Zealand Law News

  New Zealand Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy GNZM, QSO, DStJ has been made a Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Directors (IoD). The honour is the highest the IoD can award, reserved for directors who have made a sustained and prominent contribution to governance, business and their communities. Dame Patsy has been an influential leader […]

In a judgment released this week, the Supreme Court reviewed and restated the principles relating to contract interpretation and implied terms. In doing so, the Supreme Court rejected the Court of Appeal’s approach, which had sought to narrow those principles by limiting the use of evidence from outside the contract to determine the meaning of the contract.​ Principles

Leading crown prosecutors Deb Davies and Guy Carter have joined Ben Vanderkolk as partners in BVA The Practice. Deb Davies has been with BVA since 2005 and has been a senior crown prosecutor for 16 years. She has led more than 200 trials in the High and District Courts and is highly respected by police

More than 117 native animals to be slaughtered as ‘David & Goliath’ legal battle threatened Marlborough District Council’s port company kills off Marlborough’s leading tourism experience– with unjust forced closure of Picton’s iconic thriving aquarium and wildlife rehabilitation & breeding centre and its Picton Cinemas – a World First In what could be a world first, Picton’s

Top tier law firm recognises its exceptional people in mid-year promotions MinterEllisonRuddWatts–Market leading law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts has promoted three lawyers to Senior Associate as part of its mid-year promotions, further bolstering the firm’s prominence across the tax, construction and dispute resolution practices. Chief Executive Andrew Poole says: “As a partnership, we are committed to recognising

Among the fascinating law roles that have come onto the LawFuel Network this week is an interesting role as a ‘Democracy Support Officer’ with the Whanganui City Council. The job involves supporting the Council’s Democracy Support team and includes preparing agendas, taking minutes, supporting the procedural officer, managing meeting requirements, coordinating public forum requests and