Auckland lawyer Ana Lenard, who came to New Zealand from war-torn Yugoslavia in 1994, has been awarded the New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin scholarship for outstanding women lawyers. The award honours Ethel Benjamin, New Zealand’s first woman barrister and solicitor, who was admitted to the bar in 1897. For over 20 years, through these awards, […]
The Commerce Commission has finalised the criteria it will use to assess whether a lender is ‘fit and proper’ under changes to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCF Act) after receiving submissions from interested stakeholders. The confirmed ‘fit and proper’ criteria focus on whether all directors and senior managers of lenders and mobile traders are
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Russell McVeagh posted apiece on LinkedIn admiring the “bold move” of Stuff CEO Sinead Boucher purchasing the troubled media group for $1, posting a picturre of Boucher handing over the purchase amount to Wellington-based partner Mei Fern Johnson last week. The law firm worked on the management buyout, with four partners working on the buyout
Buddle Findlay is the only New Zealand law firm to be chosen to participate in the Centre for Legal Innovation (CLI) at The College of Law’s inaugural Innovation Incubator program. CLI is a legal industry focussed think tank for Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific. CLI’s remit is to provide thought leadership, practical research and opportunities
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Powered by LawFuel – Russell McVeagh has continued to assist clients with a number of notable transactions throughout the lockdown, helping to deliver results in what has been a turbulent environment for many corporates. National Practice Group Chair for Corporate Advisory David Hoare said, “we’ve been really proud of how our teams have pulled together during this period
Chapman Tripp partner David Patterson wrote an opinion piece for Stuff which – correctly in our view – indicated the huge economic harm coming kiwis’ way as a result of the lockdown. Patterson (right) is also the National Party’s candidate for the Rongotai seat and so there is a strong political agenda at work here,
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Justice Minister Andrew Little has announced details of further appointments to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, including leading Queens Counsel Nigel Hampton. The Commission will begin receiving applications for review of convictions and sentences from 1 July 2020. Who Are Our Up-and-Coming Leading Litigators? Take The LawFuel Survey Paula Rose has investigation experience, is a current member of
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The Auckland Law School has received a $5 million bequest from one of its former academics, the late Professor Brian Coote, a private law expert who died last year. The author of the influencial “Exception Clauses”, Professor Coote taught at the school for over 30 years and was Dean for four years until 1987. Who
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Dramatically Changed Landscape Confronts Legal Profession From skills shortages and high demand for professionals of all kinds, the sudden prospect of a deep recession or even depression has fundamentally shifted the landscape practically overnight. For legal professionals, the exact extent of the fallout is as yet unclear for NZ law jobs, but candidates should be
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