Sir David Williams QC, former jurist and New Zealand’s leading arbitrator retains one of the busiest arbitration practices in New Zealand, ruling on some of the most complex and high value arbitrations in the world where he has been involved either as counsel or arbitrator in over 130 international arbitrations. His work involving oil and […]
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
Robert Fisher QC is regarded as one of the key ‘go to’ mediators by many in the corporate world and has achieved a high profile with his various assignments and writings on evidential, arbitration and related issues. A former High Court judge, having retired from the bench in 2004, he has applied himself fulltime to his arbitration and
Brian Dickey’s role as Auckland Crown Prosecutor has been strong, but the role has lacked the power it once possessed with the Crown Law cutbacks and the split of the Auckland role with the appointment of South Auckland prosecutor Natalie Walker to handle much of the criminal work. Nevertheless, the role as chief prosecutor in
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
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
John McFetridge, GM Personal Client Services, Perpetual Guardian Whether for succession planning, risk mitigation or other reasons, swelling numbers of professional services providers – chiefly lawyers and accountants – are seeking to divest themselves of their trusteeships and trust books generally. Building a number of trusts and trusteeships might have been decades in the making
How To Transfer a Trust Book: A 12-Point Guide For Lawyers Read More »
Chris Finlayson QC’s valedictory speech to Parliament displayed his traditional, no-nonsense, witty approach to his work. Watch the speech here. David Farrer’s Kiwiblog carried a distinctively sharp Finlayson response to an ungracious comment from a former MP, as follows: A former MP sent this lovely message out of the blue to Chris Finlayson after his
The victims of sexual harassment are LawFuel’s ‘Lawyer of the Year’. For the New Zealand Law Society 2018 has been a year of almost unparalleled disruption and upheaval. There have been other such years, of course. Major world events, firm defalcations and failures, but the issue of sexual harassment and bullying has been exceptional as
LawFuel New Zealand Lawyer of the Year: The Harassment Victim Read More »
Kevin McKee* Newly appointed Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann, 56, has reached the pinnacle of her profession with her appointment. Appointed yesterday by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, the appointment was also something of a surprise to legal pundits, including LawFuel who picked Justice Kos as the front-runner in the contest. The Prime Minister said the consultation
Justice Helen Winkelmann The ‘Perfect Child’ And 7 Things To Know About Her Read More »
