NZ Press Releases

Top New Zealand law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts is pleased to announce its new strategic partnership with Iron Duke Partners, the country’s leader in helping clients navigate public policy to deliver excellent commercial outcomes. In an ever-changing landscape of public policy and global trade, New Zealand businesses are seeking to improve their ongoing performance, and need excellent advice to benefit […]

The Government has announced that a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch mosques terror attack may feature former Chief Justice Sian Elias QC as its head, according to sources. The inquiry was announced this week by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, following the attack that killed 50 people and injured dozens more, which raised serious

Commercial property lawyer Sarah Blackmore has joined Russell McVeagh as Special Counsel as the firm’s latest appointment in its growingProperty and Construction team. With more than 14 years’ experience, Sarah brings extensive commercial property expertise and specialist knowledge in commercial leasing, residential subdivisions, forestry, and foreign investment in New Zealand property. Sarah has a proven ability to build strong rapport

The Government’s negligent actions in allowing the deadly Psa disease into New Zealand will again be under close scrutiny as the kiwifruit case heads to the Court of Appeal this week. Nine years after the Psa outbreak which decimated the kiwifruit industry in New Zealand, the Government has appealed the decision that found MPI negligent

More lawyers than ever . . that’s the result of the Law Society’s latest stats on the New Zealand legal profession, which show over 14,000 lawyers holding practising certificates. That amounts to one lawyer for every 365 people in the country, one of the highest per-capital lawyers-per-head in the world. As LawFuel reported eight years