5. Matt Whineray There are few power assets more powerful than controlling money – and when the money is close to $30 billion you have a great deal of power. Matt Whineray, as chief investment officer at the New Zealand Super Fund has more say than just about anyone in the country on major investments […]
New Entrant The new Justice Secretary and Justice Chief Executive from February 2019, Andrew Kibblewhite has benefited from the sweeping changes undertaken at the top echelons of the Civili Service. Formerly head of the powerful Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), Kibblewhite replaces Andrew Bridgman, a List departure, who heads to Defence, and will
3. Una Jagose Solicitor General A rapid rise up the rankings for Una Jagose, who was appointed to replace retired Solicitor General Michael Heron QC in November 2015. Una Jagose had already held a position of considerable power as acting head of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB). She had previously been Deputy Solicitor, Crown
2. Rob Everett CEO, Financial Markets Authority Executive of the Financial Markets Authority, has overseen the strengthening of FMA’s powers since joining the agency in 2014. Exercising wide powers that are getting wider under the current government, the FMA has also undertaken a review with the Reserve Bank on the NZ banking sector in the
A powerful constitutional role, a sharp brain and a successful legal and commercial career place Dame Patsy Reddy as one of the more formidable occupants of Government House. Although there are few instances when the Governor-General may exercise discretion under her reserve powers (which includes appointing a Prime Minster and forcing a dissolution of Parliament and refusing
Will Robertson* LawFuel recently provided a list of names as a likely short list of candidates for the Chief Justice’s position. Dame Sian Elias is due to retire in March. David Goddard QC, last year’s LawFuel lawyer of the year and one of pre-eminent barristers in the country may well be just the man to fit the
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Vincent McCartney* Phase 2 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act (AML/CFT Act) is now live for accountants in practice and lawyers. These professionals are now required to perform ‘customer due diligence’ on their clients to verify their identity and ‘know your customer’ (KYC). The traditional method of identifying a client is
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Who is Richard Coleman QC? A member of Fountain Court Chambers,Richard Coleman QC is a leading barrister practising in commercial dispute resolution, banking, financial services and professional discipline. His practice has ranged across banking and regulatory disputes incuding Bank Charges litigation, the PPI judicial review, the FCA’s investigation into LIBOR manipulation, the misselling of interest
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Phil Newland, Director of litigation funder LPF Group, is calling for the Government to hold a public inquiry into the conduct of large insurance companies on the back of an investigation published today by Newsroom, one of New Zealand’s leading independent news and current affairs websites. “The Newsroom article (https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2018/10/14/271831/uk-qc-questions-fairness-and-bias-in-chief-justices-judgment) examines one particularly concerning example
The New Zealand Law Society says it totally rejects reported assertions that it goes easy on lawyers in large law firms in order to continue collecting revenue from practising certificates. “The Law Society regulates all 14,000 lawyers with a New Zealand practising certificate without any preference. To suggest that a lawyer would not be disciplined
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