13 Peter Boshier The Ombudsman has long held power over government departments and others, and Peter Boshier’s range of actions in recent times have demonstrated the Office’s ability to investigate a wide range of enquiries into malfeasance allegations, including falsified information developed by Christchurch City Council employees, staff assaults at a mental health unit. It […]
Trust law is changing, and with it the degree of risk carried by trustees. The times of having trust work on the side and responding as and when prompted by co-trustees or beneficiaries are gone. A new legislative environment, coupled with the specialist nature of fiduciary services, poses a challenge to those who do trustee
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14 Brendan Horsley Holding a powerful role as the decider upon major criminal appeals, including manifestly inadequate sentencing issues, Brendan Horsley holds a major role where even his boss, Solicitor General Una Jagose will not tread. As the man also responsible for the Crown prosecution network he is also a fully, hands-on operator with power
34 Jessica Palmer New Entrant As Dean at Otago Law School Professor Palmer holds sway over one of the country’s most popular law schools and follows in the footsteps of fellow Power List member Professor Mark Henaghan as a key influencer over entrants to the profession. The daughter of AUT Law School Dean Professor Charles
42 Raynor Asher QC New Entrant Since retiring from the Court of Appeal in early 2019, Raynor Asher has commenced practice from Richmond Chambers providing mediation, arbitration and litigation advice – and been busy with it. One of a number of retired jurists who have returned to private practice, principally as mediators and arbitrators, Raynor
18 Mai Chen Increasingly involved in diversity and related issues, constitutional lawyer Mai Chen is also chair of the Superdiversity Institute for Law, Policy and Business and focused on addressing New Zealand’s increasing superdiversity, including achieving a further ‘cover girl’ status for the November LawTalk. Continuing as lead partner in the public law firm she
New Entrant Bell Gully’s Simon Watt was on the climate change wagon well before others climbed aboard, achieving an international reputation for his work in the area. The recent establishment of the Lawyers for Climate Change Action, lead by Shortland Chambers’ Jenny Cooper QC and joined by a phalanx of climate lawyers, has highlighted the
Winston Peters’ case over his superannuation privacy lawsuit has cost the taxpayer over half a million dollars to defend, Radio NZ have reported. Peters filed lawsuits against the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), former National MPs Paula Bennett and Anne Tolley, State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes and former MSD boss Brendan Boyle. His claim, which
Legal luminary and identity Sir Ian Barker has provided some colourful and insightful discussion on some of New Zealand’s leading legal identities from his time as a law clerk and from his early years in practice. >> See new law jobs listed today on the LawFuel Jobs Network – Litigation, Commercial, Government He notes that
Going Boldly Where No Woman Lawyer Has Gone Before . . The Space Lawyer New Zealand’s booming space industry has produced one of the world’s first Space lawyers. Rachel Moore & Kate Green spoke with Dr Maria Pozza Maria Pozza is New Zealand’s only space lawyer. Far from talking to aliens, she spends her time,
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