11 Chris Finlayson, QC Former Attorney General and Treaty Minister Chris Finlayson QC’s return to the bar in Auckland where he has joined Bankside Chambers with a view towards handling litigation and arbitration matters, along with iwi issues in their various forms. His nine years as a Crown Minister and as Attorney General have provided […]
Treasury Power Last Year: 15 Formerly the Treasury’s head of legal, Jeremy Salmond has now moved to a new role as Director of the Judicial Office for Senior Courts at the interface between the executive and the judiciary. At a time when political and other issues are increasingly holding the potential for judicial involvement, the
Queens Counsel Kristy McDonald, a colleague and close friend of Bruce Squire, writes about the remarkable cases and life of one of New Zealand’s top silks, who died on September 30 He was the only son of a Northland naval man who had fought in the Battle of the River Plate. He was the child
David Williams, QC January 9, 2019 by LawFuel Editors (Edit) 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 150
12 Alan Galbraith, QC Alan Galbraith continues to handle heavyweight commercial litigation, as well as being involved in sporting issues that grabbed headlines during 2019. The treatment of recreational athletes in respect of anti-doping rules was a matter that lead to stringent criticism of Drug Free Sport NZ (DFSNZ) by the Sports Tribunal, of which
30 Nick Wells 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 and a key role as an advisor on Maori issues. Although not Maori himself, his Maori children and partner and strong iwi connections have created
35 Pip Greenwood Since stepping down from her partnership role at Russell McVeagh, Pip Greenwood has hardly slowed. In April she took a role as director of Westpac NZ and currently also serves as a director of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Spark NZ, the A2 Milk Company, and Vulcan Steel. However, as a high profile,
Ann Brennan head the legal team at the powerful Ministry of Business and Innovation and Employment (MBIE) the oft-criticised but nonetheless highly influencial civil service branch set up in 2012 to help power New Zealand’s economic development. A former senior counsel at Westpac and the Public Trust Ann Brennan is also a member of the Law
Russell McVeagh have many illustrious alumni, some remembered some (best) forgotten, but perhaps the current leading alumni in the public mind is NZ First leader Winston Peters who this week was caught in a firefight with fellow former lawyer and National Party leader Simon Bridges. >> Here’s Your New Law Job – Litigation, InHouse, Small
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If They Didn’t Like What Was Happening Employees Were Told to ‘Get off the bus’ Anonymous* There are fresh revelations about the NZTA’s dubious work on developing new transport technologies, which details how NZTA officials under Fergus Gammie made astonishing and over the top promises about the potential for certain types of transport technologies they were wanting
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