WRMK Lawyers is delighted to congratulate Tania Beckham on her appointment as a Director of the firm, effective from 17 June 2019. Tania is a Whangarei local and has been with WRMK Lawyers since 2002. She has a strong general commercial practice, with particular expertise in trusts and asset planning. Prior to her focus on […]
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Organising staff functions can be a challenge for anyone, but for Tauranga law firm Holland Beckett, they came up with something different this year: building childrens’ bikes by collecting bike parts. So, part fun, part feel-good ‘giving’. The team building event required each team to build a child’s bike by completing challenges within their teams
Climate change risks, costs, and opportunities are now firmly part of the corporate governance landscape. In this FYI we explain why, and what the board’s risk management agenda should include to address this. Our earlier FYI discussed the legislative changes underway in response to climate change risks, the most recent being the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon)
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Ructions at the New Zealand Transport Agency have impacted the legal team, including many from its Land Transport Rules Team and as a result of the Agency’s new focus on technology and its apparent aim to transform from a traditional transport funder and safety regulator to a digitised transport service provider. The legal team at
While the pay rate increases may excite the interests of young lawyers, it also comes at the cost of smaller associate teams required to hit higher billing targets.
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A foreign exchange broker whose company is in liquidation has entered no plea to fraud charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office. Russell Maher (52) appeared at the Auckland District Court today charged with 47 counts of ‘Using forged documents’. The charges relate to Forex Brokers Limited (FBL), through which the defendant provided foreign exchange
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ASX-listed Shine Corp., the parent company of Shine Lawyers has settled a $250 million shareholder action brought against it in 2017 on a confidential basis and without admission of liability. The class action was filed in the Supreme Court of Queensland by US law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan (QE) who alleged Shine misled investors in
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Peter Cox, former Duncan Cotterill Independent Board Member, was awarded a Queen’s Service Medal (QSM), for services to sport, particularly hockey. Peter has contributed to sporting communities in Canterbury over a number of decades. Throughout his career, he has advised on boards for private sector companies, state owned enterprises, and other public entities. He has dedicated
Gemma Chan has had a raft of movies before starring in the blockbuster hit “Crazy Rich Asians”, but her movie career success was helped by both an Oxford Law degree and her work at leading law firm Slaughter & May. Read More Here
DLA Piper New Zealand is very pleased to announce the appointment of two Special Counsel: Auckland’s Melissa Johnston and Wellington’s Emma Moran. DLA Piper has the best record among our major law firms with the appointment of women to senior positions, and both Melissa and Emma are outstanding lawyers. Melissa Johnston becomes the Pro Bono
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