Former broadcaster and journalist Linda Clark has become a partner at Kensington Swan, the firm announced today. Linda Clark is well known for her work on National Radio and as TVNZ’s political reporter during the 1990s. After qualifying as a lawyer she worked at Chapman Tripp before making the move to Kensington Swan, Wellington. The […]
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Renowned Finnish legal scholar Professor Martti Koskenniemi will visit Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Law to deliver its annual Borrin Lecture. Titled ‘History of the Law of Nations: Sovereignty and Property’, the lecture will explore the history of international law in the context of the expansion of European power. Professor Koskenniemi will argue that
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Auckland barrister Tracey Walker, this week appointed to the High Court bench, has seen a lot since her days catwalk modelling during legal studies, to working with media lawyer Willie Akel in the Kim Dotcom defence A media law expert herself, Justice Walker intended to become a journalist before becoming a lawyer. “I would have
Simmonds Stewart is delighted to announce the appointment of long-term team member Chris Wilson as a partner of the firm from 16 April 2019. Chris runs the firm’s Singapore office where he specialises in venture capital and tech M&A transactions. Originally joining the firm in 2007 as a solicitor, Chris has worked in the firm’s
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Chapman Tripp, who represented Colin Craig through the defamation lawsuits involving Jordan Williams have written on the latest Supreme Court judgment, noting that while it has tested many areas of defamation law it also missed an important opportunity. The Chapman Tripp commentary: The decision last week by the Supreme Court provides useful guidance on the
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Tompkins Wake has welcomed several new faces to its Auckland team, almost doubling in size in the past six months. Recent high-profile appointments in the Auckland office include partner Liz Lim, special counsel Nicky Thomas, partner Campbell Izzard and partner Mike Shanahan. In addition, Simon Jass, a litigation specialist, has been promoted to special counsel.
Any time that a lawyer is criticised directly or indirectly for defending someone is a regrettable attack on the rule of law, the New Zealand Law Society says. “It is very disappointing to see the re-emergence of public comments which seem to infer that Green MP Golriz Ghahraman should regret having defended the war criminal
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Russell McVeagh has today announced the appointment of Senior Associate Emma Light to its Litigation team, based in Wellington. Emma joins the team from a Wellington-based practice where she served as a crown prosecutor, and brings experience in civil litigation, having appeared regularly in the District Court and High Court. Emma specialises in a wide range of litigation matters,
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SRetail telecommunications provider Spark New Zealand Trading Limited (Spark) has been fined $675,000 for making false or misleading representations in its customer invoicing, and when making a $100 credit offer to new customers. Spark pleaded guilty and was convicted in relation to nine charges under the Fair Trading Act for conduct that occurred during the
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John Bowie Newly annointed Law Society president Tiana Epati presents a fresh, new face for the legal profession, but as an immigrant and a person who has faced prejudice she also has two ‘champions of change’ who helped make her who she is. The self-declared “Tiana from Gisborne” presents one of those inspirational faces and
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