The New Zealand Law Society’s Gender Equality Charter has now been adopted by 100 legal workplaces across the country. The charter was launched to the profession by the Law Society in April this year. 100 signatories represents over 2700 lawyers of the about 13300 that hold practising certificates in New Zealand. Law Society President, Kathryn […]
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Leading Immigration Lawyer for NZIL, Aaron Martin, discusses the upcoming increase in the wage rates required for skilled migrant visa eligibility, and the implications this will have for both migrants and employers alike. The skilled-labour crisis is about to get worse, thanks to increases in minimum wage rates for skilled migrant workers. The Government-imposed increase in wage and salary
Leading law firm, Russell McVeagh, has been recognised at last night’s 2018 New Zealand Law Awards, winning both International Deal of the Year and New Zealand Deal of the Year awards for the Lattice Energy acquisition by Beach Energy. Russell McVeagh acted for Origin Energy in the A$1.585b major trans-Tasman energy transaction which saw its conventional upstream oil
He’s one of New Zealand’s more successful appellate lawyers. He’s also one of the longest serving prisoners and Arthur William Taylor has scored another appellate success with his Supreme Court appeal regarding the voting rights of prisoners. Taylor has long been regarded as a frequently highly effective ‘jailhouse lawyer’ and LawFuel is aware that one
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Another expert has joined the K3 Legal team, taking the number of directors to eight. Jeff Walters is a specialist in property and construction law, with more than 19 years’ experience in the sector, including acting for some of New Zealand’s largest organisations. “K3 is very distinct in the way it goes about the business
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Peter Johnston, Rainey Collins John Miller Sumudu Thode, Thode Utting Bill Lawson, Lance Lawson Erin Ebborn Darrell Naden, Tamaki Legal Charl Hirschfeld Sonja Cooper Legal Aid’s Top Provider – Sonja Cooper The largest legal aid providers according to Ministry of Justice figures show Tamaki Legal as top earner for both this and last year (figures
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Law technology developments, including the fast-growing artificial intelligence initiatives are rapidly changing how law services are delivered – and how lawyers operate. LawFuel looked at some of the kiwi law firms who are either actively deploying some of the latest technology, or who have implemented new platforms to deliver legal services, or are actively involved in
Pip Greenwood, one of New Zealand’s leading commercial lawyers and partner at Russell McVeagh, has announced her retirement from the firm in the first quarter of 2019. Pip had delayed her plans to transition into governance full-time and expand her directorship roles at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and Spark, in order to help lead the
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The Government has announced that the process of replacing Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias has begun. Dame Sian retires in March 2019. Her replacement is made on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. However the process is lead by Solicitor General Una Jagose QC to determine the suitable candiates against ‘agreed criteria’ with a shortlist
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Many of the top lawyers no longer practice in any conventional sense and yet hold significantly powerful roles in New Zealand commercial and public life. The Power List has accordingly placed our ‘lawyer business’ leaders into a separate list. David McLean – ‘Mr Westpac’ Former Macalister Mazengarb lawyer David McLean may have announced a flat
