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Nine New Senior Associates Grow Senior Ranks at Russell McVeagh

>> Latest law jobs on New Zealand’s Best Law Jobs Network Here Following the announcement of three new partner promotions last week, Russell McVeagh has promoted seven of its emerging leaders to Senior Associate. With a further two alumni senior lawyers having recently returned to the firm from overseas, they round out a total of nine new […]

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Anderson Lloyd Launches Fixed Fee Service For Southern Response Homeowners

Law firm Anderson Lloyd has launched a fixed-fee service to act for people who settled with Southern Response who are now entitled to a top up payment. It is estimated up to 3,000 homeowners may be entitled to further compensation where Southern Response underpaid their earthquake damage settlements, with the average top up payment expected

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Russell McVeagh’s Five New Partners

Leading New Zealand law firm Russell McVeagh is set to further grow its partnership* with the announcement of the promotions of three outstanding lawyers and leaders of the firm – Jesse Fairley, Sarah Blackmore and Tom Gillespie. Appointed from today, 1 December 2021, these promotions continue the expansion of the firm’s senior teams and follow the partner appointments earlier

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Jim Farmer QC’s Statement Regarding America’s Cup – Giving Up Home Advantage And Other (Important) Matters of Money

The America’s Cup legal wars heat up again as wealthy businessman Mark Dunphy launches an increasingly acrimonious fight to keep the next America’s Cup battle – that is, the on-the-water battle – in New Zealand waters. Dunphy’s lawyers have sent letters to Team New Zealand and to TNZ boss Grant Dalton, but senior barrister Jim

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New Law a Roadblock to Racial Equality – Winston Peters

NZ First – Press Release – “Legislation passed that allows illegal iwi roadblocks to now become legal is pure legislative separatism,” says Winston Peters Leader of New Zealand First. “Not only does it allow the government to continue their dangerous separatist agenda, it makes a mockery of the policing system in New Zealand.” “The concept of

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Morrison Kent Face Law Society Complaint While Legal Workers Union Says NZ Law Firms Have A Long Way To Go

Trouble at Factory: More Issues At Russell McVeagh

Morrison Kent has been the latest New Zealand law firm to face Law Society complaints over an incident occurring at the firm’s 2019 Christmas Party that was allegedly offensive and racist. >> See the latest New Zealand law jobs here The firm said there were “isolated instances” where behaviour has fell short of expected standards

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New Zealand Law News – Promotions at Christchurch Firm Saunders Robinson Brown

>> See latest law jobs on LawFuel Jobs Here Saunders Robinson Brown has announced a number of promotions of professional staff. Vanessa Baakman, who specialises in employment and family law, has been elevated to Senior Associate within the Litigation team. Callan Wilson and Emma Morgan of the Property team have been promoted to Associate. Both work

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NZ Law Awards – MinterEllisonRuddWatts named Employer of Choice at New Zealand Law Awards 2021

Top law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts, was named as the Employer of Choice at the New Zealand Law Awards 2021 last night. Senior Associate Stephanie de Groot also was awarded excellence in the Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year category. MinterEllisonRuddWatts’ Chief Executive, Andrew Poole says, “This recognition reflects the firm’s continuing efforts to create a

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