Justice Whata’s Legal Revolution Anthony Willy Readers are excused if they do not know what this means. That is because it is an entirely new system of law for New Zealand advocated by Justice Christian Whata our latest judicial appointment to the Court of Appeal. The fact that it is practiced nowhere else in any […]
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Ron Mansfield KC: Championing Justice in New Zealand’s Criminal Defence Arena John Bowie, LawFuel publisher Ron Mansfield KC is LawFuel’s Lawyer of the Year 2024 – joining the pantheon of champion lawyers named by LawFuel over the past 10 years. Mansfield stands as a key figure in New Zealand’s criminal defense circles, following the catalogue
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Although senior KCs and other barristers continue to exert their influence within the legal profession a younger group of litigators are already playing a key role in major litigation. Although commercial lawyers like Jack Hodder KC and Davey Salmon KC are have occupied significant places on the List, the new additions include effective litigators who
Among the LawFuel power lawyers list, published this week, are a new group of inhouse legal counsel wielding considerable power in the increasing influence of inhouse counsel in New Zealand’s legal scene. The recent collapse of SolarZero has seen the New Zealand Green Investment Fund’s future thrown into some doubt after the profile collapse when
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LawFuel Power List 2024 During the year, the legal profession has seen new entrants, as an emerging number of influential commercial lawyers and litigators increasingly exert their influence over the profession. Women continue to also better reflect the preponderance of women law graduates as capable and effective women lawyers play a key role in shaping
Harrison Cooper, Morgan Dalton-Mill, Trent Harris, Madeleine Hay, Josh Hayes, Emily James, David Keogh, Ella Knoester, Daniel Maier-Gant, Rebecca Meikle, Georgia Moore, Tallulah Parker, Ruby Tinson and Romy Wales have all been promoted, in recognition of their expertise and contribution to the firm. Top row: Harrison Cooper, Morgan Dalton-Mill, Trent Harris, Madeleine Hay, Josh Hayes,
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Bell Gully is named large law firm of the year at the New Zealand Law Awards 2024 held on Thursday 28 November in Auckland. Top Criminal Lawyer Joins LawFuel Power List in 2024 “This recognition is a testament to our team’s hard work and dedication, working alongside clients on some of New Zealand’s most significant
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Prominent criminal lawyer Emma Priest has joined the ranks of leading lawyers on LawFuel’s Power List as a result of both her work as an effective advocate and an effective legal educator. Emma Priest’s her’s two-decade journey has been marked by versatility and a career as a criminal lawyer, a job she loves as she
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Leading specialist employment law firm Kiely Thompson Caisley has elevated Hannah King to the position of Partner effective 1 December 2024. King, who was admitted to the bar in 2012, has enjoyed a varied career which has included several years at another top law firm in Auckland. Welcoming King into the senior role, Executive Partner
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The best law jobs are on LawFuel – Check Here Over 40 King’s Counsel have written to the Prime Minister and Attorney-General, expressing grave concerns about the proposed Treaty Principles Bill substance and its potential impact on the country’s constitutional arrangements. The lawyers argue that the bill seeks to rewrite the Treaty of Waitangi itself
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