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Russell McVeagh advises UDC on $2 billion auto and equipment finance-backed securitisation

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Russell McVeagh has advised UDC on the establishment of its landmark $2 billion AAA rated auto and equipment finance-backed syndicated securitisation programme, New Zealand’s largest ever non-bank securitisation. Partner Deemple Budhia, working closely with senior associate Jesse Fairley, led the transaction. Partner Fred Ward provided tax advice. Support was also provided by senior associates Lucy Becke and Ling Yan Pang and solicitors James Horner and […]

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JF Northey Prize won by Law Foundation funded work of Professor Richard Boast QC – VUW

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The Law Foundation congratulates Professor Richard Boast QC, VUW Law Faculty, for being awarded this year’s JF Northey Prize for the best book published in 2019 by a New Zealand author:The Native Land Court Volume 3 1910-1953: Collectivism, Land Development and the Law Professor Boast’s work on the Native Land Court has produced three substantial

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Feedback Form: 2021 Power Law List – Who Are The ‘Power Lawyers?’

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Let us know who you think should be on the 2021 Power List LawFuel uses a range of lawyers in private and public practice to assess the significant ‘power’ players on the New Zealand legal scene at present. We list our annual 50 ‘Most Powerful’ and also welcome feedback from our subscribers and others able

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Pacific Legal Network welcomes new affiliate law firm in New Zealand

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Pacific Legal Network (PLN) is pleased to announce New Zealand law firm Cavell Leitch has joined the network as an affiliate member. Cavell Leitch is based in Christchurch, on New Zealand’s South Island, and has over 75 staff, including 14 partners, practising across business, employment, immigration, litigation, family, property, resource management and trusts and estates

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The Return Of The Former Big Law CEO Demonstrates Part Of The COVID Crisis Upside for New Zealand

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Former Big Law Chief Executive Alastair Carruthers is one of the ‘brains’ returning to New Zealand as a result – in part – of the COVID pandemic and establishing a new business at a time when returning ‘brain gainers’ may help New Zealand dig its way out of the COVID crisis. A man with a

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The Lawyers Deciding the On-The-Water America’s Cup Challenges

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Reports recently outlined the three lawyers who can make or break an America’s Cup challenge, one of the most litigious sporting events in the global sports calendar. The America’s Cup Arbitration Panel has already had to decide 10 cases before the 36th challenge in Auckland next year, with their latest decision being the one reverberating

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Australian Law Firms More Resilient Than Others in The Face of the Pandemic

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The global pandemic has affected Australian law firms less than many others globally, although it is seeing partners everywhere working harder. The Thomson-Reuters State of the Legal Market: 2020 report showed higher demand from clients and revenue for the Australian firms with legal services rising by over 6 per cent for the final quarter of 2019-20 compared

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The Cult of Jacinda . . And Why We Should Not Deify Jacinda

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Bob Jones* A recent respondent on this blog referred to the “cult of Jacinda.” A cult? The dictionary defines ‘cult’ as devotion or worship of someone, with an added significant reference to a “transient fad.” So probably it’s a fair description although unlike religious cults, in Jacinda’s case, she’s not responsible for seeking or promoting

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Time For Australia To Take Their Terrorist Home, Says Winston Peters

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Winston Peters has called upon Australia to take home the mosque shooter who was today sentenced to life imprisonment. The New Zealand First Leader issued a press statement applauding the maximum sentence saying the judgement was the only one that matched “the depravity of the terrorist’s crimes against the Islamic community.” “New Zealand First also

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Why The FMA Should Take Court Action Over KiwiSaver Fees

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Sam Stubbs* – The FMA this week released its report into active and passive management styles, which found that there was no clear correlation between passive management and lower fees – and that fees had not dropped to the extent that would be expected. “While investment management fees have declined globally, and economies of scale

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