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Big Law Triumvirate Work on $900m NZ Spark Deal

A triumvirate of major law firms here and overseas acted on the sale of Spark’s TowerCo business to a Canadian pension plan, a NZD900 million deal handled by Chapman Tripp, Allens and Linklaters.  Allens used their Technology, Media and Telecommunications division, which has been used in various infrastructure deals in both New Zealand and Australia. […]

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Promotions at MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Top-tier New Zealand law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts has welcomed three new senior associates to its corporate and employment practices, further strengthening the firm’s market-leading expertise. >> Latest NZ Law Jobs on New Zealand’s Dedicated Law Jobs & News Network Chief Executive Andrew Poole says: “Congratulations to our new Senior Associates. We are thrilled to see our talented lawyers progressing their

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Law Job Opportunities With MPI Vital To Protecting New Zealand’s Economy and Environment

Among the more interesting law jobs recently listed on the LawFuel Law Jobs Network are prosecution roles with the prosecutions team at the Ministry for Primary Industries, which handles over 100 prosecutions annually.   Perhaps the most common areas of prosecution are in fisheries and animal welfare issues, but MPI work across a range of

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Why Don’t We Know What Is Behind The NZ Law Society ‘Workplace Culture’ Issue?

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John Bowie* Fresh from its various PR pronouncements and public utterances over the need for good workplace behaviour, the Law Society itself has found itself in the uncomfortably hot epicentre of its own workplace issues with the June resignation of new CEO Joanna Simon, purportedly prompted by ‘behavioural concerns’ involving new President Jacque Lethbridge. The

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Legal Opinion: Three Waters Bill “Calculated To Deceive”

Like tens of thousands of New Zealanders, the Taxpayers’ Union submitted to the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee on Three Waters (Water Services Entities Bill). With the Union’s submission was a bombshell legal opinion. Ministers have repeated assurances that councils will continue to own water assets under the proposed ‘Three Waters’. But those claims are

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Patent Attorney Joins Australian-Based IP Law Firm in Wellington

>> Latest Law Jobs in New Zealand Here FB Rice – It is with great excitement to announce we have recently onboarded a senior attorney in Wellington, New Zealand to expand our New Zealand-based service offering. FB Rice is excited to expand our local service offering in New Zealand by welcoming Matt Adams, special counsel

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