New Zealand Law News

UK Law Firms ‘Missing a Trick’ By Moving Away From Moves To Recruit New Zealand and Australian Lawyers

The traditional move for many Australian and New Zealand lawyers is to gain experience at some of the large UK law firms.  But Brexit, Covid and other factors have altered the law recruitment rules it seems.  However, leading law recruiter Nick Robbins thinks the UK firms are missing a trick . . Nick Robbins* – […]

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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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Could This Kiwi Lawyer Be Running One Of The World’s Biggest Law Firms?

Nick Wong

Clifford Chance, one of the world’s largest law firms, is having a head-to-head between three lawyers for the managing partner role, one of whom is kiwi Nick Wong, based in Singapore. Clifford Chance in London-headquartered and one of the so-called ‘Magic Circle’ law firms.  It ranks as one of the top 10 law firms in

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Christchurch Bar Shocked At Death Of Senior Lawyer

Margaret Sewell

The Christchurch Bar have been shocked at the death of senior criminal lawyer – ‘a force to be reckoned with’, as one said – following a Bar dinner. Margaret Sewell died unexpectedly at her Fendalton home.  She had represented some of New Zealand’s most notorious murderers, including double child killer Jeremy McLaughlin and “black widow” Helen

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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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