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Russell McVeagh assists on largest sustainability linked loan in New Zealand

Russell McVeagh has assisted ANZ New Zealand Limited (ANZ) who, together with National Australia Bank (NAB), were joint Sustainability Coordinators for Kathmandu Holdings Limited’s A$300m debt facility refinancing, which has included the establishment of a syndicated A$100 million sustainability linked loan (SLL) facility, the largest syndicated SLL in the New Zealand market to date. With […]

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NZ Law Society COntinues Partnership To Deliver Legal Executive Studies

==> See the latest New Zealand legal jobs on the LawFuel Network The Open Polytechnic and the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa, recently signed a new agreement which will see the organisations continue to collaborate on delivering the popular NZ Diploma in Legal Executive Studies programme. As part of the

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Duncan Cotterill appoints specialist immigration partner to bolster national practice

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New Zealand law firm Duncan Cotterill has announced the appointment of immigration partner Nicola Tiffen to its national team, signalling the strong growth of its immigration practice and increasing demand for services on the back of COVID-19.   ==> Latest legal jobs – Inhouse / Private / Government – All on LawFuel Network Nicola will be responsible for

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‘Suits Aotearoa’ . . The New Taonga Counsel Make Their Debut

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This week Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann issued new interim guidance authorising the wearing of culturally-significant taonga as part of business attire for counsel appearing in all proceedings in all courts. And Law Society President Tiana Epati was one to quickly cement the occasion with a LinkedIn snap to show how – well, – snappy the new attire

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DLA Piper Win Architecture Award for Auckland Fitout

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27 May 2021 DLA Piper’s Auckland office fitout by Jasmax has been named in the 2021 Auckland Architecture Awards, winning an award for Interior Architecture. The global law firm’s new flagship premises in Commercial Bay were designed to embody its values of approachability and knowledge sharing, while providing a versatile, dynamic and progressive workplace that

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The ’10 out of 10′ Drunk Former Russell McVeagh Partner Faces the Music . . Years Later

Another week Russell McVeagh would rather forget . . But the delays are a wakeup call for many law firms beyond ‘The Factory’ It’s been (another) week Russell McVeagh would rather forget, as a former partner faces the music, several years after the alleged misconduict offences occurred. Newsroom recounted the week’s hearings of drink-fueled parties

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Australian Students Address Sexual Harassment at Law Firms With New Digital Platform

As New Zealand deals with the long-running Russell McVeagh sexual harassment hearing, Australian students come up with a sexual harassment digital platform solution A group of students at the University of Sydney have developed Confidant – an online platform where users can anonymously report and seek redress and support for bullying and sexual harassment in

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