The challenges provided by the COVID-19 pandemic are undoubted, but in an interview with Russell McVeagh they also provided some useful lessons. Partners Caleb Hensman, Kirsten Massey and Cath Shirley-Brown (pictured above) provided some insight into how the firm handled the pandemic during an interview conducted when New Zealand was operating under Alert Level 1. […]
Chapman Tripp are running a test case looking at business interruption insurance policies, similar to cases being heard overseas. A recent High Court case in London found cover could be provided for policies that had extra clauses involving public authority bans on entering premises. And in Australia the Insurance Council has indicated it would also
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Directors in New Zealand and Australia are facing the most volatile and restrictive liability insurance market in living memory, according to a report released today by the Institute of Directors (IoD) with Marsh and MinterEllisonRuddWatts. And there are no signs of it improving anytime soon. “Regionally, D&O claims payments have dwarfed the total insurance premium
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Powered by LawFuel – 17 September 2020 – Global law firm DLA Piper has advised media giant Discovery Inc. on its agreement to purchase MediaWorks’ TV business, comprising of: free-to-air channels, Three, Bravo, Three+1, Bravo+1, The Edge TV and The Breeze TV; streaming service ThreeNow; and multi-platform news and current affairs service Newshub. Discovery, Inc. is
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Leading law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts advised MediaWorks on its sale agreement to sell MediaWorks TV to Discovery Inc (Discovery), a global leader of ‘real-life’ entertainment.MediaWorks is New Zealand’s largest independent commercial broadcaster, with MediaWorks TV comprising free-to-air channels Three and Bravo, streaming service ThreeNow, and multi-platform news and current affairs service Newshub, as well as the
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In the past two weeks, Aotearoa has experienced its first ‘resurgence’ of COVID-19 in the community, following a 102-day period without community transmission. Whether or not this latest outbreak was inevitable and/or whether future outbreaks are also likely to ‘pop up’ from time-to-time as the world continues its battle to contain COVID-19 can remain the
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In a surprise move, well known corporate lawyer and name partner at his own firm, Mark Lowndes, is to merge his practice with Tompkins Wake in Auckland. Lowndes team is set to join Tompkins Wake Tompkins on 1 September. Lowndes founder Mark Lowndes, Director Kerri Dewe, and Associate Reuben Payne will join Tompkins Wake’s Auckland
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Leading law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts relocates its Auckland office to a new purpose-built work space in the PwC Tower at Commercial Bay today. The firm’s Auckland office, comprising 245 people, occupies three and a half floors of the new PwC Tower, joining other leading professional services firms in the 39-level office development. Chief Executive, Andrew Poole
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Russell McVeagh posted apiece on LinkedIn admiring the “bold move” of Stuff CEO Sinead Boucher purchasing the troubled media group for $1, posting a picturre of Boucher handing over the purchase amount to Wellington-based partner Mei Fern Johnson last week. The law firm worked on the management buyout, with four partners working on the buyout
Justice Minister Andrew Little has announced details of further appointments to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, including leading Queens Counsel Nigel Hampton. The Commission will begin receiving applications for review of convictions and sentences from 1 July 2020. Who Are Our Up-and-Coming Leading Litigators? Take The LawFuel Survey Paula Rose has investigation experience, is a current member of
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