In a publication released last week by Russell McVeagh, the leading New Zealand law firm considers the trends in merger and acquisition activity over the last three years and what to expect in 2018 in relation to general market trends, general legal trends and specific deal terms. The firm is confident that M&A activity […]
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6 March 2018: Duncan Cotterill is pleased to announce the appointment of internationally-renowned insurance law expert Professor Rob Merkin QC to special counsel. Professor Merkin will serve as an extension of the Duncan Cotterill team from his base in the UK, providing expert guidance and consultation as needed, with plans to visit New Zealand at
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The announcement today by the Court of Appeal that it has resolved to encourage greater participation of junior counsel in hearings is an important and significant step that will increase the opportunities for both male and female junior counsel to gain experience and help to build a stronger and more diverse body of advocates. “We
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Over the past 20 years there have been a limited number of allegations of poor behaviour involving consensual sexual events including on our premises. A social media post has referred to one of these, which occurred more than 10 years ago. Due to the consensual nature of the event, a formal complaint was never made.
Acting for the bank shareholders of Paymark (ANZ, ASB, BNZ and Westpac), the law firm is advising on its signing of a $190 million sale agreement with Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment. The sale agreement includes the extension of the service agreements currently in force between Paymark and the four leading acquiring
15. – Andrew Bridgman Chief Executive of the Ministry of Justice with 3000 employees and over 100 offices, vast power over the way justice is dispensed, fines collected, courts organised and much more. A self confessed “recidivist” Justice Ministry mandarin, Andrew Bridgman is nonetheless a highly effective operator who has wrought significant change to the reorganised
