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Russell McVeagh Partners win 2021 Client Choice Awards

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Two Russell McVeagh partners have been honoured for their outstanding work and client service in the 2021 Lexology Client Choice Awards announced today. Mei Fern Johnson and Troy Pilkington have each been named the exclusive New Zealand winner for General Corporate and Competition respectively. This year’s wins mark the second time for both of these partners to have been awarded the […]

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Minters Partner & Olympian Joins EY Law In Race To Grow Firm

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EY Law has increased its Auckland-based legal team with the recruitment of former MinterEllisonRuddWatts partner Cameron Taylor. Taylor, a former Olympian has joined EY Law who are focused on expanding ‘their footprint’ in the New Zealand legal market. As well as the recruitment of Taylor, EY Law have also made Brendon Prebble, also a former

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NZ LegalTech Firm Snags Key LinkedIn Exec In Recruitment Coup

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LegalTech startup Law Vu has recruited a senior LinkedIn executive in a recruitment coup that will further help the startup’s rise. Greg Stephenson was North America’s marketing chief for Microsoft-owned LinkedIn who came to New Zealand because his Kiwi wife was keen to return.  LawVu has been successfully fund-raising as LawFuel has reported and has

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The Paradox Papers – What Does The Pandora Papers Dump Really Mean For Anti-Money Laundering?

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  Ron Pol – When the solutions to Panama, Paradise, and Pandora papers prevent better anti-crime outcomes.   The latest round of coordinated outrage from a carefully manicured document leak – dubbed the Pandora Papers – provoked the usual storm of readymade “solutions” this week to “fix” the anti-money laundering system. But when perceptions (no

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LawFuel Power List Lawyer Appointed to the High Court

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Christchurch barrister Jonathan Eaton QC has been appointed a High Court judge, sitting in Christchurch.  He sat this year at number 27 on the LawFuel Power List of the country’s most powerful and influential lawyers. Attorney‑General David Parker​ announced the appointment this week, when he also announced that Auckland lawyer Clive Taylor was an associate

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Six New Women Barristers Join Kate Sheppard Chambers

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Virtual Chambers Kate Sheppard have announced six new members, Dr Alison Gordon, Clare Lenihan, Elana Geddis, Megan Ball, Dr Petra Butler, and Sarah Shaw. Dr Alison Gordon (pictured) has recently returned from completing her doctorate at Forham Law School in New York and will join the Independent Bar shortly. Alison is based in Wellington and

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Are The Crown Solicitors’ Still Making Too Much . . Or Is That Just One Media Report?

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John Bowie* The funding for the 16 Crown Solicitors’ offices, at $41 million, has piqued the interest of Guyon Espiner in an article in RNZ pointing to Auckland Crown Solicitor and Power List member Brian Dickey luxuriating’ in a “light-filled space on the top floor of a central city Auckland high rise”. Dickey, at Meredith

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The ‘Virgin’ Lawyer Behind The New Zealand Banking Class Action

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Scott Russell doesn’t necessarily come across as a big ticket litigator, but he has a potentially billion dollar claim to  handle now and has the cred to pull it off, particularly with his well funded backing from the litigation funders on both sides of the Tasman. A former Bell Gully lawyer, Russell moved to London

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Multi-Million Dollar Banking Class Action Against ANZ and ASB Seeks Repayment of Interest & Fees

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Power List lawyers acting on major class action A major class action filed in Auckland today against the ANZ and ASB banks is seeking repayment of interest and fees to 150,000 customers for alleged breaches of the consumer protection laws. The action is jointly funded by Australia-based litigation funder CASL and New Zealand litigation funder

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