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TikTok Sued Over Alleged Illicit Collection From Child Users

Law Firms, NZ Featured Posts / April 22, 2021

Former children’s commissioner for England launches case against video-sharing app Video-sharing app TikTok is being sued in an action commenced by a former children’s commissioner for England who has launched a claim that could cost TikTok billions of dollars if successful. Lawyers acting on the lawsuit claim that TikTok takes children’s personal information, including phone […]

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Buddle Findlay’s #MeToo Moment – Concern Over Claim of Big Law Partner’s Inappropriate Conduct

New Zealand Law News, Power Law Firms - New Zealand / April 18, 2021

Despite the furore over the Russell McVeagh conduct that is now – some three years later – wending its way through a Law Society disciplinary process, the incident at a Buddle Findlay social event last Christmas has renewed focus upon the problem as the firm’s resource management partner has left the firm. The NZ Law

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Chapman Tripp Named 2021 Chambers Asia Pacific NZ Law Firm of the Year

NZ Press Releases / April 18, 2021

Chapman Tripp has been recognised at the 2021 Chambers Asia Pacific Awards as New Zealand Law Firm of the Year. The Chambers Asia Pacific Awards recognise law firms with pre-eminence in key jurisdictions and also reflect achievements over the past 12 months. This includes outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service. Pip

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Wakefields Adds New Lawyers to Team

NZ Press Releases / April 18, 2021

Amy Webster (Senior Associate) joined the Wakefields Lawyers Team in 2019, specialising in employment law, commercial law, and general dispute resolution. Amy has worked in-house for one of New Zealand’s largest government departments and has experience dealing with a wide range of commercial matters, with a particular interest in e-commerce and privacy law. ==> See

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Duncan Cotterill Expands to Queenstown & Secures Major Property Client

New Zealand Law News, NZ Power Law Firms / April 16, 2021

Duncan Cotterill has opened a Queenstown office with the acquisition of Mackersy Legal, from the beginning of April. Mackersy Legal specialises in property syndication work and has managed property syndication company Mackersy Property, operated by Ron Mackersy (pictured) which has accumulated commercial property assets throughout New Zealand worth around $2 billion via at least 80

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Firm’s ‘Best on the Ground’ Policy Sees New Partners

NZ Press Releases / April 11, 2021

Fiona Mackenzie Mackenzie Elvin law firm

Law Firm Mackenzie Elvin in Tauranga add two partners Long-standing Tauranga law firm, Mackenzie Elvin Law, has welcomed two additional partners to the business. Thomas Refoy-Butler and Rebecca Savage joined the partnership in January 2021, forming part of the second generation of leaders at the firm – founded nearly 40 years ago by family law

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NZ Law Jobs – Can You Work Remotely AND More Productively?

NZ Press Releases / April 9, 2021

7 Ways You Can Work More Effectively at Home – And Avoid Burnout A recent report in the LawFuel law jobs network blog indicates how you can work productively at home as well as decreasing your risk of burnout. The report identifies the 7 key ways you can work more efficiently at home – and

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NZ Law News – New Partners at Greenwood Roche

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases / April 9, 2021

National specialist projects firm, Greenwood Roche, has announced that Mark Anderson and Antonia Shanahan will be joining the firm’s partnership on 1 April 2021. Mark is a specialist commercial property lawyer based in the Wellington office. He has extensive experience acting for local and offshore investors on large acquisition and divestment projects. He has advised

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Consultation now open on draft Terms of Reference for Independent Review of the statutory framework for legal services

NZ Press Releases / April 8, 2021

Law Society–Help shape the future of the legal profession by providing feedback on what will be considered in the Independent Review.The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa is seeking feedback on the draft Terms of Reference for the Independent Review of the statutory framework for legal services in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Review

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Mainzeal Directors Lose in Court of Appeal

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases / March 31, 2021

31 March 2021 | – The Court of Appeal decision released today has confirmed the liquidators were successful in the Court of Appeal. The court found the liquidators “are entitled to an award of compensation in respect of the director’s breaches”. Liquidators of the failed Mainzeal group of companies, Andrew Bethell and Brian Mayo-Smith of

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