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Russell McVeagh Promotes Property & Consruction Lawyer to Partner

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases / April 2, 2020

Powered by LawFuel – Property and construction expert Caleb Hensman has joined the Russell McVeagh partnership. Caleb started at the firm as a solicitor in 2011, and following a stint overseas, progressed to the role of senior solicitor in June 2015 and senior associate in December 2017. In that time, Caleb has established himself as a leading real estate and construction […]

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Promotions To Principals at Todd & Walker

New Zealand Law News, NZ Power Law Firms, NZ Press Releases / April 1, 2020

TODD & WALKER Law is extremely proud to be able to announce some positive news amongst tough recent weeks. Peter Sygrove and Louise Denton are joining Graeme Todd and Michael Walker as Principals from today, 1 April 2020.The decision to continue with these announcements has been given serious consideration. For our communities to be able

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New Chair at Buddle Findlay as Firm Celebrates 125 Years

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases, NZ Top in LawFuel / March 31, 2020

Powered by LawFuel – Known for her resilience and forward-thinking, Jennifer Caldwell is a force to be reckoned with. As a senior partner in Buddle Findlay’s Auckland resource management team, Caldwell works on New Zealand’s largest infrastructure projects, and is well-positioned to take the reins as Buddle Findlay’s National Chair from 1 April. Looking ahead

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Former Chen Palmer Partner Joins Wellington Chambers

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases / March 31, 2020

Former Chen Palmer partner Nick Russell has left the firm he joined 15 years ago. He will practise as a barrister at Harbour Chambers in Wellington from 1 April. His practice area includes public law litigation. He has appeared as counsel in a range of key cases at the High Court, Court of Appeal and

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Entrepreneurial QC Takes Online Initiatives Further During Virus Lockdown

New Zealand Law News, NZ Featured Posts, Power Law / March 31, 2020

The Coronavirus lockdown has undoubtedly brought the use of online courts and mediation – quite apart from remote working – into sharp relief. And Auckland QC Michael Heron’s entrepreneurial CODR online dispute resolution service has further developed its platform to deal with online disputes and online document signing. CODR has teamed up with Immediation, the

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LexisNexis New Zealand remote working during COVID-19 pandemic

New Zealand Law News, NZ Featured Posts, NZ Press Releases / March 31, 2020

LexisNexis Pacific will be providing digital access to print titles during the COVID-19 pandemic to support our customers’ remote working actions 31-MARCH-2020 AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – LexisNexis Pacific, part of RELX Group, announced today that it will be enabling access to their print titles on our flagship digital platforms Lexis Advance and Lexis Red. This is

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From Santisers to Systems: NZ Law Firms Gear Up For the Lockdown . . And Provide a Galaxy of COVID-19 Resources

Headlining NZ, Law Firms, NZ Featured Posts, NZ Power Law Firms / March 25, 2020

Law firms throughout New Zealand are gearing up – or down – for the Lockdown over the next month and most NZ law firms are working overtime to provide resources on the crisis for clients. Many firms are announcing that they are essentially remaining open for business, albeit via remote working. Major firms are all

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The Chief Justice On Courts’ Operations Under Level 4

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases / March 25, 2020

Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann has announced the procedures for court operations at COVID-19 Level 4. “I acknowledge the concern amongst the public, court staff and legal practitioners regarding any requirement to travel to court for hearings or to attend to filing of documents. I also understand that the restrictions imposed by the level 4 alert

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The Stay at Home Message From Jeremy Clarkson . . And Many Others

New Zealand Law News, NZ Featured Posts, Power Law / March 24, 2020

The message to stay at home could not be more clear . . so we at LawFuel urge everyone to listen to the message and do so during the time New Zealand shuts up shop. We’ve helped by providing the Stay at Home message from the “Grand Tour” team of Clarkson and others. And –

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Law Society Seeking Clarification on Courts’ Closures . . But Not For One Judge

Headlining NZ, New Zealand Law News / March 23, 2020

The Law Society is seeking clarification from the Chief Justice as to the operation of the courts given the impending elevation of the COVID-19 virus alert level to the highest level. New Zealand courts are to suspend 238 jury trials for nine weeks from Monday due to the Covid-19 coronavirus and the Chief Justice has

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