Putting the 2022 LawFuel Power List together revealed some of the challenges and developments occurring with New Zealand law firms, apart from the impressive array of legal candidates who stand ready to occupy the Power List ranks.A range of firms in the mid sector, as well as the boutiques, continue to perform high level work […]
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New Zealand’s 50 most powerful lawyers in 2022 include a dozen new entrants as the law profession changes
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The first female Chief Judge of the Employment Court Christina Inglis will receive an honorary Doctor of Law from Te Herenga Waka―Victoria University of Wellington at its December 2022 graduation.“This award recognises Christina’s contribution to the law and judiciary, particularly in the areas of employment and human rights,” says Chancellor John Allen.“As Chief Judge, she
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>> InHouse Legal Opportunities HereJane Wright, Daniel Gilchrist and Luana D’Appollonio have been announced as the newest members to join the Juno Legal team.Jane Wright has joined the Juno Legal team based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Jane is an experienced commercial and property lawyer across in-house legal and private practice. She joins Juno from Southern Cross
The Unconventional BarristerNew EntrantThere’s not a lot that’s conventional about Tudor Clee or his practice, but there is no denying his ability to achieve headline-making cases including his representation over the government’s egg-on-face handling of journalist Charlotte Bellis’ return to locked-down New Zealand, nor the takedown of QCs Paul Wicks and John Dixon in the
Power Lawyer Phil Newland, principal of litigation funder LPF Group has asked insurance companies to support initiatives designed to improve access to justice and prevent time-wasting delays that waste court resources.>> In-house Counsel role – Auckland or Brisbane – Check hereDelaying tactics ‘abuse the justice system’, he said in a press statement which advocated the
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Cartel BusterNew EntrantGrant Chamberlain’s role with the Commerce Commission as Cartels Manager sounds innocuous enough but when prices, inflation and interest rates are rising, it also casts a significant power upon the role and Grant Chamberlain has a key role to stamp out anti-competitive behaviour in the markets.Running a dozen in his team at the
Law Society PresidentNew EntrantAnderson Lloyd partner Frazer Barton has stepped into the Law Society presidency following the debacle over the leadership with the resignation of both the CEO and the elected president Jacque Lethbridge.Frazer Barton is a litigator with Anderson Lloyd, a nephew of the former academic and Queen’s Counsel Dr George Barton, and was
Last Year – 44 Bruce Gray handles some of the heavy-weight criminal and civil briefs in the country, including representing the Anglican Church in respect of the Abuse in Care Inquiry, the unnamed wealthy businessman jailed over sexual assault claims and the National Party facing the accusations levelled by Winston Peters.However apart from criminal cases he
New EntrantThe former #Metoo activist and lawyer recently stood for Queenstown mayoralty but her vocal criticism of the Law Society’s handling of the Russell McVeagh scandal involving the sexual assault of interns during the 2015/2017 period and sexual harassment cases generally has helped generate greater awareness of the issue within the profession.She met with then
