LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 2 Kitteridge’s August 2025 appointment as Professor of Practice at Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government wasn’t just a plum academic gig—it was a coronation. The Deputy Public Service Commissioner role already gave her the ear of every minister who matters; Oxford gives her global heft. Her CV reads like New […]
LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 1 Una Jagose may be stepping down in February, but she clings to the top spot on the LawFuel Power List by continued influence in the top law role. It was not the easiest year. She had already faced issues with her late-2024 prosecution guidelines suggesting ethnicity might factor into
Select Committee Blocks ANZ’s Legislative End RunIn a decision that sent tremors through the executive suites of New Zealand’s banking establishment, Parliament’s Finance & Expenditure Select Committee has delivered what can only be described as a judicial body blow to Big Banking’s most audacious gambit yet: attempting to legislate away a class action mid-flight.The Committee
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Which Lawyers Got the Cream in the Massive NZ DealThe sale of Fonterra’s global consumer and associated businesses, the Mainland Group, to French dairy giant Lactalis for a reported $4.2 billion was never going to be just a farmer-to-farmer handshake. It turned into one of the most lucrative ticket-clipping exercises for New Zealand and Australian
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New Zealand’s Evolving Big Law SceneJohn Bowie, LawFuel publisherIn what can only be described as déjà vu with a South Island twist, Anderson Lloyd has executed another masterful lateral recruitment coup that signals are more dynamic New Zealand legal market among large law firms. The firm’s acquisition of three Chapman Tripp partners—Jo Appleyard, (pictured) a
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Russell McVeagh Promotion>> Public Defence Role – Dispute Resolution Roles Available – Check New Zealand’s leading dedicated law jobs network at LawFuelLeading New Zealand law firm Russell McVeagh has announced the promotion of Banking and Finance lawyer and home-grown talent, Sarah DeSourdy Hastings, to partner (subject to completing Law Society requirements).Sarah is a key member of Russell
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>> Top law jobs on LawFuel’s NetworkMinterEllisonRuddWatts is pleased to announce that Janine Stewart, current board member and a senior partner in the firm’s construction and infrastructure division, has been elected chair of the firm effective 1 June 2025.Upon election Janine said “I am energised to take on this role and to have the support of the
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Russell McVeagh has been named a Top Tier Firm by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2025, with eight partners individually recognized—the highest number for a New Zealand law firm.Litigation Stars:Future Stars:Additionally, Practice Group Chair Kirsten Massey and Board member Nathaniel Walker are among only four New Zealand lawyers shortlisted for “NZ Lawyer of the Year“. Russell McVeagh
>> Best NZ Law Jobs Are HereWe are proud to announce that Anderson Lloyd’s Ōtautahi office has won not only a Gold Award but also its category – Commercial Fit Out Project – at the 2025 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards.Christchurch staff moved into the newly-built offices in The Regent building, at the heart of Cathedral
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Law Job? Check hereSource: MinterEllisonRuddWattsMinterEllisonRuddWatts has again been recognised for its outstanding contributions to the legal industry at the prestigious IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2025, held in Hong Kong on 16 April.This year, MinterEllisonRuddWatts stood out among the finalists, showcasing the firm’s expertise and leadership and was named as Law Firm of the Year for New
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