Bell Gully have appointed five new partners and three special counsel in a new round of elevations for the firm. The press release announcing the appointments is below: Bell Gully’s new senior appointments represent some of the best legal talent in Aotearoa New Zealand. The five new partners are experienced banking and finance lawyers Sarah …
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The Legal 500 rankings for 2023 include a range of kiwi law firms that the organisation assessing law firms in over 150 jurisdictions with the major firms unsurprisingly dominating the Tier 1 rankings. The report highlights the role of all the major firms maintaining a “strong presence in the market” in a catchall outline of …
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Anthony Sinclair – Partner at Quinn Emanuel. A leader in litigation in the oil and gas, telecoms and utilities sectors, including for states and investors. Obtaining a Ph.D from the University of Cambridge after graduate in law from the University of Canterbury, he has developed a particular specialism acting in relation to investor-state disputes. However, …
LawFuel’s 2022 Lawyer of the Year is the battling ‘loophole lawyer’ who fought to get Charlotte Bellis into the country under the MIQ lottery system.
A recent briefing from Bayleys NZ looked at the repercussions of rising inflation and interest rate rises when it comes to the outlook for property prices next year. The report from Bayleys’ property partner Knight Frank indicated that economic upheavals in the New Zealand property market are “far from done”. >> See The LawFuel Power …
Wendy Miles KC specialises in international arbitration, public international and private international law from Twenty Essex, formerly a Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton and Boies, Schiller & Flexner. A graduate from Canterbury University, she helped set up the Net Zero Lawyers’ Alliance, designed to mobilise commercial lawyers and their firms to achieve climate mitigation goals. …
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With several hundred New Zealand lawyers practising in London, several have also made their mark with success at the Bar, in major law firms, arbitration, in-house and others areas of practice in both private and public law. The New Zealand Lawyers Society has between 300-400 New Zealand lawyers and many others live and work in …
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Malcolm Birdling practices from prestigious Brick Court Chambers and is widely regarded as one of the leading juniors in London’s commercial public law bar. Recently acted for the Legal Aid Agency, which has been tied up in criminal barristers’ strikes in the UK, and regularly acts for the government defending judicial reviews. Earlier in his career, …
Former Auckland Crown Solicitor and Power Lawyer Brian Dickey is to join Bankside Chambers. He announced his move to the Bar in June 2022 and has held the role of Crown Solicitor at Meredith Connell for eight years. The move to Bankside will occur in February 2023. An announcement from the Chambers on LinkedIn noted …
Former Slaughter & May lawyer Josh Bayliss became CEO of Virgin Group in 2011. A graduate of Auckland University Law School his role at Virgin sees him responsible for the Group’s strategic development and licensing of the Virgin brand globally. He also holds responsibility for direct investments on behalf of the Branson family in various …
