LawFuel Power List 2005 Former Fonterra General Counsel Cordner is inaugural Chief Legal Counsel for Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand), consolidating 20 former District Health Boards into a single entity under the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act. His ability to handle large-scale organizational structures positions him at the forefront of NZ’s most ambitious health […]
LawFuel Power List 2005 No. 27 Epati’s September 2025 KC appointment made her New Zealand’s first Pacific silk—a milestone that transcends individual achievement. As NZ Law Society President (2019-2022), the first Pacific Islander and youngest person elected to the role, she championed diversity, mental health, work-life balance, and bullying/harassment reforms. She was LawFuel’s lawyer of
LawFuel Law Power List No. 33 (Not to be confused with Tim Clarke at Richmond Chambers.) Clarke is Russell McVeagh’s Wellington-based public law partner who’s long had major policy-makers’ ears. An effective lobbyist as well as lawyer, he represents major corporate and non-government interests in public sector activity with encyclopedic knowledge of government and political
LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 34 The “divorce trust diva” has consistently held top rankings in both global and Asia-Pacific Chambers guides, handling high-profile divorce cases with multi-jurisdictional complications and appearing in the LawFuel list since 2019. Her practice involves complex relationship property matters, particularly where trusts obscure asset ownership. Recent personal challenges, including the
LawFuel Power List 2015 No. 36 Floyd is General Counsel at Fonterra since 2023, navigating challenges including evolving dairy regulations, international trade barriers, sustainability initiatives, on-farm profitability issues, and processor competition for milk supply. She steers legal strategy for a $24 billion company through the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill and global market dynamics affecting
New Zealand Law’s Power List 2025 1. Una Jagose – Solicitor General Solicitor-General remaining in the top spot and steering Crown Law until her February exit. 2. Rebecca Kitteridge – Bureaucrat supremo Deputy Public Service Commissioner turned Oxford prof, laundering local clout into global gravitas with a spy-chief past. 3. Michael Heron KC – Government
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LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 37 Blackmore has carved a niche in public sector transactional matters, providing counsel to Treasury, state-owned enterprises, and Crown entities. Recent work includes advising Z Energy through its $2 billion Ampol takeover, advising Treasury on Air New Zealand’s $2.2 billion recapitalization, and assisting NZ Post in acquiring Fliway Group. His
LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 38 LawFuel’s “Lawyer of the Year” (2023), Coates moved to Thorndon Chambers in September 2024 after over a decade as Kāhui Legal partner. She received the Te Pae Tata Award (2023) for work on Ellis v R [2020] NZSC 89—the landmark and controversial Supreme Court case recognizing posthumous legal proceedings
Article source: Liberty Law Center, CO A DUI charge can lead to severe penalties, but a conviction isn’t inevitable. The outcome may depend on challenging the prosecution’s evidence at every stage, from the legality of the initial traffic stop to the scientific accuracy of chemical tests. A strategic, methodical defense is crucial for identifying procedural
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