Banking Ombudsman Nicola Sladden has made an impact in her role monitoring banking practices. Appointed in 2015, Sladden has a background in legal practice followed by her achievement of a Masters in Public Health at Boston University before returning to New Zealand to work for the Health and Disability Commission. Changes to the procedures regarding […]
The victims of sexual harassment are LawFuel’s ‘Lawyer of the Year’. For the New Zealand Law Society 2018 has been a year of almost unparalleled disruption and upheaval. There have been other such years, of course. Major world events, firm defalcations and failures, but the issue of sexual harassment and bullying has been exceptional as
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The New Zealand Law Society’s Gender Equality Charter has now been adopted by 100 legal workplaces across the country. The charter was launched to the profession by the Law Society in April this year. 100 signatories represents over 2700 lawyers of the about 13300 that hold practising certificates in New Zealand. Law Society President, Kathryn
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Leading Immigration Lawyer for NZIL, Aaron Martin, discusses the upcoming increase in the wage rates required for skilled migrant visa eligibility, and the implications this will have for both migrants and employers alike. The skilled-labour crisis is about to get worse, thanks to increases in minimum wage rates for skilled migrant workers. The Government-imposed increase in wage and salary
Peter Johnston, Rainey Collins John Miller Sumudu Thode, Thode Utting Bill Lawson, Lance Lawson Erin Ebborn Darrell Naden, Tamaki Legal Charl Hirschfeld Sonja Cooper Legal Aid’s Top Provider – Sonja Cooper The largest legal aid providers according to Ministry of Justice figures show Tamaki Legal as top earner for both this and last year (figures
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One of the doyens of the Bar, Jim Farmer QC has wound down his previously heavy and heavy-duty case load but still exerts a major influence both in terms of his experience, but also as a commercial lawyer of major significance. With a wide commercial law practice, he has focused principally upon his lucrative and
Last Year – No. 37 A foremost commercial law expert, author and academic, Peter Watts has slipped somewhat only due to his relinquishing his position at Auckland Law School for a full time position with Bankside Chambers, but his star remains undiminished. Having taught law at the University of Auckland for more than 30 years,
Last Year – No. 28 SFO Chief Julie Read has slipped somewhat from last year. Criticised for a low level prosecution rate and relatively low level ‘scalps’, Julie Read’s tenure as head of the Office has seen the office disappoint many with its performance. Return to the Power List Click Here
28. Andrew Cordner 28. Andrew Cordner Andrew Cordner comes with a legal pedigree second to none and now fronts legal work for the company responsible for one third of the world’s dairy exports and generating revenues of well over $17 billion. Replacing former Fonterra legal counsel Mike Cronin in 2015, Andrew Cordner has experience as
24. Michael Heron QC Former Solicitor General Michael Heron is increasingly becoming the go-to Silk for enquiries and regulatory work, as well as showing an entrepreneurial streak with the development of his online mediation tool CODR. His ‘enquiries’ work has ranged from investigating the Simon Bridges’ expenses leaks and allegations made against former Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority
