New Adderley Head partner

Resource management specialist Juliette Derry has joined the partnership at Adderley Head in Christchurch. Juliette Derry. Juliette graduated from the University of Canterbury and has worked in London and Sydney, advising on property, infrastructure and environmental projects. Since her return to Christchurch her work has included property developments, earthquake recovery matters and district…

Myriam Mitchell joins Copeland Ashcroft Law

Myriam Mitchell has joined the Hastings office of Copeland Ashcroft Law as a senior associate. She specialises in employment and health and safety law and also has a background in insurance and dispute resolution. Admitted as a barrister and solicitor in February 2007, she has moved to Copeland Ashcroft after practising in…

New solicitors at Wynn Williams

Wynn Williams has promoted two staff to Solicitor. Courtney Holmes was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in October 2017 and is a member of the Christchurch Dispute Resolution team. James Anson-Holland was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in October 2017 and is a member of the Christchurch Dispute Resolution team.

Honorary LLD for Governor-General

The Governor-General, Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy, will receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws at Victoria University of Wellington's graduation ceremony on 13 December 2017. Victoria University Chancellor Sir Neville Jordan says the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws is an acknowledgement of Dame Patsy’s leadership as Governor-General as…

New RMLA officers appointed

Woodward Street Chambers barrister James Gardner-Hopkins has become President of the Resource Management Law Association (RMLA). Admitted in January 2002, he specialises in resource management, environment and planning law, and Māori legal matters. Mary Hill, a partner of Cooney Lees Morgan has been appointed RMLA Secretary, and MinterEllisonRuddWatts partner Rachel Devine has…

DG Law Ltd appoints new director

Auckland firm DG Law Ltd has appointed Kelly McCullough as a director. Kelly was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in February 2005 and joined the practice in September 2017. She has extensive experience in property, business and commercial law, estate planning and administration, relationship property and trusts.

Lawyer new Takeovers Panel Chief Executive

Andrew Hudson has been appointed Chief Executive of the Takeovers Panel, effective from 26 October 2017. Mr Hudson has been the Panel's General Counsel. Before joining the Panel in 2011 he was a corporate lawyer in private practice. He takes over from Margaret Bearsley, who has taken up a new role after…

Karen Stevens to chair INFO Network

New Zealand's Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman, Karen Stevens, has been elected Chair of the International Network of Financial Services Ombudsman Schemes (INFO Network). Karen will take over the role in December 2017 for two years. The INFO Network is the worldwide association for financial services ombudsmen—independent and impartial out-of-court bodies that…

Euromoney Asia Women in Business Law Award NZ nominees

A number of New Zealand law firms are among the nominees shortlisted in the Euromoney Legal Media Group Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2017. The awards celebrate the advancement of women in the legal industry in the Asia-Pacific region, with firms from New Zealand, Australia and greater Asia competing to…

Veronica Cress joins Chen Palmer Partners

Veronica Cress has joined Chen Palmer Partners as special counsel. She has 20 years’ litigation experience in New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region. Before joining the bar she was a partner for 5 years at DLA Piper New Zealand and was a member of the firm’s insurance litigation team for 10 years.