Sharon Chandra promoted to Senior Associate

Auckland firm Turner Hopkins has promoted Sharon Chandra to senior associate. Sharon graduated LLB from Otago Unversity in 2010 and was admitted in 2011. She practises in family law, trusts and estate litigation. She regularly appears in the Family Court on a variety of family law matters and also represents clients at…

Buddle Findlay makes appointments

Buddle Findlay has appointed four staff to senior associate and senior solicitor roles. Sarah McEwan.  Sarah McEwan has been appointed senior associate in the Auckland corporate and commercial team.   Sarah specialises in corporate and securities law with a particular interest in capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. She has worked as a transaction…

Retention of "The Honourable" approved

Former High Court Justice Hon John Gerard Fogarty, whose retirement sitting was held in the Christchurch High Court on 11 August, has received the Governor-General's approval to retani the title "The Honourable". The approval is in recognition of his service as a Judge of the High Court of New Zealand. A LLB(Hons)…

AMINZ Council appointments

The Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ) has confirmed the election results for two positions on its ruling Council. Nicole Smith, an arbitration practitioner based in Tauranga, with a strong interest in international dispute resolution, was elected for the first time to the seven-member board that oversees the country’s…

Susanne Ruthven joins Ministry for Pacific Peoples

Susanne Ruthven has joined the Ministry for Pacific Peoples as Chief Legal Counsel. Before joining the ministry she was a barrister at Harbour Chambers in the areas of public law, constitutional law, international law and human rights. She joined Harbour Chambers in 2015. Ms Ruthven was admitted as a barrister and solicitor…

Promotion at BSA Law

Greg Smith has been promoted to the partnership at BSA Law. Greg Smith He joined the firm in May 2011 following his return from the UK where he worked in both the private and public sector. Greg works across a wide range of property matters specialising in commercial leasing, development and general…

Two AMINZ Council appointments

The Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ) has confirmed the election results for two positions on its ruling Council. Nicole Smith, an arbitration practitioner based in Tauranga, with a strong interest in international dispute resolution, was elected for the first time to the seven-member board that oversees the country’s…

New AWS Legal partner

Chris Menzies has been welcomed into the partnership of AWS Legal. Chris joined AWS Legal in 2010 after completing his law degree at University of Otago. He specialises in rural law, and also advises on business and commercial transactions, residential sales and purchases and private client affairs. Chris manages AWS Legal’s new branch…

Becky White joins Catalyst Intellectual Property

Specialist firm Catalyst Intellectual Property has welcomed Becky White as a consultant. Becky specialises in patent and IP commercialisation matters, especially in the biotechnology and life sciences fields. She recently returned to New Zealand from a senior in-house counsel role at a multinational corporation, and prior to that held roles in leading…

Lance Lawson appoints two Associates

Rotorua law firm Lance Lawson has promoted two lawyers to Associates. Erin Reilly.  Erin Reilly was admitted in 2012 after graduating from the University of Otago. She joined the firm in 2013 after working as a Judges Research Counsel in the Rotorua District Court. Erin has practised in a broad range of litigation…