Kristina Muller resumes practice as barrister

Kristina Muller has resumed practice as a barrister after seven years at the Crown Law Office in Wellington. She is based at William Martin Chambers in Auckland. Her areas of expertise include public, civil and commercial, and property law. Kristina's previous roles include a judges' clerk at Auckland High Court, commercial litigation…

Sue McCormack appointed to KiwiRail board

Sue McCormack, senior partner at Christchurch firm Mortlock McCormack Law, has been appointed to the Board of KiwiRail.   Sue specialises in corporate and commercial law.  She is the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Canterbury, and has previously been a director of the Lyttelton Port Company Limited, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and…

Buddle Findlay appoints two special counsel

Buddle Findlay has promoted two lawyers to special counsel. Hamish Selby.  Hamish Selby in the firm’s Auckland office specialises in intellectual property. Admitted in May 2001, he advises on the identification, development, protection, registration, use, commercialisation, enforcement and management of intellectual property rights and portfolios, including trade marks, registered designs, copyright, patents and…

Anna Pollett appointed Tauranga Crown Solicitor

Tauranga lawyer Anna Pollett has been appointed Crown Solicitor for Tauranga, effective from 1 August 2017. Ms Pollett is a partner with the firm Hollister-Jones Lellman and takes over the role from Greg Hollister-Jones following his appointment to the District Court Bench in March 2017. Hollister-Jones Lellman will support the delivery of…

Bell Gully appoints eight senior staff

Bell Gully has appointed a new partner, Tim Smith, and seven senior associates. Tim Smith joins the Wellington litigation team. He specialises in commercial and public law litigation. Before joining Bell Gully he was a partner in the Wellington Crown Solicitor’s office and Crown Counsel and deputy team leader of the…

Three lawyers among Women of Influence finalists

Three lawyers are among the finalists announced for the 2017 Women of Influence awards. Now in their fifth year, the awards celebrate women across 10 categories who have built on their personal and professional successes to help and inspire others. The winners will be announced on 7 September 2017. Russell McVeagh partner Pip Greenwood…

Camilla Owen to chair Waikoropupū Springs tribunal

Nelson barrister Camilla Owen has been appointed chair of the five-member special tribunal to consider the Waikoropupū Springs application for a Water Conservation Order. Ms Owen was admitted in December 1987 and has worked for the Crown Law Office and Duncan Cotterill. She has been convenor of the New Zealand Law…

Two new partners appointed at White Fox & Jones

Christchurch firm White Fox & Jones has appointed two new partners. Stuart Stock.  Stuart Stock joined the firm in September 2012 after spending six years as a partner in a boutique commercial property firm in London. Stuart was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in September 1993. He specialises in commercial property and…

Peter Watts QC in practice at Bankside Chambers

Former University of Auckland Professor of Law Peter Watts QC has commenced full-time practice at Auckland’s Bankside Chambers. Mr Watts specialises in the law of agency and company and commercial law, and is editor of Bowstead and Reynolds on Agency and co-author of Company Law in New Zealand. He was recently appointed…

Lane Neave promotes five lawyers

Lane Neave has promoted Joshua Leckie to the partnership. Based in the Queenstown office, Joshua was admitted in July 2009 after graduating LLB, BSc from the University of Otago. Joshua Leckie.  He specialises in resource management and commercial property and worked at a major New Zealand law firm before joining Lane Neave. Four…