Barristers appointed to tribunal

Wellington barrister Jo Hughson of Featherstone Chambers has been appointed chair of the Social Workers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal for a three-year term. Catherine Garvey, a barrister at Quay Chambers in Auckland, has been appointed deputy chair. Both appointees have many years' experience in professional disciplinary matters involving a wide range of…

Ursula Cheer appointed Canterbury Law School Dean

The University of Canterbury's law school has appointed Professor Ursula Cheer as its Dean of Law. Professor Cheer will take up her new role in January 2016, and is the first woman Dean of Law at Canterbury. She has been an academic at the law school for 20 years and has also…

Hesketh Henry announces promotions

Auckland law firm Hesketh Henry has announced two promotions. Sarah Gibbs has been promoted from Senior Solicitor to Senior Associate.  Sarah has been with the firm since October 2010 after four years at a national law firm.  Her principal area of practice is corporate and commercial law. Sarah Holderness has been promoted from Solicitor…

Rhys Williams appointed Gibson Sheat associate

Rhys Williams has been appointed an associate at Wellington region law firm Gibson Sheat. Rhys has been with Gibson Sheat since 2011 and is based in the Lower Hutt office. He graduated from Otago University in 2004 with degrees in law and economics.Before joining Gibson Sheat he worked for five years…

Resource Management Law Association President

Queenstown lawyer Maree Baker-Galloway has been elected President of the Resource Management Law Association Inc. Maree, who is a partner at Anderson Lloyd, has been a member of the RMLA National Committee since 2006, and was Treasurer for the last two years. She recently transfered to Queenstown from Dunedin. Her legal career…

Clive Elliott QC next NZBA President

Auckland's Shortland Chambers has congratulated one of its members, Clive Elliott QC, on his recent appointment as President-elect of the New Zealand Bar Association. Clive is a member and former convenor of the New Zealand Law Society's Intellectual Property Law Committee. Shortland Chambers says he will assume the role of New Zealand…

EMA Northern legal team changes

The Employers & Manufacturers Association Northern Inc (EMA) has made four appointments or promotions. Charlotte Hatlauf is the new Assistant General Counsel, and Head of EMA Legal.  Charlotte gained experience as a litigator in corporate firms, including employment and health and safety teams, before becoming a senior internal legal advisor. Matthew Dearing…

Andrew Hough senior associate at Grimshaw & Co

Andrew Hough has returned to Auckland law firm Grimshaw & Co as a senior associate. He specialises in civil and commercial litigation, construction law, insurance and reinsurance, and professional negligence. Andrew worked at Grimshaw & Co for seven years until 2011. Before his return, he worked at two large law firms in…

Emma Monsellier joins Davenports Harbour

Emma Monsellier has joined Auckland law firm Davenports Harbour as a senior associate, primarily developing the employment practice from both contentious and non-contentious angles.  With her commercial litigation background, Emma is also helping out the commercial team. Emma's background in commercial litigation involved issues such as shareholder disputes, trust litigation, professional…

Lawyer appointed to Film Commission Board

Wellington lawyer John McCay has been appointed to the New Zealand Film Commission Board. Mr McCay will take up his appointment from 1 October 2015 for a term which ends on 30 September 2018. He is a partner at Minter Ellison Rudd Watts and has previously advised the Commission, Film New Zealand…