Acting District Court Judge appointed

John Joseph Brandts-Giesen, retiring District Court Judge, has been appointed to be an Acting District Court Judge for a term of two years, commencing on 8 March 2020.

Gurbrinder Aulakh wins Indian Newslink Special Award

Fiji's Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Mr Aulakh, and Opposition leader Simon Bridges at the award ceremony. Auckland lawyer Gurbrinder Aulakh has been awarded the Indian Newslink Special Award for distinguished legal and social services to communities at the 12th annual Indian Business Awards. The awards presentation ceremony was held in Auckland on 25…

Kensington Swan announce new partner

Wook Jin Lee Wook Jin Lee has been promoted to the Kensington Swan partnership. Wook Jin has experience working across a wide spectrum of sectors, including electricity, technology, telecommunications, hospitality and insurance. His expertise includes advising on mergers and acquisitions (including takeovers of NZX-listed companies, and private equity investment and divestment transactions),…

Khushbu Sundarji promoted to Senior Associate

Khushbu Sundarij Khushbu Sundarji, who has been an associate at Stewart Germann Law Office for the past two years has been appointed Senior Associate effective from 1 December 2019. She undertakes commercial, franchising and business law.

Hayley Buckley appointed to Snowball Effect Advisory Board

Hayley Buckley Hayley Buckley has joined the Advisory Board of online investment marketplace Snowball Effect as Director. Hayley is currently a Partner in Wynn Williams’ corporate advisory team and has provided legal consulting services to Snowball Effect over the past four years. She has previously held a senior associate role at global…

Russel McVeagh announce senior associates and special counsel

Russell McVeagh has announced four promotions and one new appointment to the firm. Jeremy Upson has joined the Litigation team in Wellington as a Senior Associate. Jeremy specialises in commercial and public law disputes and has appeared at all levels of the New Zealand court system. Natalie Sundstrom has been promoted to…

Terry Kirkham joins Holland Beckett Law in Rotorua

Terry Kirkham Bay of Plenty firm Holland Beckett Law has announced Terry Kirkham as Special Counsel in the firm’s Rotorua office. Terry has 26 years’ experience and has been practising law in the Taupo region for the past 10 years, specialising across land and commercial law. His commercial practice includes leasing, business…

Tamuka Nyawo wins Australasian governance award

Tamuka Nyawo after receiving his award from the GRCI Managing Director Naomi Burley. Auckland in-house lawyer Tamuka Nyawo was recently presented with the Governance Risk and Compliance Institute's award for Compliance Professional of the Year. Tamuka was admitted in October 2010 and works for Trustees Executors in Auckland. The award was for…

Peter Macauley made a Knight of St John

Senior Partner of Kaikohe’s Palmer Macauley Lawyers, Peter Macauley, has been made a Knight of St John by the Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy. Peter recently stepped down after 32 years as chairman of St. John’s Kaikohe Area Committee, remaining the committee’s deputy chairman. Peter is also a Life Member of the Kaikohe…

New Zealand Lawyers appointed IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal members

Two New Zealand lawyers have been appointed and one re-appointed members of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Disciplinary Tribunal, effective 1 October 2019. The IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal is an international specialist Tribunal which hears and decides all breaches of the IAAF Integrity Code of Conduct. Of the 47 members…