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Rainey Collins appoints new associate

Rainey Collins appoints new associate

Emily Martinez  Emily Martinez has been promoted to associate from 1 August. She graduated from the University of Otago with an LLB with First Class Honours. Emily is in the firm’s litigation team, focusing principally on Māori legal matters. She works with whānau, hapū and iwi in claims before the Waitangi Tribunal,…
Henry Stokes joins Perpetual Guardian

Henry Stokes joins Perpetual Guardian

Perpetual Guardian has appointed Henry Stokes as General Counsel. Henry Stokes.  Henry brings a wealth of trustee services experience from in-house and private practice roles, most recently serving as General Counsel for state-owned company Public Trust. In addition to Henry’s core duties as General Counsel, much of his focus in the first year…

Maria Dew QC reappointed to Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal

Maria Dew QC has been reappointed as Deputy Chair of the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal. Ms Dew's appointment is for a three-year term, commencing on 12 August 2019 and ending on 24 July 2022.
John Morrison joins Hesketh Henry as Senior Associate

John Morrison joins Hesketh Henry as Senior Associate

John Morrison has joined the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team at Hesketh Henry as a senior associate. John Morrison.  His particular areas of expertise are a broad range of construction disputes, tortious claims and claims relating to defective buildings. John joins the team after 5 years at MinterEllisonRuddWatts.

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Alexandra Allen-Franks awarded Cambridge Trust Scholarship

Alexandra Allen-Franks has been awarded a Cambridge Trust Scholarship and a Trinity Hall Research Studentship to study a PhD at the University of Cambridge, beginning in October 2019. Her research will consider admissibility of evidence obtained in breach of human rights in both criminal and civil proceedings. Alexandra was admitted as a…
Saunders Robinson Brown appoints three new Partners and Associate

Saunders Robinson Brown appoints three new Partners and Associate

Four new lawyers have joined SRB’s commercial team, specialising in commercial property and projects. Jonathan Gillard.  Jonathan Gillard was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in December 1987. His experience is in commercial property acquisitions & disposals and retail leasing, investment in New Zealand, commercial contracts, rural property and trusts. Jeff Kenny led…
Natalie Coates joins Kāhui Legal partnership

Natalie Coates joins Kāhui Legal partnership

Kāhui Legal has appointed Natalie Coates to the partnership. Natalie is from Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Tūhourangi, Tūhoe and Te Whānau a Apanui.   Natalie Coates.  She was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in August 2008 and joined Kāhui Legal that year. Before joining the firm, Natalie was a lecturer at…

Tyler-Rose Keatley joins Davidson Twaddle Isaac

Tyler-Rose Keatley has joined Hamilton firm Davidson Twaddle Isaac as a lawyer in the commercial law team. Tyler-Rose was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in October 2018.

Susan Taylor appointed to trustee board

Susan Taylor, the Chief Executive Officer of Financial Services Complaints Ltd, has been appointed a trustee on the Dame Malvina Major Foundation’s Board of Trustees. The Foundation is a charitable trust that helps talented young performing artists achieve their potential by providing financial assistance, performance opportunities and professional guidance. Ms Taylor was…
Lawhub promotes Ruth Burgess to Associate

Lawhub promotes Ruth Burgess to Associate

Lawhub has promoted Ruth Burgess to associate. Ruth Burgess.  Ruth was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in  September 2010 after graduating from the University of Canterbury. She is experienced in immigration and estate planning and will head Lawhub’s Immigration team, which is based in Christchurch and Hamilton.

Electoral Commission Chair and Deputy appointed

Former Cabinet Secretary and Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff has been appointed as the next Chair of the Electoral Commission. The Electoral Commission is the agency responsible for all areas of electoral administration in New Zealand including the running of parliamentary elections and referendums, promoting compliance with electoral laws, servicing the work…
Meares Williams appoints two Associates

Meares Williams appoints two Associates

Meares Williams has promoted two of its lawyers to associate. Belinda Ferguson.  Belinda Ferguson has a BA and LLB degrees from the University of Canterbury and was admitted in October 2014.   She works mostly in the area of relationship property but also specialises in general civil litigation and property law.   Belinda has appeared as…
DLA Piper NZ appoints Alicia Murray to partner

DLA Piper NZ appoints Alicia Murray to partner

DLA Piper New Zealand has appointed Alicia Murray to partner. Alicia Murray.  Alicia is a commercial litigator with more than 15 years’ experience in large-scale commercial disputes: regulatory, investigations, restructuring, insolvency and general commercial (including construction disputes).   She co-leads DLA Piper’s New Zealand Insolvency and Restructuring Team. DLA Piper New Zealand has also promoted…

Four new members of Richmond Chambers

Four new members have joined Auckland’s Richmond Chambers. Raynor Asher QC has resumed practice at the bar as an arbitrator and mediator, and providing opinions and advice. Mr Asher was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1992 and was appointed to the High Court bench in 2005 and the Court of Appeal in…
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