Matter of opinion Unlike the 2017 election, where things hung in the balance for five long weeks, there is little need to consult the Cabinet Manual on the formation of the Government and coalition agreements and confidence-and-supply. Labour’s unprecedented MMP majority means it can do what it likes. Saying that, it will prefer that the […]
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Dramatically Changed Landscape Confronts Legal Profession From skills shortages and high demand for professionals of all kinds, the sudden prospect of a deep recession or even depression has fundamentally shifted the landscape practically overnight. For legal professionals, the exact extent of the fallout is as yet unclear for NZ law jobs, but candidates should be
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It was a serious misstep made by large law firms who quickly claimed their subsidies from the Government for the Covid-19 losses they expected to sustain. We reported the issue with raised eyebrows, particularly given the large returns the larger firms have been onto as the economy continued its robust performance up until China exported
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Law firms throughout New Zealand are gearing up – or down – for the Lockdown over the next month and most NZ law firms are working overtime to provide resources on the crisis for clients. Many firms are announcing that they are essentially remaining open for business, albeit via remote working. Major firms are all
The 2020 edition of LawFuel’s Power List has identified New Zealand’s most powerful, 50 lawyers. The fifth edition of one of LawFuel’s most-read features has brought together the power players in the New Zealand legal profession from senior silks to former jurists, from leading civil servants to corporate lawyers. Developed through interviews with leading corporate
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Principal in public law firm Franks Ogilvie, Stephen Franks’ political and media activity have seen him maintain a high public profile, albeit as someone who may prefer to settle into a somewhat quieter professional life. A blogger and frequent talking head he has recently been involved in the government’s gun buy-back as lawyer for the
40 Michael Friedlander A property portfolio worth close to a billion dollars, plus high level philanthropy work, provide Sir Michael Friedlander, 83, with a unique power within the legal profession. Power List duo: Sir Michael Friedlander with fellow Power List member Dame Patsy Reddy upon receiving his knighthood in 2016 A consultant at law firm
WRMK LAWYERS CONGRATULATES TWO NEW SENIOR LAWYERS Powered By LawFuel WRMK Lawyers is delighted to congratulate Chloe Davenport and Nicola Hartwell on their promotions to Senior Lawyer, effective 1 December 2019. Chloe is a Kerikeri local who her clients trust with a broad range of trusts, life planning and property matters, including relationship property
26 Brian Dickey Last Year: 26 The horrors of the Grace Millane murder trial were headline-making from Crown prosecutor Brian Dickey, but the role as Auckland’s Crown Prosecutor has been quite different from its previous position for incumbents at Meredith Connell. The cutbacks in the Crown prosecution services and the establishment of a new
23 Geoff Sharp Already ranked on the LawFuel List of New Zealand’s Top 10 Mediators, Geoff Sharp took the leap from Bell Gully partnership into mediation and it paid off handsomely as he handles local and global mediations from his Wellington base to Chambers in Singapore and London. He has also been widely used t
