Lawyer profiles
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Southern chill no deterrent for milestone QC
22 August 2019
Fiona Guy Kidd, a yachtie lured to law after a tour of old London legal establishments, is getting used to…
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Childhood murder trial prompted career of defence work
15 August 2019
His grandfather’s trial and acquittal for murder sparked an early awareness in Wellington Public Defender Brett Crowley which developed into…
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The Law & I - Morgan Evans
15 August 2019
Morgan Evans graduated from Victoria University of Wellington in 2016 with a BA / LLB, majoring in political science and…
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Circuit-breaking reflection triggers back-pocket CPD opportunity
8 August 2019
After lawyering in New Zealand and Australia for nine years, Sarah Alderson recently returned to her Christchurch home town to…
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The Law & I - George Grainger
5 August 2019
I’m an in-house legal counsel in the Legal & Risk team at Wellington City Council. I moved from Taranaki to…
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One man’s Celtic Crusade …
2 August 2019
Jock Anderson is familiar to many lawyers from his long career as a court reporter and legal commentator and for…
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Law firm tips the scales and takes out gender diversity award
2 August 2019
It’s a significant achievement when a law firm gains a major award for gender diversity in the workplace, particularly when…
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Professor Penelope Mathew: Refugees and the University of Auckland
2 August 2019
Perched among the human rights law books in Professor Penelope Mathew’s office is a silver motorcycle helmet.“I ride a Vespa”,…
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Service at home a goal of prosecutor who “went in blind”
1 August 2019
Switching from defending in Auckland to prosecuting in a provincial town is part of Toaiva “Iva” Hitila’s plan to eventually…
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The Law & I - Ella Arbuckle Page
29 July 2019
We continue our series where we ask members of the legal profession 10 questions about their life and career.Ella Arbuckle…
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Solving problems a spur for golf-mad partner of six decades
25 July 2019
Speculation on how long what he calls the second stage of his career will last doesn’t faze 84-year old Chapman…
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A place of courage offers fresh challenge for maize-growing news junkie
18 July 2019
At a time some practitioners are thinking of retiring, leading media law specialist Willy Akel has launched himself into a…
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Youth mentoring role for cat-adopting ex-grid girl
11 July 2019
As a Crown Prosecutor dealing with troubled young people in court, Tauranga lawyer Jenna Heerdegen was moved to do something…
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The Law & I - Frances Lints
10 July 2019
We continue our series where we ask members of the legal profession 10 questions about their life and career.Frances Lints…
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NZAL Lawyers successfully launched
5 July 2019
NZAL (New Zealand Asian Leaders) Lawyers was launched in Auckland on 10 June. The launch was well-attended, with over 125…
Last updated on the 25th June 2019