Lawyer profiles
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Ten Questions: Kelly Ellis, criminal barrister
1 October 2015
Whangarei-based barrister Kelly Ellis specialises in criminal law and does pro bono human rights work for prisoners and the transgender…
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Pixie loving lawyer warms to new home's environmental challenge
1 October 2015
As the first person in her family to go to university, Lumsden-born horsewoman and occasional trumpet player Pip Newland says…
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Father and son enjoy courtroom jousting
17 September 2015
When he's not cooking up exotic dishes for friends Leo Farmer immerses himself in non-law-related projects – his latest is…
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Ten Questions: Amy Adams, Justice Minister
16 September 2015
Educated at Rangitoto College in Auckland and Canterbury University law school, Amy Adams was a partner with Mortlock McCormack Law…
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Law gave swimming champion competitive challenge
10 September 2015
In a swimming career which began when he was two years old, crime barrister John Munro competed at two Commonwealth…
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Neil Gray looks back
9 September 2015
Neil Gray, formerly senior partner and consultant at Chapman Tripp in its Wellington office, has been in legal practice for…
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How Tax Lawyer Juggles Brass Bands And Dog Shows
3 September 2015
Not many law students decide in their third year that tax law is for them – but Arti Chand did…
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Bill Sheat looks back
27 August 2015
New Zealand has a vital and varied arts world today but it has not always been so. Just a few…
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Dame Alison Quentin-Baxter looks back
20 August 2015
Dame Alison Quentin-Baxter's career in the law has taken her far beyond the conventional law office and onto the world…
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Tiana Epati re-elected NZLS Gisborne President
20 August 2015
Tiana Epati has been re-elected for a second term as the New Zealand Law Society's Gisborne branch President. She is…
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Spanish squash coach now baseball scorer
20 August 2015
Scuba-diving crime barrister and closet Coro Street fan Hugh Leabourn says that, historically, he played "a lot of squash".So much…
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Lawyers remember Major James Houlker
14 August 2015
A commemorative service was held at Nelson law firm Knapps Lawyers on 10 August 2015 in recognition of the service…
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Karate finalist knits beanies for fun
13 August 2015
When she's not honing her karate skills and taking on knitting "commissions," property lawyer Debra Dorrington tinkers with country music…
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Five lawyers died during battle for Chunuk Bair
6 August 2015
Five lawyers were among over 800 soldiers who were killed while serving in the New Zealand forces during the battle…
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Yorkshire aviator lands citizenship pineapple lump reward
6 August 2015
Yorkshireman and aviation enthusiast Mike Edison wanted to be a journalist, until after a day's work experience a reporter told…
Last updated on the 16th October 2019