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• Jess Keating joins Kennedys partnership

  3 July 2019

  Jess Keating has joined the partnership of international insurance law firm Kennedys from 1 July. Jess Keating. Jess is based…

• Two senior associates join Bell Gully

  2 July 2019

  Bell Gully has welcomed two new senior associates to its corporate and litigation teams. Tom Gillespie. Tom Gillespie is rejoining…

• New partners and senior hires at Anderson Lloyd

  1 July 2019

  Anderson Lloyd has announced two internal promotions to partner and has welcomed two new senior members to its litigation department.…

• Jen Crawford to chair Ashton Wheelans

  1 July 2019

  Former Anderson Lloyd partner Jen Crawford has been appointed independent Chair of Ashton Wheelans Chartered Accountants.Admitted as a barrister and…

• Michael Stephens joins Urban Art Foundation Board

  1 July 2019

  Wellington media and commercial lawyer Michael Stephens has joined the board of the Urban Art Foundation Ltd.The Foundation operates as…

• Anita Killeen chair of Amenities Funding Board

  1 July 2019

  The Auckland Council has appointed Auckland barrister Anita Killeen Chair of the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board.The Board was established…

• Council of Legal Education appointments

  1 July 2019

  Justice Gerardus Jacobus van Bohemen of the High Court has been appointed a member of the New Zealand Council of…

• Acting Associate Judge appointed

  28 June 2019

  John Gordon Matthews, retired Associate Judge of Christchurch, has been appointed an acting Associate Judge of the High Court for…

• Annette Gray new Wellington branch President

  20 June 2019

  Family lawyer Annette Gray has been elected President of the New Zealand Law Society's Wellington branch.Ms Gray was admitted as…

• Terry Singh new Waikato Bay of Plenty branch President

  20 June 2019

  Hamilton Public Defence Service lawyer Terry Singh has been elected President of the Waikato Bay of Plenty branch of the…

• Tania Beckham becomes WRMK Lawyers director

  19 June 2019

  WRMK Lawyers has appointed Tania Beckham as a director of the firm, effective from 17 June. Tania Beckham. Tania is…

• Two join Walker Street Chambers

  19 June 2019

  Walker Street Chambers in Christchurch has welcomed two junior employed barristers. Angela Lee. Angela Lee was admitted to the bar…

• Acting District Court Judge appointed

  19 June 2019

  John James Dashwood Strettell, retired District Court Judge, has been appointed an acting District Court and also to exercise the…

• Three young lawyers receive Ethel Benjamin Scholarships

  17 June 2019

  Three lawyers have been awarded 2019 New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarships.The award was established in 1997 and honours…

• Blair Shepherd gains scholarship to Duke Law School

  14 June 2019

  Tauranga lawyer Blair Shepherd has accepted a scholarship to study for a Master of Laws in International Legal Studies at…