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• Lawhub promotes Ruth Burgess to Associate

  7 August 2019

  Lawhub has promoted Ruth Burgess to associate. Ruth Burgess. Ruth was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in September 2010…

• Susan Taylor appointed to trustee board

  7 August 2019

  Susan Taylor, the Chief Executive Officer of Financial Services Complaints Ltd, has been appointed a trustee on the Dame Malvina…

• Todd Spencer joins Juno Legal

  5 August 2019

  Todd Spencer has joined Juno Legal from Contact Energy where he was head of Commercial and New Ventures. Todd Spencer.…

• DLA Piper NZ appoints Alicia Murray to partner

  5 August 2019

  DLA Piper New Zealand has appointed Alicia Murray to partner. Alicia Murray. Alicia is a commercial litigator with more than…

• Meares Williams appoints two Associates

  5 August 2019

  Meares Williams has promoted two of its lawyers to associate. Belinda Ferguson. Belinda Ferguson has a BA and LLB degrees…

• Four new members of Richmond Chambers

  5 August 2019

  Four new members have joined Auckland’s Richmond Chambers.Raynor Asher QC has resumed practice at the bar as an arbitrator and…

• Kirsten Graham joins Cavell Leitch partnership

  1 August 2019

  Cavell Leitch has announced that Kirsten Graham is now a partner of the firm.Kirsten was admitted as a barrister and…

• Sue Wells appointed AMINZ Executive Director

  1 August 2019

  Sue Wells has been appointed Executive Director of the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ). Sue Wells. Ms…

• Simon Waalkens joins Rice Speir partnership

  1 August 2019

  Simon Waalkens has joined the Rice Speir partnership from 1 August. Simon Waalkens. Simon was admitted in March 2009 and…

• Andrew Dallas appointed ERA Chief

  1 August 2019

  Andrew Dallas has been appointed Chief of the Employment Relations Authority. He has been appointed for a three-year term to…

• Atticus Legal promotes Jo Wadmore to Associate

  31 July 2019

  Hamilton firm Atticus Legal has promoted Jo Wadmore to associate.Jo was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in June 2018…

• Te Kahui Manahi joins LMC Law

  31 July 2019

  Te Kahui Manahi has joined Tokoroa firm LMC Law.Te Kahui has worked for several Rotorua law firms, specialising in property…

• Kensington Swan to combine with Dentons

  31 July 2019

  Kensington Swan has announced that it intends to combine with Dentons, the world's largest law firm.It says the combination, following…

• Kensington Swan promotes Michelle Hill to partner

  30 July 2019

  Michelle Hill has been promoted to partner in Kensington Swan’s Auckland property team. Michelle Hill. Michelle’s expertise is in commercial…

• Pera Paniora joins WRMK Lawyers

  29 July 2019

  Ihapera (Pera) Paniora has joined WRMK Lawyers’ Dargaville team. Pera Paniora. Pera is a member of WRMK’s dispute resolution team,…