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• Christchurch and Greymouth Crown Solicitor appointed

  23 February 2016

  Christchurch lawyer Mark Zarifeh has been appointed Crown Solicitor for Christchurch and Greymouth.The appointment follows Brent Stanaway's retirement from the…

• Promotions at Anthony Harper

  19 February 2016

  Alistair Law has been made a partner of Anthony Harper. Alistair, who practises property law, has moved to Anthony Harper…

• Two promotions at Malley & Co

  19 February 2016

  Megen McKay was recently promoted to Senior Solicitor. Megen's specialist areas are: Family and Business Trusts, Charitable Trusts, Incorporated Societies,…

• Additions to specialist Health Sector law firm

  19 February 2016

  Specialist health sector firm Claro has appointed four staff across its three New Zealand offices.Belinda Johns, based in the Auckland…

• Two join Crown Law Legal Risk Group

  19 February 2016

  Rosemary Dixon has joined Crown Law as Senior Crown Counsel in one of the Public Law teams in the Crown…

• Brown Partners appoints three

  19 February 2016

  Brown Partners has recently made three appointments. MIKE KITTO and KATHERINE BINSTED have joined the firm's property team: Mike is…

• Kensington Swan promotes new Senior Associate

  19 February 2016

  Kensington Swan is delighted to announce the promotion of Peter Fernando to Senior Associate. Peter is a member of Kensington…

• Education Council appoints lead lawyer

  19 February 2016

  Wellington lawyer Julia McCook-Weir has joined the Education Council as lead lawyer. Email:…

• Paula Nicolaou new Lane Neave partner

  17 February 2016

  Lane Neave has announced the promotion of Paula Nicolaou to partner.Paula specialises in front-end building and construction law and has…

• Pheroze Jagose joins Thorndon Chambers

  17 February 2016

  Pheroze Jagose joined Thorndon Chambers on 1 February. He was formerly a commercial litigation partner at Chapman Tripp, where he…

• Chambers 2016 ratings for individuals

  11 February 2016

  The following list shows New Zealand lawyers who are rated in the top two bands in the Chambers & Partners…

• Paul Morten joins Harbour Chambers

  11 February 2016

  Barrister Paul Morten has joined Harbour Chambers in Wellington. Paul is a civil litigator with more than 30 years' experience.…

• Rachel Roff joins Thorndon Chambers

  11 February 2016

  Rachel Roff has joined Wellington's Thorndon Chambers. Before joining the independent bar Rachel spent over eight years as a Crown…

• Graeme Crombie joins Lane Neave partnership

  11 February 2016

  Graeme Crombie, formely a Corporate/Commercial Partner at MinterEllisonRuddWatts, has joined Lane Neave in Christchurch as a Partner. Graeme specialises in…

• Two appointments at Crown Law

  11 February 2016

  David Jacyk has joined Crown Law's Wellington office as a Crown Counsel in the Revenue Team. David has practised tax…