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Coroner Tracey Fitzgibbon: Living a life neatly woven around deaths

Coroner Tracey Fitzgibbon: Living a life neatly woven around deaths

Contrary to her naturally amiable presence, death has been a familiar subject to Auckland Coroner Tracey Fitzgibbon who was a former police officer surrounded by tikanga protocols in her upbringing. It’s not uncommon to hear people wrongly associate coroners with medical professionals. In fact, an important part of a coroner’s…

Winners of the 2022 New Zealand Law Foundation Cleary Memorial Prize

Jack Trevella and Phoebe Clifford have been announced as the winners of the 2022 Cleary Memorial Prize.

Julika Wahlmann-Smith named Partner at Hesketh Henry

Hesketh Henry announces the promotion of Julika Wahlmann-Smith to Partner in January 2023.

Law Society welcomes Rules Committee’s Improving Access to Civil Justice report

Yesterday (23 November), the Rules Committee | Te Komiti mō ngā Tikanga Kooti published its report on Improving Access to Civil Justice. The Report recommends various policy and legislative changes, as well as rule changes, to improve access to civil justice in Aotearoa.

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Coroner Tracey Fitzgibbon: Living a life neatly woven around deaths

Coroner Tracey Fitzgibbon: Living a life neatly woven around deaths

Contrary to her naturally amiable presence, death has been a familiar subject to Auckland Coroner Tracey Fitzgibbon who was a former police officer surrounded by tikanga protocols in her upbringing. It’s not uncommon to hear people wrongly associate coroners with medical professionals. In fact, an important part of a coroner’s…
Kerrie Heaysman: Celebrating 50 years of practising law

Kerrie Heaysman: Celebrating 50 years of practising law

The article was originally published in Family Advocate, Volume 24 Issue I (Spring 2022). Kerrie Heaysman has recently achieved 50 years of practising law. We spoke to her about her experiences.

Mark A. Cohen: Innovation starts with identifying a problem worth solving

Julian Benefield: Managing the low value and high volume work through legal innovation

Lu'isa Latimer-Toetu'u: Discovering meaning, cultural identity and motherhood

Personal drivers and purpose: Davinnia Tan’s pursuit of the protection of New Zealand’s Taonga

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Philip Thomas McCabe

Philip Thomas McCabe

It is with great sadness that McCabe & Company advises that Philip Thomas McCabe died after a long illness.
Law Society remembers Emily McNaughtan, solicitor and professional triathlete

Law Society remembers Emily McNaughtan, solicitor and professional triathlete

The Law Society was shocked and saddened by the passing of a much-loved staff member, Emily McNaughtan. The 28-year-old solicitor passed away on 11 September 2022 as a result of injuries sustained in a mountain bike accident.
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Andrew Charles Beck

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Former Law Society President and property law expert Ian Haynes ONZM passes away

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John Anderson McBride

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Trevor Ross (Ross) Burton

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Julika Wahlmann-Smith named Partner at Hesketh Henry

Hesketh Henry announces the promotion of Julika Wahlmann-Smith to Partner in January 2023.

Cooney Lees Morgan announces Greg Stringer as Special Counsel

Greg Stringer joins Cooney Lees Morgan in Tauranga as Special Counsel.

Haigh Lyon Lawyers announces appointment of Anthony Kuran as Principal

Vitaco appoints Catherine Fry as General Counsel

Claro promotes Michael Finucane to Senior Solicitor

Emma McGrath joins ClearStone Legal as Senior Solicitor

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Increasing aspiration for gender equality in the legal profession

Changes to keep driving improvements across the legal profession on gender equality will ensure we lock in the impressive gains and build on them some more following the latest Gender Equality Charter survey results, the New Zealand Law Society says.

Aotearoa New Zealand ranks seventh in 2022 Rule of Law Index

The World Justice Project has released its 2022 Rule of Law Index, once again ranking Aotearoa New Zealand seventh internationally. Scoring 0.83 out of a possible 1, New Zealand was first in the East Asia and Pacific region.

Update on the implementation of the Sexual Violence Legislation Act

The Ministry of Justice is currently preparing for new provisions in the Sexual Violence Legislation Act 2021. This includes the provisions enabling alternative modes for giving evidence.
Introducing new South Island Vice President Taryn Gudmanz

Introducing new South Island Vice President Taryn Gudmanz

Taryn is a senior barrister who specialises in commercial and civil litigation. She also acts as counsel to assist the coroner and is on the legal assistance panel for the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. Taryn is an accredited mediator – assisting parties to choose their own…
Meet Frazer Barton

Meet Frazer Barton

Frazer Barton is a Partner at Anderson Lloyd in Dunedin and heads the Otago litigation team. He has been on the Anderson Lloyd Board for the last 16 years, chairing the board for eight of those years. During his tenure as Chair of Partners Frazer oversaw a change in focus…

Law Society welcomes Bill which addresses delays in the coronial system

The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa welcomes the Coroners Amendment Bill which is currently before the Justice Select Committee, and seeks to reduce delays and backlogs in the coronial system.

Budget 2022 – update on changes to legal aid rates

The New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa welcomes an announcement from the Legal Services Commissioner which sees an additional boost to legal aid funding. As well as the 12 per cent increase to the legal aid hourly rate that took effect from 1 July, Legal Services Commissioner Tracey…
Courts roundup 15 September - 21 September 2022

Courts roundup 15 September - 21 September 2022

Decisions, proceedings and news from the courts in some common law jurisdictions in the past week.
Courts roundup 8 September - 14 September 2022

Courts roundup 8 September - 14 September 2022

Decisions, proceedings and news from the courts in some common law jurisdictions in the past week.
Courts roundup 1 September - 7 September 2022

Courts roundup 1 September - 7 September 2022

Decisions, proceedings and news from the courts in some common law jurisdictions in the past week.
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