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Access to justice and Budget 2023
Budget 2023 released last week included mention of funding for the legal aid system. These announcements reflect the Budget 2022 increase of $148.741 million across four years: Budget 2023 has not made any further investment in remuneration for legal aid providers. Changes to eligibility and repayment settings are those announced…
Chris Merrick named partner at Meredith Connell
Meredith Connell announces Chris Merrick (Te Whakapiko, Ma'ufanga, Niua) will be joining as a Hoa Rangapū | Partner from 1 July.
Chapman Tripp promotes eight to Senior Associate
Promotion of Brendan Abley, George Spittle, Jasmin Moran, Kishan Gunatunga, Llewellyn Teeling, Meika McHardy, Ryan Bridgman and Sophie Harker as Senior Associate with effect from 1 June 2023.
Daniel Josephs joins Britomart Chambers
Britomart Chambers announces the addition of Daniel Josephs to the team as Junior Barrister.
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Renika Siciliano: Heart-led mahi and putting whānau first
Renika Siciliano is the Tumuaki Wahine (Female Co-President) of Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa (THRMoA) and Executive Director at McCaw Lewis Lawyers in Kirikiriroa Hamilton. She will be celebrating her 15th year at McCaw Lewis this year. Renika specialises in matters relating to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the…
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
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
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Philip Thomas McCabe
It is with great sadness that McCabe & Company advises that Philip Thomas McCabe died after a long illness.
Rt Hon Paul East CNZM KC PC
The New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa mourns the death of the Right Honourable Paul East CNZM KC PC, former Attorney-General and esteemed practitioner within our community. He was 76 years old.
Law Society remembers Emily McNaughtan, solicitor and professional triathlete
Andrew Charles Beck
Former Law Society President and property law expert Ian Haynes ONZM passes away
John Anderson McBride
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Chris Merrick named partner at Meredith Connell
Meredith Connell announces Chris Merrick (Te Whakapiko, Ma'ufanga, Niua) will be joining as a Hoa Rangapū | Partner from 1 July.
Chapman Tripp promotes eight to Senior Associate
Promotion of Brendan Abley, George Spittle, Jasmin Moran, Kishan Gunatunga, Llewellyn Teeling, Meika McHardy, Ryan Bridgman and Sophie Harker as Senior Associate with effect from 1 June 2023.
Daniel Josephs joins Britomart Chambers
Andy Martin joins Cooney Lees Morgan as Special Counsel
Glaister Ennor appoints Michaela Barnes to its partnership
Cooney Lees Morgan announces 12 new promotions
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Regulatory strategy paves the way forward
We are focused on ensuring we embrace the opportunities we have ahead of us to shape and build a modern, inclusive and world-class profession.
End of year reminders from Registry
The Registry Team have some important reminders for practising lawyers. The Registry Team will not be available from midday Friday, 23 December 2022 until 8.30am Monday, 9 January 2023.
Law Society recommends providing for post-legislative scrutiny processes in Parliament’s rules
The New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa has recommended amending the Standing Orders to provide for processes which empower Parliament to undertake post-legislative scrutiny of legislation.
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.
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.
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
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
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…
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