Promotions at Gascoigne Wicks

Blenheim firm Gascoigne Wicks has promoted Scott Wight to Senior Associate and Rob Andersen to Associate. Scott and Rob both work in our Commercial/Conveyancing Team which covers a broad range of legal issues including property, finance, commercial, trusts and wills.

Hugo Farmer wins Rex Mason Prize

Auckland lawyer Hugo Farmer has been awarded the 2014 Honourable Rex Mason Prize for Excellence in Legal Writing. The prize, which was established in 1973, is awarded for the best legal article published in a calendar year. It commemorates former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Henry Greathead Rex Mason (1885-1975). Mr Farmer…

College of Law NZ appointments

The College of Law New Zealand has made a number of appointments of adjunct lecturers. Anne Longdill has over 10 years Crown litigation experience with Meredith Connell and commenced practise as a barrister sole this year. She has represented Immigration New Zealand, Police, Department of Corrections, Department of Internal Affairs, Department…

Promotions at Harmans Lawyers

Mary Crimp has been made a partner of Harmans Lawyers in Christchurch.  Mary specialises in civil and commercial litigation, insolvency and debt recovery, insurance litigation, estate litigation, PPPR Act applications and employment disputes.  Amy Hyland and Catherine Gilvray have been appointed senior associates of the firm. Amy leads a team that specialises…

Buddle Findlay Christchurch appoints solicitor

Philippa Kennard has joined Buddle Findlay's Christchurch office as a solicitor in the corporate and commercial team. Philippa advises on a range of matters including commercial agreements, corporate law and finance.

Stacey Shortall winner of community award

Minter Ellison Rudd Watts partner Stacey Shortall has won the 2015 Westpac Community and Not-for-Profit award in the 2015 Women of Influence Awards. The Judges said she stood out because of her contribution and influence in the lives of disadvantaged children. While based in New York Ms Shortall worked as a volunteer…

Sir Geoffrey Palmer Honorary Bencher

Wellington barrister Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC has been made an Honorary Master of the Bench of the Middle Temple, an English legal institution founded in the 14th Century. The Middle Temple is one of the four Inns of Court in England which have the exclusive right to call students to the…

Matthew Gale awarded Fairway Scholarship

Matthew Gale from Auckland has been awarded the inaugural FairWay Resolution Anne Scragg Scholarship for 2015. Currently a Master of Laws candidate at the University of Pennsylvania Law School in the United States, Matthew's entry for the award was entitled "Mediation and the Civil Justice Gap". It explored the interplay between…

Two new staff join Anderson Lloyd

Rosie Hodson and Aaron Crampton have joined Anderson Lloyd. Rosie Hodson has joined the firm's Queenstown resource management team as a Solicitor. Before joining Anderson Lloyd she spent two years as an in-house lawyer at the Ministry for the Environment's legal team in Wellington. Aaron Crampton has joined the Dunedin corporate commercial…

Royden Somerville QC reappointed to Otago Uni Council

Dunedin-based Queen's counsel Dr Royden Somerville QC is one of four ministerial appointees reappointed to the newly reconstituted University of Otago Council. The appointments are effective from 1 January 2016, the date of the University Council's new constitution. Dr Somerville was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1998. He has specialised in public and…