WRMK Lawyers welcomes new director for new office

WRMK Lawyers has welcomed Patrick Steuart as its new director and leader of its newly-opened Warkworth office. Patrick Steuart.  Patrick joined the firm on 1 March and the Warkworth office opened in early April. Patrick has many years of general legal experience, advising clients on buying and selling homes and businesses, subdivisions, commercial…

Simpson Grierson promotes Lisa Curran to Special Counsel

Simpson Grierson has promoted Lisa Curran to special counsel. Lisa Curran.  Lisa specialises in major projects and her experience extends across a range of industry sectors including energy, building, roading, water and waste water, electricity, telecommunications, and mining. She has also advised on all of the Public Private Partnerships Projects instigated in…

Duncan Cotterill promotes five

Penny Birch has been promoted to associate in the Auckland Commercial team. Penny advise clients on all aspects of commercial contracts, consumer protection and advertising law, business acquisitions, corporate structuring, franchising and licensing arrangements. She has worked with New Zealand, Australian and multinational clients in the technology, manufacturing, professional services,…

Bankside Chambers welcomes seven new members

Auckland’s Bankside Chambers has welcomed seven new members: Sam Lowery, Christopher Finlayson QC, Lauren Lindsay, Graeme Christie, Sarah Jerebine, Laura O’Gorman and Carmel Walsh.

Two partners appointed by Pitt & Moore

Pitt & Moore has appointed two new partners from 1 April. Clare North.  Clare North obtained an LLB(Hons) from the University of Liverpool in 2007 and was admitted in New Zealand in June 2011. She specialises in property and commercial law including property development, commercial leasing, commercial contracts, financing, residential, rural and commercial…

Tom Dobbs appointed Associate at Gascoigne Wicks

Blenheim firm Gascoigne Wicks has promoted Tom Dobbs to associate. Tom Dobbs.  Tom  was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in October 2015 and has been with the firm since. He works in the Commercial/Conveyancing Team which covers a broad range of legal issues including property, finance, commercial, trusts and wills.

David Ure re-elected Gisborne branch president

David Ure was re-elected president of the Law Society’s Gisborne branch at the branch’s annual meeting. Mr Ure is a director of Grey Street Legal Ltd, which specialises in property and commercial law. He was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in December 2002. The following Council was elected at…

Cameron Russell becomes partner at Cooney Lees Morgan

Cameron Russell has been appointed a partner at Tauranga firm Cooney Lees Morgan from 1 April. Cameron gained LLB and BCom degrees at the University of Otago and was admitted in July 2010. He is a member of the property and development team, specialising in property law. Cameron also has experience in…

Norman Te Kanawa-Gwynne joins NL Lawyers

Norman Te Kanawa-Gwynne has joined Tokoroa law firm NL Lawyers. Mr Te Kanawa-Gwynne was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in July 2004 after graduating LLB and BSocSci from the University of Waikato. He has been practising as a barrister sole after previously working for Hart & Associates as a senior associate.

Mark Todd new FMA chairman

Former Bell Gully partner Mark Todd will take over as Chairman of the Financial Markets Authority at the end of April 2019. He takes over from Murray Jack, who was appointed chair in 2014. Mr Todd, who holds an LLB(Hons), has been a member of the FMA Board since 2015 and has…