NZ LAW Ltd has appointed Kristine King as its new chair, succeeding Auckland lawyer Michael Busch who has retired from the board.

Two new directors have also been elected - Natalie Gaskin and Daniel (Dan) Moore - effective from 7 October 2016.

Ms King was elected to NZ LAW's board in 2012. She is a director of Duncan King Law and her areas of practice are property, trusts and commercial matters with a special interest in subdivisions. She is also a member of a New Zealand Law Society Lawyers Standards Committee in Auckland.

NZ LAW's board of directors now comprises Kristine King (Duncan King Law, Auckland) (chair), Michael de  Buyzer (Berry & Co, Oamaru), Gerard DeCourcy (Downie Stewart, Dunedin), Natalie Gaskin (Johnston Lawrence, Wellington), Jacquie Gray (Gifford Devine, Hastings), Mark Henderson (Corcoran French, Christchurch), Dan Moore (Norris Ward McKinnon, Hamilton).