Tell us a bit about your background? I was born and raised in Tāmaki Makaurau. I spent most of my childhood in Papatoetoe and was home schooled with my three brothers before moving to the North Shore and attending Rangitoto College. Our family was always involved in the community and loved…

New Zealander Howard Lawry has just been appointed as a High Court judge in the Solomon Islands.

David Carden talks about his six decades in the law.

Alice Nunn comes top in the 86th Devil’s Own golf championship.

Eddie Jackson graduated from Victoria University with an LLB in 2015 and was admitted to the bar in June 2016. Eddie works with privately-owned businesses on a range of matters including sale and purchase transactions, business structuring and corporate governance. Eddie also advises on a range of not-for-profit, trust and…

Tell me a bit of background about yourself?I was born overseas but moved to Auckland when I was young. I grew up here but moved down to Wellington for university. I then came back to Auckland to take a grad job and have been here ever since. I work at…

By Frank Neill Lawyering is a “special profession to be involved in. It is a real privilege,” says Grant Pritchard, the new President of the In-House Lawyers Association of New Zealand (ILANZ). A legal business partner and workplace mental health advocate at Spark New Zealand, Grant loves the dynamic and challenging nature…

By Craig Stephen A recurring theme from the lawyers’ profiles in LawPoints over the past few years has been one of a desire to write.   Some practitioners’ dream alternative career is as a journalist, while others would just like to write more about what they love. Brannavan Gnanalingam So if inspiration…

LawFest organiser Andrew King continues a series of interviews with key legal professionals with their innovation and technology stories.

This story has been updated to show which lawyers and former lawyers were voted into Parliament on Saturday 17 October 2020.