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Focus on legal practice in Hastings

Buying a nice family home for less than half a million dollars and spending only a few minutes on your daily commute might seem like a pipe dream, but many lawyers in Hastings are living that dream. The sun sets over Hastings, as viewed from Te Mata Peak. Lawyers in the Hawke’s…

Alison Douglass, lawyer and climber

Alison DouglassClimbing mountains in faraway countries has been as big a part of a Dunedin barrister’s life as practising law. On the very day Alison Douglass was due to graduate with her law degree at the University of Canterbury in 1985 she flew to South America to climb a mountain. “I went…

Enduring Powers of Attorney changes go live on 16 March

The Statutes Amendment Bill containing amendments to the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 (PPPR Act) passed its third reading on 14 December 2016 and has received Royal Assent. The amendments to the PPPR Act will come into force on 16 March. Amended regulations including new plain language forms…

Pathways in the Law: Kahui Legal

“When people think about law firms that specialise in advising Māori clients they think that we spend all of our time in the Waitangi Tribunal and the Māori Land Court, but we have a much more diverse practice than that,” says partner Matanuku Mahuika. Kahui Legal has some big clients. It…

Jessica Churchman: Associate, Dennis King Law & Legal Beagle, New Plymouth

Jessica ChurchmanJessica Churchman spent her early years in West Yorkshire, England. But in 1999 her family, toured New Zealand as part of a year-long world tour. “We fell in love with New Zealand through the course of our travels and emigrated in 2004.” The family settled in New Plymouth, where she…

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