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Welcome back to the CBD!
After almost a year of being crammed into their Kaiapoi offices, Corcoran French have now moved back to the Christchurch CBD.
Click here to view the interview by The Press about the opening of their new offices.
[20/01/2012]
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‘Three-peat' NZ Law Awards win for James & Wells Intellectual Property
Legendary basketball coach Pat Riley owns trade marks for the phrase ‘three-peat' in the US, but not in New Zealand – so it is safe for James & Wells Intellectual Property to claim this feat for its third ‘Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year' award in a row. The firm – which has offices in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga and Christchurch – won the coveted specialist IP award at the New Zealand Law Awards in Auckland last night for its sustained excellence at achieving client goals through clever thinking. The firm was also a finalist in the ‘Community Service in Law' category for its ongoing support of community groups and charities with free legal advice and financial assistance (notably the recent litigation over the "Radler" trade mark, which it did pro bono for the Society of Beer Advocates). James & Wells Intellectual Property managing partner Ian Finch says the continued IP Law Firm of the Year award success reflects a lot of hard, innovative and focused work by the firm's attorneys. "Taking out a three-peat of awards in our specialist field is an achievement our 60-strong national team can be immensely proud of. We strive to bring our clients world-class intellectual property advice and strategic thinking" says Ian Finch. "That we have been able to achieve this in very challenging economic conditions is a real testament to the quality of our staff and the depth of client relationship we are able to foster". "Our stated mission is to contribute to New Zealand's prosperity, and we can do that by helping Kiwi innovators protect their incredibly valuable intellectual property. IP law is quite intimidating for some organisations, and we pride ourselves on demystifying the process." He says the recognition from clients and industry peers continues to motivate James & Wells Intellectual Property. "We are not the biggest IP law firm in the country, but we aim to be the best, by seeking to provide ever-improving client service and strategic innovation." [11/11/2011] |
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NZ Law Awards Winners!Three NZ LAW member firms have won in the seventh annual New Zealand Law Awards. Huge congratulations go to:
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New Chairman AppointedNZ LAW has appointed a new Chairman and Board member. Simon Price (right), from Mackintosh Bradley & Price, has replaced Jim Ferguson as Chairman, and David Graham of DG Law has filled the vacant Board Director position. Our sincerest thanks go out to Jim for all his hard work in his almost eight years as director of NZ LAW. [07/11/2011] |
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NZ Law Awards NominationsCongratulations to the NZ LAW member firms who were nominated for NZ Law Awards:
Congratulations also go to:
who were nominated for Community Service in Law awards. |
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NZ LAW Member speaks on AMP Business
NZ LAW member, Greg Kelly of Greg Kelly Law was interviewed on AMP Business this morning about the new trust legislation.
[13/09/2011]
New NZ LAW member firm
NZ LAW welcomed their 64th member firm this week, Koning Webster Lawyers, of Tauranga. The partners, John Koning and Spencer Webster, are both formally from our other member firm, Jackson Reeves. Click here to view Koning Webster's details.
[26/05/2011]
New NZ LAW member firm
NZ LAW is very pleased to announce the admittance of their 63rd member firm, Boyle Mathieson, from Henderson, West Auckland. Click here for their details.
[28/03/2011]
NZ LAW Member appointed District Court Judge
| Attorney-General Christopher Finalayson has announced the appointment on 1 February of Dugald Matheson as a District Court Judge. Dugald is currently a partner in our Hastings member firm, Gifford Devine. Dugald's early experience in the 1980s was as a litigator at Tribunal, District Court and High Court level, before specialising in Family Court work in 1990. He is a senior lawyer for child. He has been a member of the legal aid, court liaison, and lawyer for child appointment committees for the Hawke's Bay branch of the NZ Law Society. He has been involved for over 25 years with the NZLS's continuing legal education programme as Hawke's Bay liaison and was a national executive committee member for seven years. Dugald has been a member of Hastings CYFS Care and Protection Panel since 1999. During the 1990s he was chairman of Marriage Guidance Hawke's Bay and sat on the National Executive of Relationship Services New Zealand. He is a current trustee of Birthright Hawke's Bay Child and Family Care, and its medical trust. He is a former chairman, and a life member, of the Cornwall Cricket Club Hastings, and is a trustee of the Central Districts Cricket Charitable Trust. |
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