PEOPLE IN THE LAW ON THE MOVE
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Tim Jeffcott has joined Hamish Fletcher Lawyers in Nelson as a principal, heading the litigation team. Tim specialises in civil litigation, including commercial litigation, disputes resolution, technology and corporate law. He will assist with relationship property and employment law. Tim served three years as a Disputes Tribunal referee at the Auckland District Court.
Brett Carter has been appointed to the new role of principal counsel (informed consumer) at the Commerce Commission. Brett, who has 12 years’ experience in commercial and criminal litigation, will lead the commission’s consumer law legal team. Brett joined the commission in 2006, first as legal counsel and since 2008 as senior legal counsel. David Blacktop has been appointed in the new role of principal counsel (competition) at the Commerce Commission. David will lead the commission’s competition law legal team. David has joined the commission from Bell Gully, where he was a senior associate in the competition and regulatory law team.
Chris Dearsley has joined Wynn Williams as a solicitor in the commercial team and Richard Hargreaves has joined the firm as a law clerk in the insurance team. Wackrow Williams & Davies Ltd has promoted Bernadette Arapere to a director of the firm. Bernadette (Ngati Raukawa ki te tonga, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngati Maniapoto) was formerly a historian at the Waitangi Tribunal and for iwi groups. She joined Wackrow Williams & Davies in November 2004 and provides advice on civil litigation, Treaty of Waitangi litigation and negotiations, property, trusts and Māori land.
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Hamish Evans was recently appointed chairperson of Young Hunter. Hamish is a partner in the civil and commercial litigation team. He practises civil and criminal litigation with a focus on employment, medicolegal, insurance and insolvency law. Simon Graham and Daniel Weatherley have been promoted to senior solicitors at the firm. Simon is in the civil and commercial litigation team providing assistance
with employment, insolvency, immigration and insurance law issues. Daniel is also part of the commercial litigation team. His civil practice includes insolvency, receivership, debt recovery, consumer law, negligence, insurance and judicial review. Justine Joseph has joined Young Hunter’s property and commercial law team, based at the Redcliffs office. Justine advises on a wide range of transactions from residential and rural conveyance through to small business work, leasing and trust issues. Deborah Riley has joined Brookfields Lawyers as a solicitor. After graduating in 2006, Deborah worked in an administrative and research position at the former Auckland City Council, then travelled to the UK where she held a number of legal advisory roles with local authorities. Deborah is in Brookfields’ environmental and public law team, working with public and corporate clients on resource management and governance matters. Lee Scott (nee Murray) joins Legal Personnel as a consultant to recruit solicitors and legal support staff for