Our Profession, Our People
LawTalk 901 · 18 November 2016
Our Profession Our People New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has appointed New Zealand Law Society President Kathryn Beck to chair its reviews of the policies, processes and programmes that it has in place, and may Kathryn Beck need to develop, to create a culture of respect and responsibility in its professional rugby game. The review is part of NZR’s continued effort to be a world leading organisation to enable everyone within RNZ to be the best that they can be, says NZR chair Brent Impey. Ms Beck will be supported by a review panel that includes Jackie Barron, Liz Dawson, David Howman, Michael Jones and Keven Mealamu, with a couple more panel members to be confirmed. “A preliminary report will be provided to the [NZR] Board in April 2017, and we expect to be able to share the outcomes of the review in May 2017,” NZR CEO Steve Tew says. The Board of Utilities Disputes Ltd, formerly known as The Office of the Electricity and Gas Complaints Commissioner (EGCC), has appointed Wellington in-house lawyer and mediator Nanette Nanette Moreau Moreau as Commissioner of Utilities Disputes. Ms Moreau has held chief executive and senior management roles in the private and public sectors in Canada and New Zealand. She joined the EGCC in 2002 and moved from her Deputy Commissioner role to Commissioner in March 2016. Wellington barrister Kristy McDonald QC has been appointed deputy chair of the Electoral Commission. Ms McDonald is currently chair of Kiwifruit New Zealand and a member of the Accident Compensation Corporation Board.
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Welcome to the profession The New Zealand Law Society welcomes the following recently admitted lawyers to the profession: Hamilton Jonathan George Norman Aquilina Michelle Maria Bhandal Nicole Elizabeth Mary Billington Sarona Merearihi Tuakana Chambers Natalie Jade Good Nikkitha Elizabeth Heywood Nirvana Neha Lal Hope Greer Krause Mark Jadeine Louise McLeod Keryn Lee Morgan Amanda Jane Smiler Brenton Hugh Thompson Clinton Kaleb Whyte Emma Rose Wright
Christchurch Imogen Elizabeth Armstrong Kate Jennifer Arthur Sarah Philippa Bennett Alexandra Sewell Bickerton Claire Ariana Keely Booth Charlotte Jayne Cooper Jessica Rose Cross Nanette Leigh Cunningham Corena Nancy Dear
Auckland lawyer Nathanael Starrenburg has been appointed a new member of the Takeovers Panel for a five-year term, which began on 25 October. A director of Harmos Horton Lusk, Mr Starrenburg specialises in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, equity capital markets, private securities offerings and complex joint venture arrangements. Auckland lawyer Len Ward, founder of Tusk Legal Services, has been appointed chair of OM Financial Limited (OMF), a boutique financial markets brokerage firm. Mr Ward has been an
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Independent Director on the OMF Board since April 2016. He was the inaugural CEO of the New Zealand Futures and Options Exchange and was also CEO of ASX Derivatives and a member of the ASX senior manageLen Ward ment team. He is currently chair of Liberty Financial Limited, the New Zealand Centre for Gifted Education Ltd, the Minds for Minds Charitable Trust and Summit Point Ltd.