Buddle Findlay law firm news

The announcement last week that Fonterra, New Zealand's largest company, had found its bond offer 267% oversubscribed signals the current strength of the retail bond market in New Zealand, Buddle Findlay's Sacha Judd writes.

IAMA's new arbitration rules incorporate the 'Fast Track' Arbitration Rules and set out predetermined time limits for procedural steps in an arbitration

Increasing harmonisation of the commercial laws of Australia and New Zealand in recent years means lawyers can now deal with one 'Australia'

A summary of deals information received by ALB this week.

Both Buddle Findlay and Minter Ellison Rudd Watts have appointed new partners in their property practices.

Christchurch law firms are recovering after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the New Zealand city Tuesday lunchtime, the second major quake in six months.

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck the New Zealand city of Christchurch, destroying dozens of buildings in the city centre and causing "multiple fatalities".

Christchurch-based law firms say they are returning to some normality following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that shook the region on September 4, but it will be a long time before the full affects of the quake are seen.

A number of law firms in Christchurch are still operating from temporary locations following the recent earthquake on the South Island of New Zealand

In February this year, New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Bill English laid out a stark assessment of the NZ economy. Rising unemployment, sluggish growth even in the pre-GFC era and a five year drop in exports were the highlights – or lowlights – of what English described as an extended passage of decline.

Buddle Findlay partner Neil Russ has been appointed as a council member of the Tokyo-based Inter-Pacific Bar Association.

Law firms with private equity clients can expect to be burdened with a heavy workload in the next 12 months, but determining exactly what practice groups will shoulder that workload requires partners to look at their clients’ situations

ALB looks at the unique challenges for North-based New Zealand firms in the South Island market

Buddle Findlay has recruited Matthew Farrington to join its business services team as a senior solicitor. Farrington has returned to New Zealand after spending several years in Europe working for a hedge fund

ALB Guide: Energy & Resources 2009 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers operating within them

Disputes over water rights have long been a key driver of the legal services industry on New Zealand's South Island, but now the issue has reached crisis point

Despite rumours of a major IPO on New Zealand’s stock exchange, it is unlikely that capital markets teams will get a break from preparing rights issues until next year, at the earliest

In last month's ALB Practice Area Guide, Buddle Findlay was mistakenly omitted from the list of leading firms.

ALB Guide: Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law 2009 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers operating within them

Although initially disappointed by their governments' decisions to delay Carbon Pollution Reduction Schemes, firms in Australia and New Zealand now see it as an opportunity