Kensington Swan law firm news

NZ: Kensington Swan makes plans to grow partnership
| Thursday, 2 June 2011

Kensington Swan’s partnership could grow to up to 40 partners in the next couple of years, chairman Clayton Kimpton has revealed.

ANALYSIS: Time to get serious about the Middle East
| Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Do Australian and NZ law firms have a place in the Middle East? Kensington Swan UAE managing partner Quentin Lowcay presents the arguments for the affirmative.

NZ: new partners at Kensington Swan, Duncan Cotterill
| Thursday, 12 May 2011

New Zealand firms Kensington Swan and Duncan Cotterill have both added new partners to their ranks.

NZ: Russell McVeagh partner joins High Court bench
| Wednesday, 9 February 2011

Russell McVeagh partner Christian Whata has been appointed a judge of the High Court of New Zealand.

NZ legal aid system to take income away from lawyers
| Monday, 15 November 2010

Changes to the New Zealand legal aid system could see some lawyers’ incomes drop by more than half, according to reports.

Energy industry GC joins Minters NZ
| Tuesday, 28 September 2010

Minter Ellison Rudd Watts has appointed specialist energy lawyer Sarah Sinclair to the partnership.

Brand dilemma confronts NZ firm after loss of name partner
| Monday, 23 August 2010

Boutique New Zealand law firm Morrison Daly could soon have a new name, following the departure of partner Kara Daly.

Kochhar announces dual Saudi/UAE tie-up, says Kuwait is next on the list
| Monday, 9 August 2010

Kochhar & Co, India's sixth largest law firm by headcount, has entered the Middle East legal services market after announcing a dual tie-up with Saudi firm Dr Khalid Alnowaiser and UAE-based MIO Advocates.

New Zealand 2010
| Tuesday, 3 August 2010

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.

Ex-Kensington Swan partner resurfaces at Minters
| Tuesday, 11 May 2010

Neil Millar, one of a series of recent partner departures from Kensington Swan, has joined Minter Ellison Rudd Watts.

New equity structure ruffles feathers at Kensington Swan
| Monday, 10 May 2010

New Zealand firm Kensington Swan has suffered several partner departures in recent months and may be set to suffer more defections, sources have told ALB.

High hopes as ribbon is cut on Kensington Swan’s Abu Dhabi dabble
| Thursday, 29 April 2010

New Zealand’s trade minister Tim Groser was in Abu Dhabi enjoying a dry, balmy evening. The occasion? The official opening of Kensington Swan’s pioneering new Middle-East office.

Watchlist - firms to watch
| Wednesday, 17 February 2010

As the industry enters the New Year with a renewed sense of optimism, ALB singles out ten firms that are set to have a big 2010

ANALYSIS: 2010: Perfect storm for PE practices
| Wednesday, 3 February 2010

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

Kensington Swan chief looks to opportunities ahead of SEM
| Friday, 29 January 2010

The integration of Australia and New Zealand into a Single Economic Market (SEM) will provide opportunities for Kiwi law firms that approach the changes with the right attitude, said Kensington Swan CEO Chris Heilbronn

ALB Watchlist 2010
| Friday, 22 January 2010

As the industry enters the New Year with a renewed sense of optimism, ALB singles out ten firms that are set to have a bigger 2010 than most.

Kensington Swan sends staff to new UAE office
| Thursday, 21 January 2010

Kensington Swan has sent a team of five people from its Auckland and Wellington offices to staff the firm’s new branch in Abu Dhabi

ALB Special Report: Southward Bound
| Tuesday, 5 January 2010

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

Lawyers spare minute to save the world
| Monday, 30 November 2009

Lawyers in Australia and New Zealand are spreading the love by supporting ALB’s Christmas Initiative supporting World Vision and providing the world’s poorest communities with much needed help. However, this seems to be a task that’s easier for kiwi lawyers than Australians so far with Kensington Swan and Simpson Grierson currently topping the giving charts

energy & resources 09 - recommended law firms
| Tuesday, 24 November 2009

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