Close to 100 people attended in person (and the same number attended online) an event in Auckland on Tuesday 14 May 2024 where NZ Asian Lawyers and the New Zealand Law Society jointly hosted the Minister of Justice, Minister of Treaty Negotiations, Minister of SOEs, Minister of Media and Communications and the Arts, the Hon Paul…
Last week, the New Zealand Asian Lawyers – Young Lawyers Committee hosted its first panel speaker event in Wellington, “Asian Experiences in the Legal Profession”. Attendees heard from a diverse panel facilitated by Kara, which comprised of Jaini Patel (Ministry for Primary Industries), Anna Ou (Crown Law) and Delia Fu (Buddle Findlay), who each spoke…
New Zealand Asian Lawyers is pleased to announce the establishment of a panel to assist the New Zealand courts by applying to intervene in cases of wider public interest where Asian parties are concerned. The panel will recommend that New Zealand Asian Lawyers considers applying for leave to intervene if some or all of…
Auckland Uni Meetup by New Zealand Asian Lawyers Young Lawyers On 28 March 2024, the Auckland Uni Meetup, organised by the New Zealand Asian Lawyers Young Lawyers, brought together lawyers and law students of Asian descent for an enriching session at the University of Auckland. Sponsored by McVeagh Fleming, the event aimed to bridge…
New Zealand Asian Lawyers will hold board elections in mid-2024. There are several vacancies on the board for lawyers of Asian descent who are keen to advance what we do and make a difference in the legal profession as a whole. We are looking for talented and motivated individuals working across the profession, including those…
On 29 February, NZAL Young Lawyers’ Committee held its first networking event of the year at MinterEllisonRuddWatts. It was a fantastic evening, attended by over 40 early stage career Asian lawyers who mingled over the course of the night. This event was the first in a series of networking events that the Young Lawyers Committee…
Karun Lakshmnan, the Chair of our Criminal Law Committee, welcomes Mingze Sun into the Committee. Mingze is a commercial litigator at Morrison Partners and an academic at the Auckland Law School where he is a doctoral candidate and was the Lead Tutor for the Law of Torts and Equity, as well as tutoring various papers including Public Law, Criminal…
On the 5th of October, 2023, the NZ Asian Lawyers Litigation Committee hosted their first session in the Litigation Masterclass series on pleadings at the Shortland & Fort Centre, sponsored by Tompkins Wake. Expert panellists Brent O’ Callahan and Linda Hui took the audience through a myriad of practical do’s and don’ts, insightful anecdotes, and deep dives on difficult components of drafting…
With the support of MAS, on the 5th of October the Young Lawyers’ Committee hosted an networking event at Sweatshop Brew Kitchen in Auckland. This event had a great turnout and it was so nice to get together with like-minded Asian legal professionals and law students to blow off some steam.Pete Lycett from MAS also let everyone know…
The NZ Asian Women Lawyer’s Committee held the Practical Tips Panel on 20 September 2023. The panel discussion had three speakers: Anand Ranchod (recruiter), Jo Stevenson (People and Culture Director at Simpson Grierson) and Jo Pidgeon (director of Pidgeon Judd). The event chairperson was Catharina Chung, Senior Associate of Tompkins Wake Lawyers. Thank you to Tompkins Wake for generously sponsoring this event. Our attendees enjoyed…