Russell McVeagh

Russell McVeagh is pleased to announce that it is expanding into Te Waipounamu South Island with the opening of an office in Queenstown.   Tony Sycamore, director and co-founder of highly regarded South Island law firm Van Aart Sycamore Lawyers, will join Russell McVeagh as a partner on 1 December 2024 and will lead the opening of our new Queenstown office. Russell McVeagh Board Chair David Butler said, "The South Island, and in particular the Queenstown Lakes region, has seen sustained economic growth for a number of years. While for some time the firm has supported and worked with businesses with interests in the South Island, opening an office will enable us to better support businesses in continuing that growth story. The firm is committed to making a positive difference to the prosperity of Aotearoa New Zealand and our move into the South Island is a further demonstration of that commitment." You can read more about our expansion news here: https://lnkd.in/e2-_U5nm #Queenstown #QueenstownLakes #Otago #SouthIsland #Comingsoon

As 2024 draws to a close, it’s time for a round-up of some of our most popular publications, including our Year in Review series and a number of other insights, blog posts, and videos on hot topics from the last 12 months. We also consider what the next year will bring us. Catch up on our top insights here: https://lnkd.in/giu7XYCn #insights #yearinreview

And that’s a wrap for 2024! As we break for the year, we want to thank our clients, suppliers and our team for another fantastic year and for your support throughout. From all of us at Russell McVeagh, we hope you enjoy a relaxing time with whānau and friends over the festive break. Our offices will reopen on Monday 13 January. Noho ora mai. Bring on 2025!

The Privacy Commissioner announced yesterday his intent to proceed with a biometrics code to regulate the collection and use of biometric information. A revised Biometric Processing Privacy Code has been released for public consultation, along with draft Biometric Processing Privacy Code guidance and a consultation paper.  In our latest update, our Privacy and Data Protection Team outline what has led to this announcement, what is captured by the code, and next steps. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gtVK8sKv Liz Blythe | Joe Edwards | Louise Taylor | Lucy Campbell | Jessie Williams #biometrics #privacy #dataprotection #technology

Yesterday, the High Court imposed its first criminal sentence for cartel conduct under section 30 of the Commerce Act 1986. Munesh Kumar and his company, MaxBuild Limited, were both convicted of cartel conduct, having pleaded guilty to agreeing with a competitor to rig their bids on two publicly funded construction projects.  So, what happened and what are some of the key takeaways we can learn from this sentencing? Our Competition experts discuss the case in our latest update: https://lnkd.in/gyisDG5D Troy Pilkington | Bradley Aburn | Petra Carey #competitionlaw #cartelconduct

The long awaited Offshore Renewable Energy Bill was introduced to Parliament last week and yesterday passed its first reading with support across the House. The ORE Bill has been referred to the Transport and Infrastructure Committee and public submissions are open until 6 February 2025. In our latest Energy Blog update, we summarise the key areas of the ORE Bill and provide some key observations of the proposed regime: https://lnkd.in/gXjMYshm Mei Fern Johnson | Michael Loan | Daniel Minhinnick | Gareth Worthington | Alice Gilbert | Breanna Macara #offshorerenewableenergy #energy #renewables #corporate

Yesterday, the Fast-track Approvals Bill passed its third and final reading and became law. The Fast-track Approvals Act represents one of the Government's keynote legislative moves this year. In the past week, there has been a flurry of further changes made to the final form of legislation. These include changes which make it harder for a panel to decline a project seeking approvals under the Act. In our latest Resource Management Update, our experts summarise the key changes made to the final form of legislation and consider what these mean for parties preparing applications. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gXX2y_Fu Allison Arthur-Young | Daniel Minhinnick | Simon Pilkinton | Kristen Gunnell | Lauren Rapley #fasttrackapprovalsbill #infrastructure #resourcemanagement

As we quickly approach the end of the year, we wanted to take the chance to review the major developments in Private Equity in 2024 and look ahead at what's to come in 2025. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g2qkDuSA David Hoare | Ben Paterson | Tom Gillespie | Cath Shirley-Brown | Ian Beaumont | David Weavers #privateequity

Our Consumer Law: Year in Review infographic provides a snapshot of New Zealand's consumer law developments in the last 12 months and a look at what's to come in 2025. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gcVU-4Xi Joe Edwards | Troy Pilkington | Bradley Aburn | Brigette Shone #consumerlaw

While many are gliding across the finish line of 2024 dreaming of holidays, Christmas mince pies and the beach, the Government has been busy. In an unexpected flurry of activity at the end of the year, multiple potential employment law changes have been announced. In our latest Employment Update, our experts highlight some of those key proposed changes: https://lnkd.in/gRCqT4Yv #employment #healthandsafety