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Education Law Association - Alan Knowsley Elected Director

Thursday, 8 October, 2009 | Alan Knowsley

At the recent AGM of the Australia New Zealand Education Law Association held in Melbourne partner Alan Knowsley was elected a Director of the organisation.  Alan is the sole resident New Zealand Director and will bring a Kiwi perspective to the organisation as well as bringing back to New Zealand the ideas and experience of the Australian Directors to enhance the delivery of services to New Zealand members.  The AGM… Continue reading

Official Information … What You Need To Know

Monday, 5 October, 2009 | Olivia Porter

Recently there has been a lot of media interest about benefits received by Government Ministers.  It is likely that the information about this was obtained using the Official Information Act.  Official Information is information held by government officials and bodies, and you are entitled to this information under the Official Information Act 1982.

Some examples of Official Information include information held by:

• Government Ministers;
• Government departments, organisations and state-owned enterprises;
• The Police;
• City, District or

Rainey Collins Partner Hosts Maori & Pacific Business

Wednesday, 23 September, 2009 | Peter Johnston

Rainey Collins Partner Peter Johnston was delighted to host a Maori and Pacific business expo in Wellington recently in his capacity as Chairman of the Wellington Maori Business Network Te Awe.

The business expo show cased a number of Maori and Pacific businesses and brought together a number of Maori and Pacific business leaders. 

The expo also provided an opportunity for members and their guests to network through the newly launched Biz… Continue reading

New Processes For Claims In The District Court … Don’t Get Caught Out

Tuesday, 22 September, 2009 | Alan Knowsley

The new processes will be in place from 1 November 2009 in relation to civil claims in the District Court filed after that date. 

The focus will be on exchanging relevant information soon after proceedings are commenced.  This will give parties a better chance of reaching a settlement without the need for a full court hearing.

In most cases it will be compulsory for parties to a dispute to attend a judicial… Continue reading

Rainey Collins Welcomes New Associate Ronette Druskovich

Monday, 21 September, 2009 | James Johnston

Ronette Druskovich recently joined the Commercial Team of Rainey Collins Lawyers in Wellington as an Associate.  Ronette’s extensive experience includes all aspects of business and property law, including commercial leases, large scale subdivisions, financing, commercial and residential conveyancing…

Rainey Collins Associate To Speak At Real Estate Institute Business Conference On 17 September 2009

Friday, 11 September, 2009 | Fintan Devine

Associate Fintan Devine will be speaking about issues concerning Intellectual Property at the Real Estate Institute business conference in Auckland on Thursday 17 September.  His focus will be on dealing with Intellectual Property in the context of the sale of a business.  The conference is expected to be attended by between 80-100 business brokers from throughout New Zealand…

Rainey Collins Partner Hosts New Zealand Council of Lions International Meeting

Friday, 11 September, 2009 | Alan Knowsley

The New Zealand Council of Lions International recently held their Council meeting at the firm’s offices, hosted by partner Alan Knowsley who is the honourary Legal Counsel for the Lions Multiple District which includes New Zealand and the Islands of the South Pacific.  The District Governors from the seven New Zealand districts reported on the Lions humanitarian efforts in their local communities and received reports and presentations from various council… Continue reading

Rainey Collins Parther Hosts Australia New Zealand Education Association Seminar

Friday, 11 September, 2009 | Alan Knowsley

Partner Alan Knowsley recently hosted the Australia New Zealand Education Association Seminar on bullying in the education workplace.  The seminar was presented by Virginia Goldblatt and David Beck and the Wellington seminar was part of a series run by the Association which was also held in Christchurch and Auckland.  Attendees included school teachers, school principals, school administrators, representatives from the Education Review Office legal team, the Catholic Education Office, Ministry… Continue reading

The Disputes Tribunal - An Option For Resolving Disputes Under $20,000

Wednesday, 5 August, 2009 | Olivia Lund

If you have a dispute under $20,000 the Disputes Tribunal may provide a cheap method of resolving your dispute without going to court.

From 1 August 2009 the maximum claim levels in the Disputes Tribunal will increase to $15,000 and with the consent of both parties to $20,000.

The only cost involved in making a claim in the Disputes Tribunal is a small filing fee of $30 to $100, depending on the… Continue reading

Lawyer Re-elected To Professionals Committee

Friday, 31 July, 2009 | James Johnston

Rainey Collins is delighted to announce the re-election of Commercial Lawyer Claire Coe to the Wellington Young Professionals (WYP) committee.  WYP held their inaugural AGM recently at Rainey Collins.  The AGM was well attended and there was significant interest by those keen to become part of the committee after seeing all the great things WYP has been doing since its formation. 

WYP is Wellington’s leading networking organisation for young professionals, established… Continue reading

Monday, 1 March, 2010

Long Awaited Bill Has Second Reading

Thursday, 11 February, 2010

Annual Chief Judge Speech to Employment Law Institute