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Tuesday, 31 January, 2012 | Employment
Partner, Alan Knowsley, was approached for comment on employment law concerning grievances resulting from office Christmas parties and whether or not these were happening in higher numbers. Alan’s view was that there is always an increase of grievances in January but that relates to the timing of Christmas parties in December. He had no evidence of a general increase this year over any other year. He always advises clients to… Continue reading
Thursday, 26 January, 2012 | General
Our aim at Rainey Collins is to delight our clients and we want our service to you to reach or exceed that standard. To help us achieve that we need the very highest quality of staff and as part of attracting and retaining those staff we are pleased to advise the following recent promotions and appointments.
Jo-Ella Sarich has been appointed Associate
Jo-Ella is an Associate… Continue reading
Wednesday, 11 January, 2012 | Criminal
An Auckland man has admitted having two wives.
Rodney Peach, 52, originally from South Africa, admitted one charge of bigamy and one of knowing that a document including details of marriage was forged, when he appeared in Manukau District Court on Tuesday, Fairfax Media reported.
Peach was accused of marrying Trisha Faiainoa while still married to Tania Peach, his wife of 28 years and who now lives in… Continue reading
Friday, 23 December, 2011 | General
The partners at Rainey Collins are delighted to announce the promotion of Claire Coe to Senior Solicitor from 1 January 2012.
Claire works in the Business & Personal Legal Services Team, focusing mainly on assisting clients with opportunities and challenges in Property, Trusts, Asset Protection, and Wills and Estates.
Experienced in all areas of the sale and purchase process of both residential and commercial property, Claire… Continue reading
Wednesday, 14 December, 2011 | General
Rainey Collins Chairman James Johnston has been appointed the Chair of Toi Whakaari, the NZ Drama School.
James had been a Board member since 2007 and looks forward to working closely with the newly appointed Director, Christian Penny.
Toi Whakaari is New Zealand’s largest training provider for professionals in the screen and performing arts and has been doing so for more than 40 years. It has… Continue reading
Tuesday, 8 November, 2011 | General
We are proud to announce that Rainey Collins’ Legal Executive, Sarah Blaney, has been re-elected as Secretary of the Wellington branch of NZ Legal Executives. Congratulations Sarah!… Continue reading
Friday, 28 October, 2011 | General
Rainey Collins Partner Alan Knowsley was a contributing expert to the recently released Rule of Law Index report on World Justice. The report looks at issues such as access to civil justice, absence of corruption, fundamental rights and government powers. New Zealand stands out as the best performer in the East Asia and Pacific. We rank first in the world in absence of corruption and in the top… Continue reading
Friday, 14 October, 2011 | General
The team at Rainey Collins Lawyers thoroughly enjoyed our ‘pink for a day’ theme to raise awareness of breast cancer. The entire office participated in the cause by either dressing in pink, preparing morning tea (including pink home made scones), making a donation and more importantly becoming more aware of breast cancer. Organiser and lawyer Eve Rongo was delighted at the enthusiasm of the staff and has been… Continue reading
Monday, 26 September, 2011 | Maori Issues, Treaty
Miriama and her whanau have been in discussions and have decided to bring a contemporary claim against the Crown. However they are uncertain as to how the legal aid changes will affect their claim.
How will the current legal aid changes affect my Treaty negotiations claim?
From 1 July 2011 legal aid funding that has been available for settlement negotiations was transferred to the Office of Treaty Settlements… Continue reading
Wednesday, 21 September, 2011 | Maori Issues, Treaty
The Government has said recently that it will not meet the goal of achieving just and durable settlement of all historical Treaty of Waitangi grievances by 2014.
Instead the goal has been moved forward to 2016.
Our experienced Team can assist you and your group with preparing for and managing the negotiations process… Continue reading
