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Michael Dineen estates, and commercial contracts and business. Originally
SME: Property Law Practice (New Zealand) from Northern Ireland, Timothy graduated from the University
of Dundee with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) in 2008. He
Michael Dineen of Michael Dineen assisted an NGO at the UNHCR in Geneva and then ran a
Law is a former partner of large legal aid team in Mombasa, Kenya providing legal advice on a
Auckland law firm Buddle Findlay, who wide range of criminal and family matters. Tim arrived in New
retired in December 2015 after 36 Zealand in 2010 and qualified as a New Zealand lawyers.
years with the firm, including 30 years
as a partner. During his time at Buddle
Findlay Michael specialised in banking Nick Crang
and finance, insolvency, securities, SME: Administrative Law Practice (New Zealand)
funds management and Nick Crang is a Wellington partner in the national law firm,
insurance. He acted for various banks Duncan Cotterill. Nick specialise in
in New Zealand and overseas on Michael Dineen public law, administrative law,
corporate lending transactions, in competition and regulatory law, and
particular syndicated and club lending and acquisition finance. energy law, and lead the nationwide
He also acted for a number of domestic corporate borrowers. public law practice. Before joining
In the insolvency area Michael acted for banks on work-outs Duncan Cotterill, Nick worked in the
and for banks and receivers on the enforcement of securities. public law team of another national law
firm, four years as a partner. Before
Christine Bryant that, he worked in the legal team at a
SME: Personal Injury and Torts Practice (New Zealand) large government department. Nick is
a member of the NZ Law Society's
Christine Bryant a partner in the public and administrative law
Litigation and Disputes Resolution committee, the NZLS Wellington Nick Crang
Team of Auckland law firm Hesketh Branch public law committee of the Energy Law Association
Henry. Christina joined Hesketh committee,
Henry in 2003, becoming a partner in
2006. Her practice includes a broad
range of complex, high-value civil Harvena-Ata Cherrington
litigation claims. She has specialist SME: Criminal Law Practice (New Zealand)
expertise in construction and Harvena Cherrington is a Barrister & Solicitor in sole practice
Christina Bryant insurance litigation and in medico- in Manukau, Auckland. Admitted in 2001, Harvena has
legal health law. previously worked as a solicitor at YouthLaw Aotearoa (a
Community Law Centre for under 25s); as a lawyer in the
Catherine Atchison Public Defence Service (PDS) of the New Zealand Justice
SME: Trusts, Wills and Estates Practice (New Zealand) Department; and as a prosecutor with the Police Prosecution
Service of the New Zealand Police. ▄▌
Catherine Atchison a partner in lawyer
with Auckland law firm Martelli McKegg
Lawyers, She became a partner at Collaboration proposal for COLNZ on a New
Martelli McKegg in 1988, after five years
at Wilde Sapte, a major London law firm. Zealand postgraduate applied law programme
Catherine is one of New Zealand's proposal for collaboration between COL Asia and COL
leading trust lawyers. She has broad A New Zealand in the delivery of postgraduate applied law
experience in all aspects of family and programmes (ALP) is currently under consideration. The
business asset protection, trust proposal is built on the basis
management and estate planning. that an ALP programme in New
Catherine also advises on the formation Zealand legal practice is ready
and management of charitable trusts. to go in February 2018, with
She is in high demand to deliver Catherine Atchison seven subjects, plus a major
seminars and legal updates to New project and a capstone project.
Zealand's legal and financial The initial development
communities on all aspects of her concept for the New Zealand
practice. Catherine sits on the board of LLM subjects envisaged them
several major charitable trusts and being also suitable for young
community organisations. Catherine is New Zealand lawyers seeking
being assisted as SME by Timothy Orr. to develop their knowledge and
skills within specialist practice
Timothy Orr areas.
Timothy Orr is Timothy is an associate New Zealand’s pre-admission
with Auckland law firm Martelli McKegg practical legal training (PLT)
Lawyers, specialising in trusts, estates, programme (the Professional
property and commercial law. Tim Legal Studies Course) is based
practises in trust and estate planning, on only half the learning hours
trust and estate litigation, wills and Timothy Orr

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