Sophie is a senior law student from Mainz completing her professional legal studies with the Higher Regional Court Koblenz. As part of her studies she is required to participate in a number of internships, including her final internship, which she has chosen to complete at Barristers.Comm.
Brooke Young holder of Māori/Pasifika Internship at the Bar
Matou te matua fiafia lava e fa'afeiloa'i Brooke e avea ma a'oa'oga lona lua Pasifika.
Barristers.Comm is very pleased to welcome Brooke Young as our third Māori / Pasifika intern. Brooke is a Samoan New Zealander who is completing her law degree at Victoria University of Wellington.
Fa’afetai mo lau galuega, Brooke!
Barristers.Comm Welcomes Peter Kelly
Barristers.Comm is pleased to welcome Peter Kelly. Peter has joined us from Dentons Kensington Swan and is employed as a Junior Barrister by Christopher Griggs.
Barristers.Comm Welcomes German Intern Tobias Motz
Tobias is a senior law student from Baden-Württemberg completing his professional legal studies with the training department of Freiburg State Court. As part of his studies he is required to participate in a number of internships, including his final internship, which he has chosen to complete at Barristers.Comm.
Tobias is the second German intern Barristers.Comm has welcomed since the New Zealand borders opened last year, the first being Anne-Marie Fichte from Darmstadt, Hessen.
William Morrison holder of Barristers.Comm Māori / Pasifika Internship at the Bar
Matou te matua fiafia lava e fa'afeiloa'i William e avea ma la matou ulua'i tagata a'oa'oga Pasifika.
Barristers.Comm is very pleased to welcome William Morrison as our second Māori / Pasifika intern. William is a Samoan New Zealander who is completing an honours degree in law at Victoria University of Wellington.
Fa’afetai mo lau galuega, William!
Barristers.Comm Welcomes Beatrix Woodhouse
Barristers.Comm is pleased to welcome Beatrix Woodhouse. Beatrix joined us at the start of 2022 and has made a wonderful addition to our chambers. She has recently been awarded an excellence award for young private practice lawyer of the year 2021 and made the 2022 Rising Stars list. We are very proud of her achievements and look forward to seeing what she achieves next.
If you would like to get in contact with her, her details are: Ph: +64 4 650 2250 M: +64 27 511 3232 Email: b.woodhouse@bcomm.nz
Nicola Walsh first holder of Barristers.Comm Māori / Pasifika Internship at the Bar
He tino pai rawa atu ki tō mātou tari tūtahi, ko Barristers.Comm, te taenga o tō mātou tauira Māori tuatahi, ko Nicola Walsh. Nō Ngāti Raukawa a Nicola.
Barristers.Comm is very pleased to welcome Nicola Walsh of Ngāti Raukawa as our inaugural Māori / Pasifika intern.
Nau mai, piki mai, haere mai e Nicola! Nō tō raurau, nō tā mātou raurau, ka ora ai ō tātou whānau.
Christopher Griggs appointed as President of the Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Law Society
We are pleased to announce Chris’ appointment as President of the Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Law Society which was announced at the Wellington Branch Annual General Meeting last night. We are all very proud of Chris and his achievements and we are looking forward to having him as our new Wellington Branch President.
Cassandra Kenworthy Commences Practice On Her Own Account
Barristers.Comm is very pleased to announce that Cassandra Kenworthy has begun practicing law on her own account as of December 1st 2020. Cassandra has been a junior barrister at our chambers for five years, and is a valued member of the Barristers.Comm family. Cassandra will be remaining with us at Barristers.Comm as a newly appointed director of the company.
Barristers.Comm Welcomes A New Door Tenant
Barristers.Comm were very pleased to welcome Callum Reid to our chambers as a door tenant in October 2020. Callum specialises in Public and Administrative Law, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Company Law, Insolvency Law and Restructuring, Commercial Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Property and Trust Law.
