Alumni update

Introduction

​​​A note from Torrin

August 2025

We’re pleased to show you our refreshed brand – the Alumni Update is looking sharp! And we are pleased to share our recent senior appointments.

We catch up with Scott Weenink, CEO of New Zealand Cricket, who tells us it's his dream job.

Senior associate James Ruddell has returned from the UK, initially joining Shortland Chambers in Auckland, and spending some time working in both jurisdictions. He tells us the international work was interesting but it posed obvious challenges for family life! Now in the Bell Gully litigation team - he’s more than happy to focus on the New Zealand market.

We’ve hosted some great events, most recently a Leaders’ Series with Finance Minister, Hon Nicola Willis, and a New Zealand Initiative event with Rt Hon Chris Hipkins.

Torrin Crowther
Chair

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