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Chen Palmer
New Zealand Public And Employment Law Specialists
Chen Palmer was the first public law firm in New Zealand. Our reputation is for delivering a result. We don't just advise on public and employment law problems, we fix them, and we do so quickly. Our depth of experience and unique approach makes us leaders in our field. Our approach is based on Thomas Edison's words: "There must be a better way - find it!"
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Chen Palmer Congratulates Principal On Queen’s Honour
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 5:43 am | Chen Palmer
Chen Palmer, New Zealand’s public and employment law specialists, congratulates one of its Principals, Leo Donnelly OMNZ, on becoming an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to karate. Leo received his insignia from the Governor ... More >>
Development Of Online Guidance For Government Departments On New Zealand Sign Language Act Begins
Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 9:26 am | Chen Palmer
Government departments will have a better understanding of their obligations under the New Zealand Sign Language Act (NZSL) 2006 thanks to online guidance being developed for the Office of Disability Issues by the Superdiversity Institute of Law, Policy ... More >>
Terror Attacks Condemned by Superdiversity Institute Chair
Saturday, 16 March 2019, 8:11 pm | Chen Palmer
The Chair of the Superdiversity Institute for Law Policy and Business, New Zealand Asian Leaders, SUPERdiverse Women and Managing Partner of Chen Palmer Partners, Mai Chen said that New Zealand should not be surprised at what has happened in Christchurch. More >>
Leo Donnelly joins Chen Palmer Partners Auckland Office
Thursday, 17 January 2019, 8:13 am | Chen Palmer
Chen Palmer Partners is pleased to announce that Leo Donnelly has joined its Auckland office as a Special Counsel after previously working in the firm’s Wellington office last year. More >>
Statement from National Personnel Limited
Wednesday, 9 January 2019, 4:18 pm | Chen Palmer
National Personnel Limited (NPL) is releasing comments in response to news reports from some employees. More >>
New report on culture of workers and greater injury rates
Friday, 14 December 2018, 9:05 am | Chen Palmer
The Superdiversity Institute of Law, Policy and Business released today a report for Worksafe, New Zealand’s primary workplace health and safety regulator, on Health and Safety regulators in a superdiverse context: review of challenges and lessons ... More >>
Congratulations to NZLS President-Elect Tiana Epati
Friday, 26 October 2018, 3:51 pm | Chen Palmer
Chen Palmer Partners, the Superdiversity Institute for Law Policy and Business, and SUPERdiverseWOMEN extends their congratulations to Tiana Epati, the New Zealand Law Society’s President-Elect. More >>
Chen Palmer's GPS (Government Positioning System)
Saturday, 4 November 2017, 12:42 pm | Chen Palmer
Chen Palmer Partners is pleased to announce it will be publishing Chen Palmer’s GPS (Government Positioning System): Who’s Who in Wellington. This Report is by the Firm’s leading public lawyers who specialise in government relations - Mai ... More >>
Mai Chen named in Top 50 Diversity Figures in Public Life
Tuesday, 3 May 2016, 9:39 am | Chen Palmer
Mai Chen, Chair of the Superdiversity Centre for Law, Policy and Business, has been named on The Economist’s Top 50 Global Diversity List. Mai Chen is also Managing Partner at Chen Palmer Partners, Chair of New Zealand Asian Leaders, Adjunct Professor ... More >>
Stocktake Forum Reveals Hunger for Cultural Intelligence
Monday, 18 April 2016, 9:16 am | Chen Palmer
The Superdiversity Centre has released a CQ Stocktake from the Response to the Superdiversity Stocktake forums held last month in Auckland and Wellington, at which world-class superdiversity expert and founder of Common Purpose, Julia Middleton, gave the keynote ... More >>
Time for an Education Commissioner?
Thursday, 10 March 2016, 1:10 pm | Chen Palmer
The Education Act 1989 is being reviewed, so now seems an ideal time to address the lack of a specialist complaints review and resolution body in the school sector. Establishing an Education Commissioner, like the Health and Disability Commissioner ... More >>
Superdiversity Stocktake Forum
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 10:17 am | Chen Palmer
The Superdiversity Centre for Law, Policy and Business is hosting the inaugural Superdiversity Stocktake Forum in Auckland and Wellington on 8 and 9 March 2016. The Forum follows on from the launch of the Superdiversity Stocktake: Implications for Business, Government ... More >>
Overseas Investment – Changes coming
Friday, 12 February 2016, 9:43 am | Chen Palmer
The Prime Minister gave his Annual Statement to Parliament yesterday outlining the Government’s priorities for 2016. These include a review of the Overseas Investment Office which started last year. It is now apparent that the review will result in ... More >>
Living Wage Litigation
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 3:20 pm | Chen Palmer
Wellington Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the New Zealand Taxpayers Union, has issued a judicial review of the decision by Wellington City Council to require its independent contractors to pay their employees the “living wage”. The Chamber ... More >>
Lochinver: A turning point for overseas investment in NZ?
Friday, 13 November 2015, 10:18 am | Chen Palmer
The High Court is going to consider whether the Government was correct to decline the application by Chinese owned company Pure 100 Farm Limited to buy Lochinver Station, a 13,800 hectare farm near Taupo. The application was rejected by the Associate Minister ... More >>
Launch of Inaugural Superdiversity Stocktake
Monday, 2 November 2015, 11:19 am | Chen Palmer
A groundbreaking publication looking at the implications of superdiversity in ethnic New Zealand will be launched on 3 November 2015 in Auckland. More >>
Leakers, whistleblowing and money
Monday, 27 July 2015, 9:55 am | Chen Palmer
The leaking of information can often perform a public service. The Pentagon papers about the war in Vietnam played a crucial role in changing the American public’s perceptions of the war. The secret informant named ‘deep throat’ (later revealed ... More >>
Mai Chen to Speak on New Migrants And Elections
Friday, 24 July 2015, 10:35 am | Chen Palmer
Mai Chen to Speak on New Migrants And Elections Mai Chen, Managing Partner of Chen Palmer and Chair of the Superdiversity Centre, will be speaking on the legal and policy implications of superdiversity at the Pathways, Circuits and Crossroads Conference ... More >>
Superdiversity law, policy and business stocktake announced
Tuesday, 12 May 2015, 12:49 pm | Chen Palmer
News release 12 May 2015 Superdiversity law, policy and business stocktake announced Mai Chen, Managing Partner at Chen Palmer New Zealand Public and Employment Law Specialists and Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Auckland, today announced the establishment ... More >>
New Partner at Chen Palmer
Tuesday, 2 December 2014, 10:20 am | Chen Palmer
New Partner at Chen Palmer Chen Palmer is pleased to announce that James Dunne has been confirmed as the Firm’s newest Partner. James has worked at Chen Palmer for seven years, during which time he has worked on every type of public law instruction ... More >>
