Waikato Business News | April 1, 2024

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Peter Watt, president of the Cambridge Woodturners, hard at work making Easter Egg cup holders
at the Cambridge Autumn Festival's Main Street Carnival and Art Market. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.
Yonatan, Inbar, Noga, 3, and Ella, 1, Weissler
moved to Cambridge from Israel four months
ago and are loving the town, particularly the
recent Autumn Festival carnival day. Yonatan
and Inbar are working as software engineers
Tuahu Watene from Workforce Development
Council Ringa Hora and South Waikato District
councillor Thomas Lee pictured during the
March Waikato Chamber of Commerce event in
Tokoroa.
Cambridge High School Arts committee co-chairs Mirinae Kang, left and Ally Smith at the art
exhibition in the school's new $12.4 million classroom block. Photo: Steph Bell-Jenkins.
Innovation Park in Hamilton.
Photo: Mary Anne Gill.
The Trenwiths entertained at the Foster Construction 50th anniversary bash at Claudelands in
Hamilton last month. The band are Paul Trenwith, founder of the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band,
his sons and a nephew who play three generations of music - a mix of modern songs, folk songs
and old-time bluegrass music. Photo: Supplied.
Bringing in a new perspective
ADVERTORIAL
Hamilton-based Braun Bond
and Lomas (BBL) is going to
become even better on April 1,
when Erin Anderson becomes
a Director.
It’s not that she is new to BBL, one
of the largest litigation firms outside of
Auckland. The talented lawyer had been
part of the team prior to leaving and
working with another local large and
well-respected legal firm for four years.
“I have a very strong connection with
Braun Bond and Lomas” Erin says.
“Despite enjoying where I was, I
really looked forward to the next stage
of my career at BBL.”
Erin says she brings a different focus
and approach which will complement
the already strong directorial team of
Toby Braun, Kevin Bond and Kieran
Lomas.
“They are very well known, with
consistently good, expert approaches
in their specialized areas of litigation,”
she says.
“I believe I bring a good balance to
that, focusing on client-driven results
with a refreshed approach.”
In addition to having a broad
commercial litigation practice, Erin
has focused on employment law in
the past, and she has recently been
involved in what turned out to be the
largest Employment Court award in
New Zealand history.
“Toby and I argued the case;
however, it was a huge team effort
which would not have run near as
smoothly without the support of
the BBL team. It was a significant
court case that resulted in two large
judgments, with the net result being
“They are very
well known, with
consistently good,
expert approaches
in their specialized
areas of litigation.”
the largest employment award ever
made in New Zealand – with new
law being made, which made it quite
exciting.”
“We are always looking for the best
results for our clients – and this was
certainly one of the most satisfying
outcomes after a long process.”
Kevin, the Managing Director of
BBL, says that the three directors are
looking forward to having Erin at the
management table.
“Erin introduces a unique approach
which is different to the three of us. Her
perspective will help us improve,” he
says.
“It’s a very exciting time; it’s the
first time a new director has been
appointed since 2016. “And, more
than 10 years into the life of the firm,
we are a more mature operation now
in a lot of ways. We pride ourselves
on our willingness to change and try
new ways of doing things, and having
BBL directors, Kieran Lomas, Kevin Bond, Erin Anderson, Toby Braun.
a new director around the table, with
a fresh perspective will bring an extra
dimension to the business.”
The firm’s focus is entirely on
dispute resolution and litigation,
and their strong team with its
excellent legal networking means it
has access to expert knowledge for
every conceivable kind of dispute
that might arise. This could include
anything from commercial and
residential property leases and sales
agreements, farming, employment
issues, tax issues, consumer law or
Resource Management Act, through to
relationship property.
While advocacy for clients is
important, and resolution of disputes
before court action is usually the
preferred course of action, litigation via
courts is often a necessary step, and
Braun Bond and Lomas is proud of its
reputation for fighting on behalf of its
clients, and for the results it achieves.