Frazer Barton

Law Society President

New Entrant

Anderson Lloyd associate Frazer Barton has stepped into the Legislation Society presidency next the debacle more than the leadership with the resignation of each the CEO and the elected president Jacque Lethbridge.

Frazer Barton is a litigator with Anderson Lloyd, a nephew of the former tutorial and Queen’s Counsel Dr George Barton, and was chairman of the partnership for 6 a long time where by he labored to build the firm’s range, fairness and inclusion. Anderson Lloyd owning the greatest proportion of ladies equity associates in a key firm in New Zealand, as shown in LawFuel’s gender parity study.

He was also really influential in the firm’s accomplishment of carbon-zero status and getting to be a living wage-accredited employer. Escalating cultural competency experienced been a focus location for the firm over-all and it had founded a cultural intelligence programme to build a far better comprehending of Maori problems.

He has served as the Vice President (South Island) on the Law Culture Board given that April 2020, and chairs the Persons and Abilities Committee. He also serves on the boards and councils of the University of Otago, Columba College and Presbyterian Support Otago.