Veteran partner to exit Meredith Connell

Veteran partner to exit Meredith Connell
David Johnstone will be joining Bankside Chambers. (Photo: Supplied)
Michael Andrew
Meredith Connell’s David Johnstone is the latest partner to be leaving the firm and joining Shortland Street’s Bankside Chambers as a barrister.A 23-year veteran of the firm, Johnstone has been a partner for almost 17 years and is one of Meredith Connell's most experienced commercial litigators and criminal prosecutors, specialising in organised and drug-related crime.In a statement, Bankside Chambers said Johnstone had contributed to Meredith Connell’s “extraordinary evolution and success over the last decade&r...