The recently elected president of the New Zealand Law Society, Jacque Lethbridge, has resigned from the role following the \”culture review\” report commissioned by the NZLS from Michael Heron KC. The report, released this week, related to what the NZLS said was the “breakdown in the relationship between the President and the then Chief Executive
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George and Amal Clooney, Co-Founders of The Clooney Foundation for Justice and Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, will host the first-ever ‘Albie Awards’ at the New York Public Library later this week. Named after Justice Albie Sachs, revered for his heroic commitment to ending apartheid in South Africa, the Albie Awards will honor
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The only sensation that a medical instrument can accurately reproduce is hearing. A device known as a cochlear implant is used to achieve this by electrically stimulating the auditory (hearing) nerve. This device has had a major impact on people suffering from deafness but has had its own extensive history of severe complications at the
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The Law movies you don’t want to miss “A good lawyer makes you believe the truth, but a great lawyer makes you believe in the lie!” This is the basic disposition associated with lawyers and when it comes to law movies made this century we have the list. They weren\’t all academy award winners or
Duncan Cotterill have been joined by technology and privacy lawyer Peter Fernando. >> Latest Law Jobs Here Fernando is based in the firm\’s Christchurch office, according to the Duncan Cotterill press release. “This is a period when many organisations are increasingly cloud-based, recognising the need to integrate various existing systems with new platforms, often using
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The Auckland High Court has ordered life insurer AIA to pay a pecuniary penalty of $700,000 for making false and/or misleading representations to some customers, following proceedings brought by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko. AIA admitted to the conduct last year in court. The FMA and AIA agreed a penalty of $700,000 reflected
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Joanna Simon\’s short term at the New Zealand Law Society as CEO has seen her take a new position as Chief Executive of the Starship Foundation. She served as NZLS CEO for a little over a year, resigning over alleged ng launched review of \’behavioural concerns\’ involving Society\’s president, Jacque Lethbridge. The Law Society has
Family law has long been a staple for a vast number of smaller and mid-sized law firms in most jurisdictions, in the US, UK and elsewhere. The issues involved in family law matters are significant, ranging from those seeking child support, a divorce lawyer, postnuptial agreements, prenuptial agreements and everything else. Choosing a \’family lawyer\’
“It was like a frat house” – she said of one law firm Queenstown mayoral candidate Olivia Wensley is one of the new entrants on LawFuel’s soon-to-be-published Power List of New Zealand’s 50 most powerful lawyers. >> Latest law jobs on LawFuel’s Jobs Network – The Best Law Jobs Network The former #Metoo activist and
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Best Law Firm CRM Software For Law Firms – Large or Small – That Will Power Profits Norma Harris – Choosing the best CRM for law firms will increasingly be something of a make-or-break tool that legal practices need in an age of increasing competition and a client-driven need for better value. And choosing the
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