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Why Mass Arrests Are Not An Option For Police in The Parliament Grounds Occupation

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Ross Hendy* The continued occupation of parliament’s grounds by anti-vaccine mandate protesters (and others) provides a unique problem for police: how to lawfully and legitimately remove the occupiers without making the situation worse. The Speaker of Parliament has authorised police to clear the grounds, which grants the operation legitimacy. But tactically the options are not as clear-cut. […]

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MinterEllisonRuddWatts Advise on USD70 Million SoftBank Capital

Leading law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts advised Soul Machines on its USD70 million capital raise led by Japanese venture capital firm, SoftBank. The Auckland based AI start-up plans to use the new funds to expand its research into mimicking human intelligence, and boost its teams based in Auckland and at its second research centre in Arizona. The

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MinterEllisonRuddWatts – Litigation Landscape Ahead in NZ

MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Litigation Landscape Ahead in NZ

Increased regulatory and enforcement action will be a key driver shaping the litigation landscape in the year ahead, say MinterEllisonRuddWatts’ leading dispute resolution team in its annual Litigation Forecast 2022. >> Latest NZ law jobs Here . . New jobs daily Partners and co-leaders of the national law firm’s Dispute Resolution team, Jane Standage and

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Former Oceania Football Confederation employees face SFO charges

An arrest warrant has been issued for one of two former Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) employees facing Serious Fraud Office charges. The SFO has filed charges including conspiracy to commit an offence, namely obtaining by deception; money laundering; and causing loss by deception against the former OFC employees. The charges, filed late last year, relate

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Name suppression lapses for former East Wind employee facing SFO charges

>> Latest law jobs here Name suppression has lapsed for a former East Wind Company senior employee facing Serious Fraud Office charges. Yuko Hanyu faces a charge of theft by a person in a special relationship and six representative charges of false accounting related to her role with East Wind. East Wind Company was part

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The Whoopi ‘View’ Problem’s and Misconceptions about Jewish People and ‘Antisemitism’

The Whoopi 'View' Problem's and Misconceptions about Jewish People and ‘Antisemitism’

Auckland lawyer Juliet Moses writes in The Spectator on Whoopi Goldberg’s attempts to universalize the Holocaust Juliet Moses – Sometimes there is a TV moment that reveals or causes a fissure in the fabric of our society – whether that be political, cultural, ideological or otherwise. Think the Frost/Nixon interviews, the broadcast of Roots, and of

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Black Barrister Decries Ridiculous ‘Insensitive’ Wigs

Lesley Thomas Barrister

The barristers’ horsehair wigs have been around since the 17th century, but a leading black barrister claims they are ‘culturally insensitive’ and should be prohibited. Leslie Thomas QC says the white Georgian-style wigs are ‘ridiculous’ and are fashioned for ‘caucasian hair’ Wigs first appeared as part of the legal profession dress code during the reign

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Duncan Cotterill Joined By Commercial Law Partner

Ron Arieli has joined Duncan Cotterill in Auckland from Haigh Lyon >> See the latest New Zealand law jobs on the LawFuel Network New Zealand law firm Duncan Cotterill has announced the appointment of commercial law partner Ron Arieli to its Auckland team, continuing a strong period of growth marked by the opening of its fifth office

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