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Auckland Law Firm Forms Alliance With Immigration Firm To Expand Growth

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Fast-growing law firm K3 Legal has formed an alliance with immigration experts, Pathways to New Zealand Ltd, to offer additional support to benefit both of their client lists. While Covid-19 put the brakes on this year, immigration is likely to be a growth area in 2021 as essential workers, highly-skilled migrants, some international students and

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Remote Working See Chance Of London Legal Salaries Falling

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Reports in London indicate that salaries in the high-paying London legal world, including the much-vaunted Magic Circle law firms, could fall as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic and remote working. Several senior law firm partners are suggesting that paying remote workers hardly requires the high-paying salaries given that they are working remotely. In June

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The Cannabis Referendum: Medical Specialist on Why He Will Vote ‘NO’

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Graham Sharpe* – A declaration – after much thought and reflection I will vote “No” in the upcoming marijuana referendum. I was tending towards saying no, but the more I see of the proposal and the arguments, the more concerned I become.  The “debate” has been characterised by misleading and, at best, misguided claims by

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Major Defamation Win ‘Emerging Litigator’ Battling LawFuel Power Litigator in NBR Appeal

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The Wellington legal team of Peter McKnight and Ali Romanos achieved a major defamation win with the recent Court of Appeal decision that reversed the earlier hefty damages award in favour of former National MP Stephen Joyce made by Justice Pheroze in the High Court. The Court of Appeal decision of Justices Forrie Miller, David

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Sexting Scandal and ‘Fair Game’ for Cal Cunningham Sees Questions Over Further Issues

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North Carolina Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham has evidently avoided answering questions about whether further claims of extremarital affairs might arise in future. Questions posed to the candidate emerged during a conference call when it was suggested that his personal life had become “fair game” given his own comments about his personal life, for

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Wellington Law Firm Merger Succeeds

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Boutique Wellington firms Chapman Tong Law and Succeed Legal have merged with effect from 1 October 2020.  The merged firm will operate as Succeed Legal with Chapman Tong Law principal’s David Chapman and Jeff Tong joining Succeed Legal as consultants.   Succeed Legal principal Lloyd Davies says that “David and Jeff have a reputation for delivering

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Parental Leave Calls Tiana Epati From NZ Law Society Role

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Law Society President Tiana Epati is taking a break from the demands of office to have a baby, after a busy schedule both with Law Society duties and including a busy court schedule. This week she appeared in the Supreme Court with criminal law barrister Nick Chisnall, describing on LinkedIn how she had risen to

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Kiwis Love Affair With The Trusts To Be Tested

New Zealand Law News, NZ Featured Posts /
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Nona Pelletier – New Zealand’s love affair with trusts will be tested when new legislation comes into effect early next year, with surprises in store for some trustees and beneficiaries. The New Trusts Act comes into effect from January 31, 2021 and will replace loose, outdated regulations with best practice systems covering compliance and accountability.

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Stacey Shortall Named as Women of Influence Finalist

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Congratulations to Partner Stacey Shortall for being named as a finalist in the Board and Management category of this year’s Women of Influence Awards. The awards are an annual celebration of New Zealand’s high-achieving women, with 81 finalists chosen for their strength, scope and the impact of their actions in 10 categories. An internationally recognised and award

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