From Mick Jagger to the Judicial Conduct Commissioner After spending 50 years in court, the lively and music-loving Judge David Ruth, often referred to as Nelson’s “rock ‘n roll judge,” is bidding farewell to the city to return to his roots in Christchurch. A report from Tracy Neal in the NZ Herald recounted the Judge’s […]
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Former Duncan Cotterill partner Scott Moran has launched his own firm – Moran Law – after leading the build of Duncan Cotterill’s Wellington office for the past 23 years. >> Your new job on New Zealand’s Best Law Jobs Network An announcement on social media indicated the firm would focus on private law issues, trust,
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The first and most important thing to learn while taking your driving test is to focus your attention on the road at all times. Despite this important task that drivers have, the number of traffic accidents is high due to various reasons. The number of truck accidents is particularly high, as the numbers show. The
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TIME’s Top Law Firm List TIME have compiled a list of the top law firms in America – not a task lacking in ambition – and worked with Statista to look at the question and if anyone’s up to the task it is surely TIME? The two paired-up to survey over 150,000 attorneys through various
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__________________________________________________________________________ Los Angeles, CA (March 25, 2024) –Venable LLP is thrilled to announce that Caitlin Blanche has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Commercial Litigation Practice. Ms. Blanche is a seasoned litigator and skilled client counselor who works side by side with clients to navigate complex advertising and regulatory matters, along with bet-the-company
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LOS ANGELES – A former deputy mayor and long-time Los Angeles city official was found guilty by a jury today of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribe money and facilitating illicit payoffs from property developers to then-Los Angeles City Councilmember José Huizar as part of a long-running conspiracy that corrupted the approval of city
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) today tabled the report of its review of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018. The Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme (FITS) was established to provide the public with visibility of the nature, level and extent of foreign influence on Australia’s government and politics. The scheme creates an obligation for people
Herbert Smith Freehills has announced four senior appointments to its global ESG leadership team to lead its growing ESG practice across the UK, US and EMEA The firm’s global ESG practice combines in-depth knowledge of current political trends with expertise across the fast-growing array of sustainability -focused regulations, voluntary initiatives and business megatrends. Led across
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The death of District Court Judge Philip Recordon saw an outpouring of fond memories and respect for the judicial figure and rugby player and lawyer who was actively involved in halting the All Blacks tour of South Africa in 1985. Recordon played a pivotal role as a plaintiff in the legal battle against the New
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The SFO welcomes the Court of Appeal’s decision today which corrected the High Court findings in its New Zealand First Foundation (NZFF) case and reinforced the importance of transparency around political donations in a democratic system. Following the NZFF trial in 2022 the High Court found “if the money is ‘party donations’, there is comprehensive
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