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Rebecca Kitteridge

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9 Rebecca Kitteridge Last Year: No. 11 Rebecca Kitteridge came to the NZSIS after six years as Secretary of the Cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council, within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and following her expert appraisal of the failings of the GCSB in 2013 and following the much-maligned raid on Kim

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At Last! More Diversity with Latest Paul Weiss Promotions

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The legal community well remember the embarrassment that Paul Weiss Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison suffered with their monochromatic partner announcements last year. The promotions are different this year with the firm promoting three women and four men, including one LGBT lawyer, to partner. Bloomberg Big Law reported that the firm had made good on its promise

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43. John Edwards

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The growth of privacy law issues, election interference issues and a range of other issues have elevated the privacy law argument – and Privacy Commissioner and watchdog John Edwards – into the List. The development of specific Codes of Practice for different industries as well as specifying requirements regarding different types of personal information has

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The New QCs – Fewer of Them; New Criteria Too

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The Attorney General has announced eight new Queen’s Counsel appointed under a process that includes new criteria with a focus upon access to justice issues. “The new criterion was included this year. It emphasises that excellence and leadership in the profession can be seen through a wider, community lens,” David Parker said. “It is pleasing

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Trouble at Mill – NZ First Company Debacle – Shane Jones, Brian Henry, Winston Peters and the Forestry Deal

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The NZ First Foundation issue has become more involved with media reports that Shane Jones’ office only disclosed a conflict of interest over the NZ First-linked forestry company loan application the day that Radio NZ made an Official Information request about the loan proposal. NZ Future Forest Products (NZFFP) – whose directors include Winston Peters’

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The Sobering Statistics on Auto Accidents and How to Build a Personal Injury Claim after a Car Accident

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Dan Brennan* Car accidents are the major cause of death among healthy citizens in the United States, with over 40,000 fatal accidents each year and 1.24 million globally. On average over 2 million US drivers receive some injury through auto accidents (check the infographic below for more stats on the auto accident details). Those are

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