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Barrister Appointed To Investigate SOULS Jelly Wrestling & Other Camp Complaints

Featured, Law schools / April 17, 2018

Dunedin lawyer David Sim of Downie Stewart has been appointed as an independent barrister to review complaints about inappropriate behaviour – which means jelly wrestling, nudity, excessive drinking etc – at the university’s second-year law camps. The review is expected to “take months” according to an ODT report and will focus on past camps operated

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NZ Law Society Views on Comments on Judiciary By Lawyers

Lawyers are quite entitled to express views publicly which are critical of judicial decisions made in cases where they have not appeared, but they are expected to be careful not to do so in a way that may undermine public confidence in the judicial system when doing so, New Zealand Law Society President Kathryn Beck

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Man Pleads Guilty to Making Death Threat Against Congresswoman Maxine Waters

Featured, Press Releases / April 16, 2018

LOS ANGELES – A San Pedro man who called the Washington, D.C. office of United States Representative Maxine Waters and threatened to kill the congresswoman pleaded guilty today to a federal felony offense stemming from the threat. Anthony Scott Lloyd, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of threatening a United States official. Lloyd entered the

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AFR Best Lawyers List Shows Intense Competition For Legal Talent

Australia Law News, Featured / April 16, 2018

The ‘Best Lawyers in Australia’ list shows the intensity of the competition for legal talent in Australia, with some of the largest offshore firms having heavily indulged in talent poaching over the past year. The AFR annual survey, compiled with the assistance of the US-based ‘Best Lawyers’ group, this year saw those specialist lawyers reached

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NZ Law Society Opens More #Metoo Criticism With Barrister Complaint

Lawyers, New Zealand Law News / April 16, 2018

Barrister Catriona MacLennan’s investigation over her berating of a district court judge has left the Law Society once again being battled for its alleged “repugnant” investigation into the barrister. Benedict Tompkins wrote to Law Society president Kathryn Beck saying the investigation into MacLennan was repugnant and has asked for the National Standards Committee to be

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Scoring the Right Job For You and The WORST Thing You Could Say In a Job Interview

Law Job News / April 14, 2018

Sandra Hayes – Job interviews can be tough experiences, nerve wracking and challening all at the same time. But what are some of the worst things you can say that are sure to torpedo your chances of scoring the job you want? A variety of factors are at play in any job interview. There will

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Top M&A Cravath Lawyer Poached by Kirkland & Ellis

Featured, LawStars, Lawyers, US Law / April 14, 2018

Kirkland & Ellis, the world’s highest grossing law firm, continues to poach lawyers with a high profile lateral move from Cravath attorney Sandra Goldstein to K&E. Reuters reported the move and comment that Kirkland & Ellis has been aggressively expanding its client list beyond private equity firms to major US companies, seeking to retain lawyers

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Federal Authorities Move Against Fraudulent Tax Return Preparers and Remind All Taxpayers of their Tax Season Responsibilities

Press Releases / April 13, 2018

LOS ANGELES – As the tax filing season comes to an end, federal authorities are reminding members of the public of their obligation to timely file accurate tax documents – and that evading taxes or defrauding the Internal Revenue Service can led to substantial fines, penalties and prison sentences. Taxpayers are also reminded to be

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Justice Department Announces Nationwide Initiative to Combat Sexual Harassment

Press Releases / April 12, 2018

WASHINGTON — Today, as the Department of Justice recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the nationwide rollout of an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and reporting of sexual harassment in housing. The announcement includes an interagency task force between the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

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NYPD Officers and FDNY Firefighter Arrested For Fraudulently Obtaining Disability Benefits

Press Releases / April 11, 2018

Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John F. Grasso, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the United States Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General, New York Field Division, announced that GERARD SCPARTA, a former New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) officer, SCOTT MARAIO, a former NYPD

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