A Wellington barrister and solicitor has lost his Court of Appeal challenge to a 2017 disciplinary decision and will be suspended from practising law from 1 July. Peter James Morahan challenged a decision by the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal to suspend him from practice for four months from December 2017 in relation
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The New Zealand Bar Association is urging senior politicians to be cautious when it comes to publicly criticising decisions by the country’s judges. The Association says upholding the rule of law and the independence of judges are fundamental principles that can be eroded by public statements made to be popular and without the benefit of
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LawFuel.com – BIG cybersecurity gap in the entire legal profession EVERY partner and senior manager in a law firm understand how critical it is to sufficiently protect their sensitive client data, and yet many have FAILED to do so. For many small to medium firms, lacking significantly in cybersecurity expertise and resources is the top
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, the Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), announced that GEORGE PAPADAKOS, the former Director of Finance of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (“GOAA”), pled guilty today to embezzling more than $60,000
John Bowie – It may have been inevitable that a saga like the Colin (“Enough is enough”) saga would entangle the judicial system itself. And now, as the Herald reveals today in its story ‘The judge, the QC and the holiday’, it sees the cosy relationship between bar and bench once again hitting the rocky
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BOSTON, Mass., NEWARK, New Jersey, and NEW YORK, June 17, 2019—Charles A. Ognibene, Michael T. Grant, Robert J. Brener and William B. Dubon have joined Duane Morris LLP’s Boston, Newark and New York offices as partners in the firm’s Corporate and Trial Practice the firm announced today. In addition, Michael R. Garcia has joined the
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June 18, 2019 / New York – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced today that Margaret H. Nicholls has joined the firm as Global Director of Practice Management and Marketing, based in New York. In this newly-created position, Ms. Nicholls will guide and execute on the firm’s client development, practice and industry group management, and marketing
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A Herbert Smith Freehills partner allegedly claimed that a female complainants actions would end her career if persisted with them. The claims have gone to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Herbert Smith Freehills said that employment partner Andrew Taggart (pictured, left) had been reported to the UK Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). There is no suggestion
WRMK Lawyers is delighted to congratulate Tania Beckham on her appointment as a Director of the firm, effective from 17 June 2019. Tania is a Whangarei local and has been with WRMK Lawyers since 2002. She has a strong general commercial practice, with particular expertise in trusts and asset planning. Prior to her focus on
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BSF has named new Administrative Partners and Deputy Administrative Partners to help lead five of its largest offices: New York, Washington D.C., Albany, Los Angeles, and Oakland. These new appointments will include the management of two new state-of-the-art BSF office spaces in New York City and Washington D.C., which opened in February 2019 and January
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