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Gold-Plated Barristers In Australian Iron Ore Battle

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In this high-stakes legal battle, Wright Prospecting is poised to challenge Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting empire over royalties and ownership of the lucrative Hope Downs mine. The trial features a formidable team of barristers, including three silks and three juniors, delving into the details of a partnership agreement while presenting explosive evidence that could reshape the mining landscape. As the civil trial unfolds in Western Australia’s Supreme Court, discover the prominent figures involved, the contentious claims, and the potential multimillion-dollar implications.

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The Challenges & Changing Face Of New Zealand Law Firms

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Putting the 2022 LawFuel Power List together revealed some of the challenges and developments occurring with New Zealand law firms, apart from the impressive array of legal candidates who stand ready to occupy the Power List ranks. A range of firms in the mid sector, as well as the boutiques, continue to perform high level

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Olivia Wensley – New Entrant & Legal Workplace Activist On The LawFuel Power List

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“It was like a frat house” – she said of one law firm Queenstown mayoral candidate Olivia Wensley is one of the new entrants on LawFuel’s soon-to-be-published Power List of New Zealand’s 50 most powerful lawyers. >> Latest law jobs on LawFuel’s Jobs Network – The Best Law Jobs Network The former #Metoo activist and

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Law Firm Sustainability: How Climate Change & the Sustainability Mandate are Changing how Law Firms Operate 

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How Climate Change & the Sustainability Mandate are Changing how Law Firms Operate  Frankie McKeefry  moved from public sector law reform, to Interpol, then Corporate before now working to evolving business for the 21st century.  The increasing focus in business on climate, sustainability and related issues is no longer the focus of the occasional ‘greenie’

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New Plymouth Law Firm Continues Proud Tradition For Judicial Appointments

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>> Latest Law Jobs Here New Plymouth lawyers Govett Quilliam continue their tradition as a recruiting ground for judicial appointees with the latest recruit being Alexander Laurenson QC, who was appointed recently. He will serve at the Papakura District Court in May and joins the list of Govett Qulliam judicial appointees, including Justice James Henry

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Human Rights Barrister Selected to Lead Dilworth Inquiry

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>> Latest Law Jobs Here Press Release: Dilworth Class Action New Zealand’s leading human rights lawyer and advocate, Frances Joychild QC has been selected by the Dilworth Class Action group to lead the independent Inquiry into Historical Abuse at Dilworth School. Rachael Reed QC who is acting on behalf of the Dilworth Class Action group said,

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Why Mass Arrests Are Not An Option For Police in The Parliament Grounds Occupation

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Ross Hendy* The continued occupation of parliament’s grounds by anti-vaccine mandate protesters (and others) provides a unique problem for police: how to lawfully and legitimately remove the occupiers without making the situation worse. The Speaker of Parliament has authorised police to clear the grounds, which grants the operation legitimacy. But tactically the options are not as clear-cut.

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DLA Piper NZ Suffer Second Law Talent Swoop From Rival

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Trans-Tasman law firm Wotton + Kearney has made a lateral recruitment move on DLA taking a team of insurance lawyers, including partner Peter Leman, who has been an insurance litigator for 35 years and including Caroline Laband and Misha Henaghan. Latest law jobs here on the largest dedicated law jobs board Wotton + Kearney has

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Employment Law: What does ‘academic freedom’ mean in practice?

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Why the Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy employment case matters Jack Heinemann*  Two high-profile University of Auckland academics raised important questions about academic freedom with their complaint to the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) that their employer had failed its duty of care to them. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles and Professor Shaun Hendy have become well known

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