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Performing Art Educator Donna Grant Pleads Guilty to Multi Million Dollar Fraud

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A prominent Māori performing arts educator has admitted defrauding a tertiary education provider and a Crown agency of approximately $1.25 million. Donna Mariana Grant (61) appeared today in the Rotorua High Court where she pleaded guilty to three charges of ‘Dishonestly using documents’ and a single charge of ‘Obtaining by deception’. The charges were brought […]

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Tiana Epati: LawFuel 2019 Lawyer of the Year

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Staedtler LawFuel Lawyer of the Year: Tiana Epati Law Society President Tiana Epati is LawFuel’s 2019 Staedtler ‘Lawyer of the Year’.   Labelling herself ‘the reluctant president’, Tiana Epati has presented a younger, fresh face on a profession battling challenges in the wake of recent #Metoo, bullying and related issues, as well as its efforts to

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Boies’ Firm Secures Succession Plan After Tumultous Time

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Law firm Since Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has long been associated with name partner the famed litigator David Boies. Boies Schiller this week named for the first time managing partners who don’t have their names in the firm, being New York-based Nicholas Gravante Jr. and London-based Natasha Harrison (pictured below). The announcement comes after a tumultuous

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Why Lawyers Can Do Better To Save Themselves – The Woman Who Wrote ‘Big Law Killed My Husband’ Inspires Change (And Receives an Award)

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Mental health issues in the law have been a weeping sore for the legal profession for longer than most can remember. The issue of lawyer-suicide is one that has occupied the attention of Law Societies in the US, the UK, Australia and elsewhere.  The ABA Journal carried a major piece on the issue early this

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Senior Lawyers Appointed at WRMK

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WRMK LAWYERS CONGRATULATES TWO NEW SENIOR LAWYERS Powered By LawFuel WRMK Lawyers is delighted to congratulate Chloe Davenport and Nicola Hartwell on their promotions to Senior Lawyer, effective 1 December 2019.     Chloe is a Kerikeri local who her clients trust with a broad range of trusts, life planning and property matters, including relationship property

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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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Sexual Harassment And Coverups Alleged During Baker + McKenzie Hearing

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Global legal giant Baker + McKenzie have been under some stringent criticism for the way in which they handled the issues relating to the former senior partner, Gary Senior, who faces charges of sexually harassing a younger female solicitor. The criticism came at the 15 day hearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) where lead

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What Goes into the Process of Pursuing a Slip & Fall Lawsuit?

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Accidents, by their sheer definition, can happen to anyone, anywhere. However, accidents do vary in where they happen, and to whom. Slip and fall accidents, for example, typically happen on property owned or maintained by someone else. In these cases, the property owner or manager may be held legally responsible. Slip and fall lawsuits are

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Slater + Gordon Pursue ‘Dieselgate’ VW Class Action in UK

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Volkswagen AG is facing one of the largest-ever U.K. class action lawsuits over the so-called ‘Dieselgate’ scandal, with almost 100,000 vehicle owners accusing VW of misleading them by installing emissions-cheating software that made it appear their diesel vehicles met environmental standards. Slater & Gordon represent the owners and need to get past first base by

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