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The Courtroom Cringe Moment When “Your Honor” Becomes “Honey”

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Lawyer Falls Into ‘Honey’ Trap In a moment now echoing through legal circles and social media alike, a Colorado Assistant Attorney General, addressing the Court of Appeals accidentally called Judge Elizabeth Harris… “honey.” Yes, really. The courtroom froze. The internet didn’t. In the Colorado Court of Appeals hearing for People v. Delgado, Assistant Attorney General […]

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From The Guardian to Al Jazeera – How TVNZ Outsources Its Gaza Narrative to Compromised Sources

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Precision, Propaganda, and the Plausible: A Lawyer’s Crusade Against Media Mischief Norma Harris, LawFuel contributing writer One might expect that in a country as far from the Middle East as New Zealand, the reporting of international law would be conducted with a modicum of detachment and, above all, accuracy. Yet, as Grant William Smith, an

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“Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged by Beijing” — The Curious Case of Justice William Young and the Hong Kong Legal Circus

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What Is Sir William Young Thinking? John Bowie, LawFuel publisher There’s a moment in every legal career when the robes get a little too heavy, the wigs a little too itchy, and the temptation of a post-retirement international gig becomes irresistible. For Sir William Young, formerly of New Zealand’s Supreme Court, that moment appears to

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From Courtroom to Coastlines: The Rich List Journey of Peter Cooper

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Who Is The Gold-Plated Lawyer Peter Cooper? John Bowie, LawFuel publisher In the 1980s when I started the first ‘Rich List’ for the NZ Financial Review there were few lawyers who made the List – perhaps only Michael Friedlander – but as the world changes. The NBR bought the Review and the Rich List and

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How Piers Morgan’s Badly Behaved Barrister Interview Shows He Has Become The Jerry Springer of News

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Attacking A Barrister Guest Was A New Low Point In Screaming-Match TV ‘News’ When leading public law barrister and international speaker and commentator Natasha Hausdorff (pictured) appeared on Piers Morgan’s YouTube channel to debate the tragedy in Gaza, the diginity of her position was assailed by a screaming-head in the form of ‘new media’s’ hero,

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L.A. Law: Real Housewives, Real Crime, Real Contempt

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Move over, “Suits”—the real legal drama is in L.A., where David Lira, son-in-law to disgraced legal legend Tom Girardi (yes, the one married to “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne), pleaded guilty to contempt of court. Lira admitted he helped withhold millions in settlement funds from Indonesian widows and orphans after a Boeing

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Davis Polk Partner discusses Section 899 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act with Bloomberg

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Davis Polk partner Michael Mollerus discussed the Section 899 provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its potential impact on foreign investors and companies with Bloomberg. Section 899 would create a new tax regime targeting residents of “discriminatory foreign countries” that impose “unfair foreign taxes” on U.S. persons. The increased tax rates would apply

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London Law News – Cross-Border Disputes Lawyer Joins Johnson Law Group

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Johnson Law Group Welcomes New Associate Solicitor Leonie AmarasekaraJohnson Law Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Leonie Amarasekaraas an Associate Solicitor in the firm’s London office. Leonie brings with her a wealth of experience in high-value, cross-border disputes.She trained and qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales at White & Case LLP,practising

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How Power Lawyer Philip Crump Is Remixing NZME’s Tune

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Philip Crump has combined his legal and media knowledge, comboined with a fair dose of business and political savvy, to become one of the most powerful voices in New Zealand’s increasingly fractured media scene.

Sitting as a powerful voice on the NZME editorial board, Crump can quote both the Companies Act and the latest newsroom meme, and still have time to pen a sharp Substack column, Cranmer’s Substack, but will increasingly help shape news delivery in the newish-look NZME board.

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