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Wing-Clipped Nelson Lawyer Banned for Bad Behaviour Fails in Air NZ Injunction Liftoff

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A Nelson lawyer’s attempts to have a travel ban imposed by Air New Zealand lifted after a display of bad behaviour n the Koru Lounge has been dismissed in a High Court decision by Justice Davison in the High Court, Auckland. The lawyer, Anjela Sharma had sought an interim injunction to overturn the one-year ban […]

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QC Works to Reinvigorate Legal Aid as Senior Barristers Seek to Stem the Tide of Decline

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Maria Dew QC’s efforts to reinvigorate the attractions – if that is the word – of legal aid is designed to help reverse the dramatic decline of legal aid suppliers, driven by remuneration and compliance problems. Writing in the Law Society’s weekly bulletin, Ms Dew referred to the death of her own civil legal aid

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New ‘Twin’ Judges Make History With Double Swearing-In

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In the tsunami of recent District Court Judge appointments, Nelson appointees Michelle Duggan and Nicola Grimes share their elevation just as they share most other high points in their lives. >>Daily Law Jobs on LawFuel Jobs – See Here Born eight days apart, both working in the Family Court and both with three children, the

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Busted! California Lawyer Arrested For Selling Guns and Distributing Methamphetamine

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            Powered by LawFuel – LOS ANGELES – A California lawyer practising in Orange County was arrested today on a federal grand jury indictment charging her with conspiring to sell firearms without a license and distributing methamphetamine. Melinda Romines, 41, of Anaheim, was taken into federal custody this morning. She is expected to make her initial court appearance

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Something Old, Something New – One Barrister’s Love for the Horse Hair Wig . . And His Fight Against Something Far More Modern

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They may be relics these days, but for barrister Ray Broomhall, the collection of wigs is part of a desire to retain a slice of legal history. But at the same time this barrister has successfully fought against something far more modern than the wigs of old. As wigs are now part of legal history

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Law Firm Diversity: Inclusion Blueprint Sets New Standard for Measuring Law Firm Inclusion & Diversity

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Powered by LawFuel – SAN FRANCISCO (January 28, 2020) – Diversity Lab released today its Inclusion Blueprint findings, which provides a new standard for measuring law firm inclusion practices and diversity representation, and the top scoring law firms that lead the industry. The Inclusion Blueprint, a collaborative project between Diversity Lab and ChIPs, provides a

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The Law Firm P*** Up: How The Drinking Culture at Law Firms Needs to Change

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Hard-drinking law firm culture is something that needs to change, most lawyers know, but the culture of the law firm p*** up is something that should be left to law firm history. An article in the Financial Times from legal affairs correspondent Kate Beioley pointed out that law firm practice, at least in London elite

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Law Society President to Feature in Movie From ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Producer

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LawFuel.com – Law Society president Tiana Epati, LawFuel’s Lawyer of the Year, is to feature in a new movie from the producer of “Jojo Rabbit”, the Oscar-nominated Chelsea Winstanley. ​The movie is to be produced by Winstanley’s new film production company, to be based in both Los Angeles and New Zealand, and will feature Ms

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Trump Impeachment: Meet The Cannabis Law Expert Repping Lev Parnas

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The Trump impeachment trial is occupying gigabytes of media bandwidth, but one of the surprise witnesses is Russian-born Lev Parnas who was questioned on Prime Time about his allegations, the man beside him was something of a mystery. Parnas, an associate of Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani, is being advised by Joseph Bondy, whose law firm

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Crowell & Moring Makes Seventh Hire From Squire Patton Boggs

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Crowell & Moring has continued its practice of making high profile hires for its London office after taking on a “go to” senior litigator from Squire Patton Boggs. Nicola Phillips has been recruited for Crowell & Moring’s international dispute resolution group and is the seventh hire from Squire Patton Boggs in the past year. Legal

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