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How The Government Achieved Gender Balance In The Latest QC Quota

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Gender balance, the long-sought after objective in the Law, has been achieved with the latest Queens’ Cunsel appointments.  The 10 appointments announced by the Attorney General today are a 5-all gender split, a move welcomed by the Bar Association and others. Whether politically-inclined objectives are necessarily the best way to appoint the country’s leading counsel […]

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Immigration Attorney Guilty of Scamming Asylum Scheme

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Andreea Dumitru Knowingly Made False Statements and Representations On More Than 100 Asylum Applications             Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ANDREEA DUMITRU, a/k/a “Andreea Dumitru Parcalaboiu,” an immigration attorney based in Queens, New York, was found guilty today in Manhattan federal court of asylum fraud, making false

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Colin Craig’s Latest Law Action: A New Appeal and a New Lawyer

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Eternal litigator Colin Craig returns to court – yes, again – with an appeal against the judgment last month from Justice Kit Toogood who found that Craig was defamed WhaleOil blogger Cameron Slater, although no damages were awarded because there was no reputational damage to Craig other than from his own actions. Justice Toogood also

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From Big Law To Bigger Downer: The Tale of a Drug-Addicted Former Lawyer

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The tale of how former Chapman Tripp lawyer Elizabeth Baird became addicted to synthetic cannabis and saw her life descend into a hellish disaster is a cautionary one for those seeking cannabis legalisation, she has said. Speaking in a Sunday Herald article that described how she has almost lost her life to psychotic episodes created

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Eli Vonnegut Named 2018 “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer” by Turnaround & Workouts

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LawFuel – News for Innovative Lawyers & Law Firms Davis Polk partner Eli Vonnegut has once again been named an “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer” by Turnarounds & Workouts. The list recognizes the most accomplished corporate restructuring lawyers under the age of 40. Vonnegut, who was also named to the list in 2017, was recognized for his achievements

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Replacing Dame Sian: What Criteria Will Her Replacement Need to Have?

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The Government has announced that the process of replacing Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias has begun. Dame Sian retires in March 2019.  Her replacement is made on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. However the process is lead by Solicitor General Una Jagose QC to determine the suitable candiates against ‘agreed criteria’ with a shortlist

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10 David Goddard QC

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David Goddard QC 10. One of the country’s ‘star’ barristers, David Goddard QC continues to be one of the leading silks, notwithstanding his leave of absence from mid 2018 to study and write in New York. David Goddard QC is the most successful appellate lawyer appearing in the Supreme Court, David Goddard’s list of appellate successes

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The Russell McVeagh Departed: Who Are They & Where Did They Go?

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Michael Stephens* The firm’s pre-eminent position as one of the country’s leading firms has continued, albeit tarnished badly by recent events involving sexual harassment and bullying issues, leading to Dame Margaret Bazley’s report in July, the recommendations of which have all been accepted by the firm. >> See LawFuel’s Jobs Site For In-House, Litigation and

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Christopher Finlayson’s ‘Classy’ Retreat From Politics

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Former Attorney General Chris Finlayson’s announcement that he is to resign from Parliament and return to the Bar is hardly a surprise following his move to the Opposition benches and his work on a new book on the Treaty of Waitangi. Making the announcement on RNZ’s Morning Report, it came following a recording of a

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