Alana Thomas* Kia kaha te reo Māori is the theme for this year’s Te Wiki o te reo Māori / Māori Language Week which is held from 9 – 15 September 2019. Literally translated, ‘Kia Kaha’ means to ‘be strong’, so when we say ‘Kia Kaha te Reo Māori’ we’re saying – ‘Let’s make the […]
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Robert Morgan* Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s crisis-de-jour is the sex scandal surrounding allegations around an alleged staffer in Labour HQ and the PM has once again sought the assistance of QC Maria Dew to help sort out the mess. You may recall that Bankside Chambers-based Ms Dew, an employment law specialist and Top 10 mediator
The Risks of Not Paying for a Property When Your Deposit is Not Paid Miles Dean – Whenever you buy a property, you need to pay the purchase price on settlement. That is relatively straightforward when you are a first home buyer with a cash deposit and bank finance. But what about when you are
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Powered by LawFuel – University of Auckland – Points of law arising from the 2017 Court of Appeal decision in Ngaronoa v Attorney-General, which challenged the decision to bar all prisoners from voting in parliamentary elections, set the scene for this year’s Māori Issues Moot, held earlier this month. Nineteen students from Auckland Law School
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Inaugural NAB Law Firm Survey Carries Some Salutary Messages for Lawyers Powered By LawFuel – Lawyers are critical to SMEs. But that doesn’t mean they get it right every time. In NAB’s inaugural Legal Services Industry Survey, we find out what SME clients really need, want and value – giving lawyers unique insights into how they
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New ‘Five Mile’ Premises for Growing Legal Leader Powered By LawFuel – We are all very excited at TODD & WALKER Law for the move into our new Five Mile premises on 9 September. This means that our Queenstown office located at Level 3, 36 Shotover Street and our Frankton office at Level 1 Aurum
Government seeking feedback on Hydrogen’s potential role in the New Zealand economy Power Law Briefing – Anderson Lloyd The Government has released a Green Paper – A vision for Hydrogen in New Zealand. The Green Paper is part of a renewable energy strategy work programme which is looking to address barriers to investment in new
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A Road Less Travelled Power Law Briefing – Q&A With Angie Mentis Enjoying a stellar career in banking and wealth management in Australia, Angie Mentis was appointed as Managing Director and CEO of the BNZ in January 2018 – the first female in the top job for the bank. Since then, Angie has relished the
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The idea that the partnership is an anachronism is misguided The strength of the partnership structure for law firms has been questioned, but an article in the Australian Financial Review indicates that law firms should avoid following the corporate model of corporations and instead focus on the producer-manager-leader (PML) model where senior lawyers are “on
Sir Robert Jones* In an entertaining recent Australian libel case the presiding Judge, Justice Flick, wrote the following pompous blah in his judgement. “The evidence establishes his knowledge of prostitution being carried on out of premises he either owned or had a not insignificant interest in and that he was involved in prostitution and participated
