“New Zealand Businesses are playing a significant role in supporting victims of domestic violence,” says White Ribbon Ambassador Anna Campbell, “but we need to do more.” On Monday 1 April a new law comes into effect that allows for domestic violence leave of up to 10 working days. “White Ribbon worked with The Warehouse to […]
Tompkins Wake chief executive Jon Calder is calling on other Waikato law firms to support the Law Society’s Gender Equality Charter. At an Institute of Directors lunch earlier this month, Calder spoke about his firm’s commitment to the Charter and the work it is doing to meet the Charter requirements – and issued a challenge.
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Good lawyers are increasingly hard to find with demand set to grow. However, recent research uncovers that many firms may be under-utilising key tools & strategies available to attract top talent. Salaries have remained flat despite obvious, and continuing, high demand for quality personnel. These are among the top findings of the 2019 Australasian Legal Practice
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The Government has announced that a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch mosques terror attack may feature former Chief Justice Sian Elias QC as its head, according to sources. The inquiry was announced this week by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, following the attack that killed 50 people and injured dozens more, which raised serious
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When it comes to M&A work it’s not just the big city firms doing all the heavy listing. Take Bay of Plenty’s Sharp Tudhope, for instance, who recently announced that they had completed $150 million in M&A deals since mid 2017 said ST’s Richard Hoare (left). “The participants have been local and international, trade buyers
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Commercial property lawyer Sarah Blackmore has joined Russell McVeagh as Special Counsel as the firm’s latest appointment in its growingProperty and Construction team. With more than 14 years’ experience, Sarah brings extensive commercial property expertise and specialist knowledge in commercial leasing, residential subdivisions, forestry, and foreign investment in New Zealand property. Sarah has a proven ability to build strong rapport
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Strong growth in its Wellington client base has resulted in Lane Neave moving to new offices in the city over the weekend. The firm has doubled its physical footprint in the move, from level 9 of the AMI Building in Lambton Quay to level 4 of the same building. Lane Neave Managing Partner, Andrew Shaw,
The Privacy Commissioner has chopped the invoice of an unnamed law firm from over $19,000, essentially for copying files, to the price of a USB stick from the Warehouse. The case note from the Commissioner’s Office is below: A man made a request to a law firm for access to his information. The law firm
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Canterbury lawyers leading nationwide drive to offer pro bono services to families affected by terrorist attack Canterbury lawyers have responded to the horrific terrorist attacks on the Christchurch Muslim community by calling for lawyers to offer pro bono services to families affected. The Canterbury Westland Branch of the New Zealand Law Society says a list
Brett McDonald* New Zealand has had the chance to change its gun laws, like Australia, following the mass shooting at Aramoana. It failed to do so and New Zealanders’ gun ownership continues to be higher than the UK or Australia. The local gun laws have generally been seen as lax, particularly given the changes made
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