The New Zealand Law Society has announced the members of the working group which will consider if improvements can be made to enable better reporting of harassment in the legal profession to the Law Society. The working group will be chaired by Dame Silvia Cartwright, who was a District Court Judge from 1981, Chief District […]
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One of the world’s largest private equity funds based in Hong Kong, CITIC Capital has acquired a leading New Zealand natural skincare and home fragrance company Trilogy International Ltd (Trilogy). CITIC Capital’s strong relationships in the Asian and US markets offer further expansion opportunities for Trilogy, complementing its operations in New Zealand and Australia. The
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A Wellington lawyer has been struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors for disgraceful and dishonourable conduct. Ian David Hay was found guilty of one charge which included a reckless breach of Rule 5.10 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008. The charge before the Disciplinary Tribunal related
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Lawyers are quite entitled to express views publicly which are critical of judicial decisions made in cases where they have not appeared, but they are expected to be careful not to do so in a way that may undermine public confidence in the judicial system when doing so, New Zealand Law Society President Kathryn Beck
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Barrister Catriona MacLennan’s investigation over her berating of a district court judge has left the Law Society once again being battled for its alleged “repugnant” investigation into the barrister. Benedict Tompkins wrote to Law Society president Kathryn Beck saying the investigation into MacLennan was repugnant and has asked for the National Standards Committee to be
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Seeking a law job can be challenging, but being an Uber-driving former Judge is a challenge that few lawyers may tolerate easily. Not for former Zimbabwe High Court Judge Ben Paradza who fled his homeland after being convicted for conspiring against former tyrant, the now deposed Robert Mugabe. The then-Judge fled Zimbabwe following a corruption
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Bell Gully – Bell Gully’s The Big Picture: Takeovers Update provides an analysis of key observations from takeovers announced in 2017. New Zealand listed companies attracted strong interest from buyers last year, producing the highest level of takeover activity seen in the past decade. In the fourth consecutive year of increased takeover activity in this
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Perhaps New Zealand’s best known law school Dean, Professor Mark Henaghan, has stepped down from his long-held role. The head of the University of Otago’s faculty of law is stepping down as dean in the wake of an outcry over second-year law camps. A much-loved and colourful character, the Dean’s administration was recently also tainted
DLA Piper has been in the sexual harassment firing line with a report that a partner has left the Wellington practice following a complaint over “behavioural issues.” Wellington employment lawyer Barbara Buckett said her Wellington firm currently had about six cases her firm was handling involving lawyers and with what Stuff.co.nz reported as having a
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