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Ministry of Justice Criticised Over Expenditure Issues

The Ministry of Justice has been criticised for failing to properly track expenditure on major projects intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the courts. Auditor General Greg Schollum identified projects including video conferencing, centralised administration and online fine dispute resolution as three key areas that had not properly been tracked by the Ministry […]

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Expertise to be an Expert – What Does It Take To Be An Expert Investigator?

New Zealand Law News / December 20, 2017

Litigators will know that many cases rely on the testimony of experts. But their expertise to be an expert can be questionable. A one-day seminar on 26 February in Auckland, on the role of the expert, will shine a light on expert investigators, expert witnesses and expert determiners. The day includes sessions on investigator bias

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Napier Lawyer Struck Off Roll

New Zealand Law News / December 18, 2017

Napier lawyer Richard Henry Hill, sentenced to eight months’ home detention and 100 hours community work on a charge of criminal breach of trust, has been struck off the roll. The conviction last year related to offending in his capacity as a lawyer and trust account partner in his previous law firm McKay Hill. A

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New Zealand’s Most Female-Friendly Law Firms

New Zealand Law News / December 17, 2017

The LawFuel List of the most ‘female-friendly’ law firms in 2017, measuring the number of female partners, principals and/or directors, was taken as at the end of September 2017. Note that ‘partners’ incorporates also non-salaried partners and the other ‘principal’ positions in law firms). Percentages have been rounded to the nearest number. The Female Friendly

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LawFuel Power List Lawyer Pip Greenwood Appointed to Spark Board

New Zealand Law News / December 15, 2017

Russell McVeagh partner and former chair Pip Greenwood, sitting at Number 16 on LawFuel list of New Zealand’s 50 most powerful lawyers, has been appointed to the board of Spark New Zealand. She become an independent non-executive director on 1 April 2018. “Following the retirement of Mark Verbiest, we were looking for relevant skills

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Australia’s Most Powerful Lawyers

Australia Law News, Lawyers, New Zealand Law News, Power List / December 5, 2017

Among Australia’s most powerful lawyers, a LawFuel Power Selection of some of the most prominent – Allan Fels Professor Allan Herbert Miller Fels AO is regarded as the country’s leading regulator. An Australian economist, lawyer and public servant he is best known for his job as chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission from

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New Initiative to Increase Lead Roles for Women Lawyers

New Zealand Law News / December 4, 2017

A new initiative to increase the lead role of women in the legal profession is being launched today in a joint initiative between the New Zealand Law Society and the New Zealand Bar Association. The move seeks to have women taking the lead in 30 per cent of litigation, arbitration and related proceedings within one

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Barrister Banbrook Banned

New Zealand Law News / December 4, 2017

The Law Society have announced that Auckland barrister Anthony David Banbrook has been struck off following a hearing on 2 November. Mr Banbrook had been a director of failed finance firm National Finance and in 2013 was sentenced to eight and a half months’ home detention and ordered to pay reparations of $75,000 for making an

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Russell McVeagh Welcomes Three New Partners Including Former NZTA Lawyer and Rugby World Cup Lawyer

New Zealand Law News / December 1, 2017

The leading law firm is pleased to welcome to the Russell McVeagh partnership Cameron Law, who joins the firm from the transport sector, together with homegrown talents Ben Paterson and Joe Edwards. Russell McVeagh Board Chair, David Hoare says, “The firm is proud to welcome Cameron to the firm’s Environment, Planning and Natural Resources team,

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3 New Partners at Chapman Tripp – NZ Law News

New Zealand Law News / November 30, 2017

Chapman Tripp is pleased to announce the appointment of three new partners, effective 1 December 2017. In the Auckland office, Hamish Bolland becomes a property partner. In our Wellington office, Lucy Cooper becomes a competition and regulatory partner, and Tim Sherman a commercial and technology, media and communications partner. Auckland Hamish Bolland, Construction and Major

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