The NZ Herald report that the report into Morrison Kent’s culture, sparked by the newspaper’s own reports, is not to be made public. The report related to complaints that arose following an incident in 2019, details of which were reported here. The report is an independent review conducted by barrister Rachel Burt, (left) who specialises […]
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A triumvirate of major law firms here and overseas acted on the sale of Spark’s TowerCo business to a Canadian pension plan, a NZD900 million deal handled by Chapman Tripp, Allens and Linklaters. Allens used their Technology, Media and Telecommunications division, which has been used in various infrastructure deals in both New Zealand and Australia.
Top-tier New Zealand law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts has welcomed three new senior associates to its corporate and employment practices, further strengthening the firm’s market-leading expertise. >> Latest NZ Law Jobs on New Zealand’s Dedicated Law Jobs & News Network Chief Executive Andrew Poole says: “Congratulations to our new Senior Associates. We are thrilled to see our talented lawyers progressing their
Among the more interesting law jobs recently listed on the LawFuel Law Jobs Network are prosecution roles with the prosecutions team at the Ministry for Primary Industries, which handles over 100 prosecutions annually. Perhaps the most common areas of prosecution are in fisheries and animal welfare issues, but MPI work across a range of
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John Bowie* Fresh from its various PR pronouncements and public utterances over the need for good workplace behaviour, the Law Society itself has found itself in the uncomfortably hot epicentre of its own workplace issues with the June resignation of new CEO Joanna Simon, purportedly prompted by ‘behavioural concerns’ involving new President Jacque Lethbridge. The
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New Zealand law business booms
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New Zealand law jobs show diversity and continued growth
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Like tens of thousands of New Zealanders, the Taxpayers’ Union submitted to the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee on Three Waters (Water Services Entities Bill). With the Union’s submission was a bombshell legal opinion. Ministers have repeated assurances that councils will continue to own water assets under the proposed ‘Three Waters’. But those claims are
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An attempt to strike out a negligence claim by Morrison Kent and relating to a troubled property development partnership has failed in the High Court in Auckland. The claim against the firm has been brought by Premier Legal Finance who is suing the firm for alleged breaches of duties of care. The property partnership at
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>> Latest Law Jobs in New Zealand Here FB Rice – It is with great excitement to announce we have recently onboarded a senior attorney in Wellington, New Zealand to expand our New Zealand-based service offering. FB Rice is excited to expand our local service offering in New Zealand by welcoming Matt Adams, special counsel
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