The man who served nine years’ prison for the murder of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe is back in the dock, charged with Police have now charged with sex offences including rape and indecent assault. Thomas, 81, was pardoned for the Crewe murders and has entered pleas of not guilty to the charges, which are historical,
18 Aedeen Boadita-Cormican Rising Power Acting Treasury solicitor following the departure of former Legal Counsel Jeremy Salmond, the Cambridge qualified former ACC General Counsel and Company Secretary is well placed to find her role confirmed. Formerly with Crown Law and hailing from Ireland, she came to New Zealand in 2008 after working as a barrister
Maria Dew’s most recent foray into the public sphere has been her investigator of the Labour Party’s sexual assault allegations – matters that most would have thought should have been a Police matter rather than the subject of a private enquiry. Nonetheless, Ms Dew has a close relationship with the Labour leadership, which LawFuel has
Law Society President and Criminal Lawyer Tiana Epati has been named New Zealand Lawyer of the Year. Ms Epati, 43, who ascended to the presidency of the Law Society in April this year, was named by legal news website LawFuel as the Lawyer of the Year for the impact her elevation has had on the
In a brief statement today, the SFO announced it had filed criminal charges relating to CBL Insurance Following an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand into CBL Insurance and associated entities, the SFO has today filed criminal charges. The SFO will not be making any further comment at
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Barristers play a prominent role in the 2020 LawFuel Power List, with senior power figures dominating the list. David Williams QC No 15 – Globe girdling arbitrator, former Judge Michael Heron QC No. 16 – Former Solicitor General and Uber-busy Silk Una Jagose No. 4 – Solicitor General Chris Finlayson QC No. 10 – Former
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Staedtler LawFuel Lawyer of the Year: Tiana Epati Law Society President Tiana Epati is LawFuel’s 2019 Staedtler ‘Lawyer of the Year’. Labelling herself ‘the reluctant president’, Tiana Epati has presented a younger, fresh face on a profession battling challenges in the wake of recent #Metoo, bullying and related issues, as well as its efforts to
4 Una Jagose, QC Solicitor General Una Jagose called for a ‘cultural reset’ of the legla profession in the Law Foundation’s Ethel Benjamin address this October. People listened. As chief executive of the Crown Law Office and its 180 staff, and also the ‘‘professional head’’ of more than 800 lawyers employed by the government’s various
9 Geoffrey Palmer, QC Last Year: No. 13 Eminence gris of the Bar the redoubtable Sir Geoffrey Palmer remains as engaged in legal affairs as ever, never afraid to place his opinion where it may find a home. Sir Geoffrey made a rapid rise up the rankings last year with his Aotearoa Constitution work with
