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The Up-and-Coming Top Litigators

14 Litigation Up-And-Comers – LawFuel’s Power List of Emerging Litigators A number of younger lawyers are looking to enter the Power List as New Zealand’s top litigation stars.  LawFuel’s survey showed 14 of the top ‘ones to watch’ on the litigation front. Power Lawyers Write With Staedtler Pens [adrotate banner=”93″] Amanda Hyde The Top-Ranked Emerging […]

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The Changing Landscape For Family Trusts – 8 Key Questions For Lawyers & Trustees

The law relating to family trusts is changing and lawyers, settlors, trustees and beneficiaries need to be aware of the new obligations due to take effect next year – and whether the family trust is actually the best device any more. Henry Stokes* The lack of a national database or any requirement to report trust

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Lawyers and Insurance – How One Man’s Tale of Tragedy Lead To His Work Ensuring Matters Others Would Not Suffer The Same

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The need to ensure you are insured properly is something that is more important than ever, for lawyers and clients alike. Yet for many people the ‘she’ll be right’ attitude continues, as MAS consultant Dane Boswell knows from personal experience. Dane Boswell’s mother died when he was 20, following an accident on the family property

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NZ Contract Review Tool Released – McCarthyFinch Offers Automated AI Contract Review Tool for SMBs to Improve Productivity

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Upload NDAs, Sales or Purchase Agreements to Accelerate the Contract Review Process AUCKLAND, NZ – July 16, 2020 – McCarthyFinch, a leading innovator of legal AI solutions that automate the contract review process, today announced the release of Check This Contract, a contract review tool focused on the most common contracts to improve productivity: non-disclosure, sales and

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NBR Appeal To Claim Serious Threat To NZ Media in Heavy Joyce Costs Award With Chilling Effect

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NBR are appealing the award of $269,000 costs award made in favour of former National Minister Steven Joyce, after he had won a defamation case against the newspaper involving a column written by Matthew Hooton and involving Tweets and apologies. Justice Pheroze Jagose heard the case last year and made the decision that Joyce had

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Dumping The RMA: Randerson Report Recommends Replacement of RMA

A report from retired Court of Appeal Judge Tony Randerson QC has recommended replacing the RMA with two separate pieces of legislation to better deal with building growth and environmental concerns. The Randerson review has called to replace New Zealand’s much-criticised legislation for development with two new ones, as well as the creation of new

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‘Dark Destroyer’ Barrister Objects to Politically Correct Name Change

He’s known as one of the smartest of the Chasers on ‘The Chase,’ but barrister Shaun Wallace, objects to attempts by Australian, New Zealand and other networks removing the ‘dark’ from his title tag out of political correctness. Wallace is a barrister as well as a Chaser, as well as a part time law lecturer.

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Shine Lawyers File Coronavirus Class Action Against Ruby Princess Owners

Shine Lawyers has filed a class action against the owner and operator of the Ruby Princess. It is alleged that the outbreak of Coronavirus on the Ruby Princess, which docked in Sydney on Thursday 19 March 2020, resulted from a failure to take appropriate measures to ensure that passengers were safe and protected from contracting

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Mainzeal Directors’ Lawyer Talks of “Nightmare” Ruling in Case

‘Power Law’ QC Jack Hodder has described to the Court of Appeal how the Mainzeal High Court ruling affecting his client Jenny Shipley and two other director-clients, was “the stuff of nightmares” that would deter people from taking a director’s role in companies. The Court of Appeal is hearing appeals from the former directors of

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