Powered by Lawfuel – The Government is taking action to address the backlog of cases across the court system following the COVID-19 lockdown period, Minister of Justice Andrew Little announced today. A $50 million investment is being made from the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund to provide for five District Court judges, four acting High […]
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National Party MP Chris Bishop is introducing a bill designed to make it easier for lawyers wot handle legal workout outside of their existing employment, which is currently regarded as misconduct under current Law Society rules. “My Lawyers and Conveyancers (Employed Lawyers Providing Free Legal Services) Amendment Bill makes a small change to allow a
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Simmonds Stewart to change name to Kindrik Partners From Thursday 16 July 2020, Simmonds Stewart changed its name to Kindrik Partners. Victoria Stewart, the firm’s chief executive, said “We are at a new stage in our company’s life and we wanted to reflect that with a new name.” “We’re so much more than a couple of surnames, we’re a group of exceptional
We reported on the incident involving Nelson lawyer Anjela Sharma earlier this year when Justice Davison rejected her plea for Air New Zealand to lift her travel ban after bad behaviour in the Koru Lounge. Now her’s order her to pay the airline $30,114 for costs and $3,657.21 in disbursements after her failed bid to
John Bowie – The defamation cases that won’t go away are . . well, not going away. The most recent iteration of the Colin Craig catalogue of defamation cases has been continued with latest Court of Appeal ruling from Justices Kos, Gilbert and Wild, that has seen as partial victory for Craig in his battle
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Philips brings the complete cloud dictation workflow to New Zealand – Work from anywhere, anytime The concept of the “office” is changing and expanding in today’s digitally driven world. Due to business globalization, travel restrictions and a renewed focus on work-life balance, many formerly office-based employees have been opting for flexible work arrangements. While this might
The cost-effective cloud dictation solution is optimised for mobility, offering speech recognition and transcription services Auckland, New Zealand 22 July 2020 – Speech Processing Solutions, the market leader in professional dictation and speech-to-text solutions, has launched its cloud dictation solution Philips SpeechLive in New Zealand. Catering to hybrid working environments with both an office-based and
A Sydney law firm that has encouraged individuals required to wear masks to avoid infection in the pandemic has been trolled for its “free advice” to ignore the requirement and face off with the Victorian government in court. ‘Free legal advice to all Victorians. Don’t wear a mask. Get a $200 fine then elect to
Former Wairarapa lawyer Lindsay Boyd Gribben blamed one elderly ‘spendthrift’ client for part of the money he had stolen. Gribben, who previously practised in the South Island before moving to the Wairarapa, was struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors last week, for misappropriating more than $900,000 over a nine-year period. The action by
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Slavery has once again become front-and-centre of issues for many companies, but it has not been something that until now has resonated with New Zealand businesses. However, new Australian legislation will ensure that companies need to carefully examine their operations and supply chain to look at working conditions that may be linked to modern slavery.
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