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CBL Class Action Filed With Serious Allegations Against Directors

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CBLClassAction – The Statement of Claim filed in the Wellington High Court by the CBL Class Action Committee against the former directors of failed insurance company CBL Corporation (CBL) includes serious allegations of misleading statements in IPO documents, breaches of continuous disclosure obligations and insider trading.  The CBL Class Action is being led by major […]

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The High Flying Law Job . . How One Law Firm Took a Different Approach to Recruitment

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Law firms have often tried something unique to attract new lawyers – particularly when they’re based in smaller centres – and now Ashburton’s Arrowsmith Law is doing something different again. The firm is offering to train a new lawyer to fly, providing an all expenses paid licencing deal with the Mid Canterbury Aero Club. >>

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Why Lawyers Needs To Remove Their Heads From The Sand And Ask These 7 Key Questions For Top Income Protection Insurance

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Dan Garner* Protecting income from illness or accident is a key factor for lawyers.  The costs of doing so are important, but the cost of NOT doing so can be calamitous.  Yet having the income protection conversation is possibly the most overlooked discussion people avoid when talking with their financial adviser. Having a ‘head in

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Chris Finlayson QC

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11 Chris Finlayson, QC Former Attorney General and Treaty Minister Chris Finlayson QC’s return to the bar in Auckland where he has joined Bankside Chambers with a view towards handling litigation and arbitration matters, along with iwi issues in their various forms. His nine years as a Crown Minister and as Attorney General have provided

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Jeremy Salmond

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Treasury Power Last Year: 15 Formerly the Treasury’s head of legal, Jeremy Salmond has now moved to a new role as Director of the Judicial Office for Senior Courts at the interface between the executive and the judiciary. At a time when political and other issues are increasingly holding the potential for judicial involvement, the

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David Williams QC

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David Williams, QC January 9, 2019 by LawFuel Editors (Edit) Sir David Williams QC, former jurist and New Zealand’s leading arbitrator retains one of the busiest arbitration practices in New Zealand, ruling  on some of the most complex and high value arbitrations in the world where he has been involved either as counsel or arbitrator in over 150

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Alan Galbraith QC

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12 Alan Galbraith, QC Alan Galbraith continues to handle heavyweight commercial litigation, as well as being involved in sporting issues that grabbed headlines during 2019. The treatment of recreational athletes in respect of anti-doping rules was a matter that lead to stringent criticism of Drug Free Sport NZ (DFSNZ) by the Sports Tribunal, of which

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Nick Wells

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30 Nick Wells Chapman Tripp Chief Executive Partner Nick Wells heads one of the country’s most powerful law firms, as well as having some key influence in the Labour-lead government and a key role as an advisor on Maori issues. Although not Maori himself, his Maori children and partner and strong iwi connections have created

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36. Pip Greenwood

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35  Pip Greenwood Since stepping down from her partnership role at Russell McVeagh, Pip Greenwood has hardly slowed. In April she took a role as director of Westpac NZ and currently also serves as a director of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Spark NZ, the A2 Milk Company, and Vulcan Steel. However, as a high profile,

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