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New Zealand Law Society announces working group to focus on sexual harassment reporting

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The New Zealand Law Society is establishing a working group to consider what improvements can be made to enable better reporting of harassment in the legal profession to the Law Society. “There is no place for a culture of sexual harassment in our profession. It must stop. The Law Society is determined to do all […]

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The New Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) – How Different From the Other?

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Chapman Tripp –  The final text of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Agreement, to be signed on 8 March in Santiago, has now been released. The key substantive provision incorporates the original TPP text into the new Agreement. The remainder of the Agreement consists of mechanical provisions that establish how the Agreement operates,

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Simon Bridges’ Advice For Young Lawyers (And Other Tips on the Law)

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National’s new leader has a background in Crown prosecution behind him, but started legal life working for Kensington Swan before moving to Tauranga and handling prosecution work. He obtained his law degree from the University of Auckland, completing a BA (Political Science and History) and a LLB (Hons), as well as receiving a senior law

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The Russell McVeagh Fallout Continues – But Is It Time To Give Them a Break?

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Tom Burnett, Opinion –  The continued fallout from the Russell McVeagh sex abuse scandal continues to gather momentum, to the point where some may be questioning just how valid or appropriate the opprobrium heaped upon the firm might be. The latest negative publicity has been Auckland university of Technology’s law school dumping of a proposed

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Professor Henaghan Calls Time on Otago Law School – But Moves North

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Long serving, hard case Otago Law School Dean Mark Henaghan has called it a day after almost 50 years at his beloved university, including 19 years as dean of the law school. But his role as one of the country’s best known and most highly regarded legal academics is not forsaking legal education, having accepted

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More Woes For Russell McVeagh – Could Clients Run?

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Tom Burnett, contributor  – As if the #Metoo sex abuse issue is not enough, now leading law firm Russell McVeagh must concern itself with whether clients will head for the exit in the wake of the sexual assault claims in recent days. The most recent harassment claim against the firm related to “consensual sexual” encounters

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Russell McVeagh Statement Re Allegations of Poor Behaviour Involving Consensual Sexual Events

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Over the past 20 years there have been a limited number of allegations of poor behaviour involving consensual sexual events including on our premises. A social media post has referred to one of these, which occurred more than 10 years ago. Due to the consensual nature of the event, a formal complaint was never made.

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Russell McVeagh announces external review in wake of sexual harassment issues

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Russell McVeagh’s Board and Partners have reflected on the events of two years ago and the recent media coverage relating to those events. What happened in the summer of 2015/16 was completely unacceptable. The brave actions of the young women who spoke out, resulted in the Board and managing partners taking significant action to improve

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Law Firm Verbal Stoush Over Sexual Assault Solicitor

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A verbal stoush between Duncan Cotterill and Russell McVeagh over disclosure of a sexual harassment issue with a lawyer hired by the former from the latter firm has developed into one of the nasty side effects of the recent sexual harassment issue hitting Russell McVeagh. The sexual harassment and assault issue has created a mounting

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