As Winston Peters faces yet another legal claim – this time from former Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr – which he dutifully notes is not exactly his first legal rodeo. In fact, as anyone with even the dimmest, post-naughties memory can attest, the Deputy Prime Minister Peters has been rough-riding the legal circuit on several […]
John Bowie Law firm marketing comes in many shapes and forms, but for Tyrone-Jay Barugh his law firm with the funny name – Spilt Milk Law – is now at the center of a ‘funny case’ against airline Jetstar after booking and canceling 50 flight deals between Australia and New Zealand. Barugh booked one-way flights
A senior Chapman Tripp litigator sees fewer disputes being resolved on a lawyer-to-lawyer basis and heading directly to an overcrowded court system. Chapman Tripp partner Justin Graham, who oversees a team of about 80 litigation says that courts are currently so backlogged that it’s taking more than two years to bring cases to trial, which
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Barrister Gary Judd KC has made a complaint to Parliament’s Regulation Review Committee concerning the Professional Law Examinations Tikanga Māori Requirements Amendment Regulations 2022 (“tikanga regulations”). >> Latest NZ law jobs on New Zealand’s Top Law Jobs Network The author of substack letter, Thoughts from the North, and has been a frequent critic of governance
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Morrison Kent has split into two firms, Wellington-based JB Morrison and Auckland-based Kent Legal, which has yet to have a website in place, suggesting a hurried separation. JB Morrison has offices in Wellington and Rotorua with 13 partners in Wellington and three in Rotorua. The former office had 12 partners in Wellington. The former Auckland
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Fiona Dalziel and Karina McLuskie, a former Associate and Partner respectively at Tompkins Wake, have formed a partnership in a new firm McLuskie Dalziel Lawyers. See the law jobs on New Zealand’s best law jobs network Karina McLuskie has specialised in employment law for 15 years and was a partner at Tompkins Wake, based in the
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Matt Whineray Heads Another Multi-Billion Dollar Operation LawFuel Power Lawyer Matt Whineray has moved from one multi-billion dollar fund management group to another that has yet to be formed, in a new role. The former manager of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, valued at $70 billion, he is to head a merger of three finance
The New Zealand contact centre industry is calling for staff to return to the office as it becomes more apparent that the ‘work from home’ model is unhealthy for staff and for business. >> New Zealand’s Best Law Jobs Are Here The CEO of Customer Contact Network New Zealand (CCNNZ), Elias Kanaris, says that contact centre workers
Māori lawyers have urgently contacted the Prime Minister to express their concerns about recent statements made by Shane Jones regarding the Waitangi Tribunal, which they believe are out of bounds. >> Latest Law Jobs on LawFuel Network The Tribunal is actively investigating the government’s decision to eliminate Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act. In
Russell McVeagh continues to build its expertise and talent across a number of key practice areas having recently added six senior associates to its team. Kate Maclean (Banking and Finance), Grace Liang and Sam Kember (Corporate Advisory), Marie Kavanagh (Litigation), and Ed Kinloch and David Simpson (Real Estate and Construction), have all joined the firm in the last few months. Grace, Sam and Ed are all returning
