The traditional move for many Australian and New Zealand lawyers is to gain experience at some of the large UK law firms. But Brexit, Covid and other factors have altered the law recruitment rules it seems. However, leading law recruiter Nick Robbins thinks the UK firms are missing a trick . . Nick Robbins* – […]
Clifford Chance, one of the world’s largest law firms, is having a head-to-head between three lawyers for the managing partner role, one of whom is kiwi Nick Wong, based in Singapore. Clifford Chance in London-headquartered and one of the so-called ‘Magic Circle’ law firms. It ranks as one of the top 10 law firms in
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The Christchurch Bar have been shocked at the death of senior criminal lawyer – ‘a force to be reckoned with’, as one said – following a Bar dinner. Margaret Sewell died unexpectedly at her Fendalton home. She had represented some of New Zealand’s most notorious murderers, including double child killer Jeremy McLaughlin and “black widow” Helen
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The America’s Cup legal wars heat up again as wealthy businessman Mark Dunphy launches an increasingly acrimonious fight to keep the next America’s Cup battle – that is, the on-the-water battle – in New Zealand waters. Dunphy’s lawyers have sent letters to Team New Zealand and to TNZ boss Grant Dalton, but senior barrister Jim
Morrison Kent has been the latest New Zealand law firm to face Law Society complaints over an incident occurring at the firm’s 2019 Christmas Party that was allegedly offensive and racist. >> See the latest New Zealand law jobs here The firm said there were “isolated instances” where behaviour has fell short of expected standards
Constitutional and commercial lawyer Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayer’s Union, responds to a Stuff article on the racist claims made in a Stuff article regarding the Three Waters law reform. The Three Waters Op-Ed Stuff Doesn’t Want You To Read Taxpayers’ Union The following op-ed was written by Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director
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The High Court decision of Justice Hinton awarding $400,000 in damages by the High Court after she was defamed by former employer, former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig in the long-running defamation cases. Justice Hinton found both parties defamed each other in certain respects – and that MacGregor had been sexually harassed by Craig. Justice
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GettyImages Claire Breen, University of Waikato and Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato For workers in the health and disability and education sectors, midnight last night was the deadline to receive at least their first vaccine dose under a government mandate that now extends to about 40% of New Zealand’s workforce. With the potential for this
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New Zealand’s legal aid crisis is eroding the right to justice
Access to Justice in New Zealand is a major problem with as many as 20,000 people have been denied legal representation by legal aid according to a report published by the New Zealand Law Society. The report’s findings followed the largest survey ever undertaken on New Zealand’s legal profession, identifying the major issue of legal aid being a
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