Barrister Frank Deliu is back in the firing line – taking aim at his judicial targets with a volley of serious complaints made to the Judicial Conduct Authority, with which he already has well expressed concerns as well. Deliu has been a controversially involved in previous fracas with the judiciary, having faced a $250,000 fine […]
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The recent ranking of the ‘Elite Women’ in law for 2021 is another ranking survey that sought to identify “exceptional female leaders” in the law who showed standout achievements. Whilst somewhat nebulous, the list of women included hardly any from the LawFuel Power List and included 13 partners, 11 ‘C suite executives’, nine counsel and
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AIA NZ’s general counsel and company secretary Kristy Redfern has been named one of NZ Lawyer’s Elite Women of 2021. >> See the latest law jobs on the New Zealand LawFuel Jobs Site Here The company says it is a fantastic achievement and is testament to the incredible contribution Redfern makes to the AIA NZ
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Nathan Cooper * New Zealand made two important climate commitments at the COP26 summit last month — to halve emissions by 2030 and to join the global methane pledge to cut methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030. But what happens if these pledges are inadequate for the climate emergency we face? And how can we ensure
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>> Latest Law Jobs Here Queenstown Lakes law firm TODD & WALKER Law has appointed Ben King as its first Wānaka-based partner. King, a born-and-raised Wānaka local, is the newest partner for the rapidly expanding firm and heads a team of five staff, complementing the 24-strong Queenstown team. King specialises in conveyancing, property development and
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The National Party’s recent call for a royal commission of inquiry into New Zealand’s pandemic response may have been part of a wider political strategy, with former leader Judith Collins highly critical of the government’s handling of the Delta outbreak. But the idea predated its recent advocate, and there are good, non-political reasons for holding such an
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Access to Justice – Survey report 2021 The largest ever survey of lawyers on ‘access to justice’ in Aotearoa New Zealand shows the legal aid system is on life support. Thousands are struggling to get legal aid, with potential life-changing consequences when they don’t, and Covid-19 has greatly aggravated the problem. Almost 3,000 lawyers responded
Chapman Tripp is stoked and stunned to have won New Zealand Law Firm of the Year for the sixth consecutive year in the KangaNews Awards for the Australian and New Zealand debt markets. The winners are decided purely on the votes of market participants. KangaNews does not employ an awards committee or ask for awards pitches.
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LinkedIn remains one of the most effective social media channels for lawyers’ marketing and observational posts. Popular in New Zealand as it is elsewhere (in the US, close to 80 per cent of law firmuse the channel) it continues to grow in popularity here also as more firms use the network for everything from recruitment
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Former Waitangi Tribunal member and Labour Minister Michael Bassett writes about the Maori ‘power grab’ for local government under the report with “flatulent phrases and portentous utterances” on proposed local government law reform and the politics behind it, saying it is ‘racially-charged’ legislation. Michael Bassett* Recently we saw how the government’s proposed health structural reforms
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