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The Judge Who Queried The Obvious: Why Send Drug Users to the Drug Suppliers?

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It’s a bit like coals-to-Newcastle, or having the Taliban come to teach us how to educate more women. For District Court Judge Russell Collins, providing a discount to a Mongrel Mob member who was to attend the taxpayer-funded meth-treatment programme run by operated in part by the so-called ‘notorious’ Sonny Smith, a high profile Mob […]

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Russell McVeagh Partner Departure

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A Russell McVeagh partner has resigned following an ‘independent external” review by an investigator over alleged breach or breaches of the firm’s policies, which the partner denies having breached. “A partner has recently resigned from the Russell McVeagh partnership. This followed the appointment of an independent external investigator to complete a thorough investigation into concerns raised that the

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The 12 Point Law Firm Marketing Plan to Get Your Marketing Working

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Not every law firm has the budget for a hotshot ad agency, but you don’t have to spend a lot to create an effective marketing strategy. As law firm marketing becomes more sophisticated and more channels to help with marketing become more prevalent, the need to properly direct resources in the right direction also become

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How One Lawyer Used Lockdown To Assist Sole Practitioners To Connect and Grow

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Following the first lockdown in 2020, Auckland family lawyer Jeremy Sutton recognised a need for greater support for sole practitioners, resulting in the setting up of a new legal platform providing support for sole practitioners who might otherwise feel isolated and disconnected from the support systems available to lawyers in larger firms in the larger

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Australian Lawyers Provide Pro Bono Support to Afghans Seeking Refuge

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Australian lawyers are providing pro bono legal help to people from Afghanistan living in Australia following the Taliban takeover of the country. The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has just launched an Afghanistan Legal Clinic with the help of pro bono law firms and lawyer volunteers.  According to ProBono Australia the ASRC has been receiving

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Chalk Up Another Kiwi Law Tech Success With $11 Million Sale of IP Group

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New Zealand trademark law practice Sortify has been bought for $11 million by ASX-listed Australian intellectual property group QANTM Intellectual Property Ltd, establishing a further kiwi law tech success story. Sorftify has achieved status as the top-ranked online trademark filing website in both Australia and New Zealand, as the second- the third-ranked trademark filing agent

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The Law Career Pathways Showing There Is More To A Legal Career Than Being A Lawyer

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Having a law career does not mean you have to be a lawyer and now, more than ever, there are multiple opportunities for lawyers who do not seek to practice law but are looking for a law career pathway beyond getting behind a desk with a law firm. Career opportunities for those with a law

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Why Does The Law Society Stand Silent On An Important Issue of Judicial Conduct?

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Karl du Fresne* The Dominion Post’s Marty Sharpe reports this week that human rights lawyer Tony Ellis has asked Attorney-General David Parker and Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann to take action over two senior judges who intervened in a Family Court case that didn’t involve them. Readers of this blog will be aware of the background to this

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No Milk Licence Today – Wellington Lawyer Soured Over Milk Law

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Wellington Lawyer Tyrone Barugh has come up against a 102 year old law that prevents him from selling milk, despite the obsolete law apparently having been overriden by subsequent legislation. >> Criminal law jobs – in-house roles – new jobs daily on the LawFuel Jobs Network Barugh had applied to the Wellington City Council for

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