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Australian Class Action Report & Its Implications for New Zealand

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Bell Gully – The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has released a 339-page report on class action proceedings and litigation funders. The report comes off the back of significant growth in Australian class actions and litigation funding in recent years, which the Australian Institute of Directors has described as “unsustainable”. The New Zealand Law Commission is currently undertaking […]

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Unconscious Bias: The Law Society’s Webinar ‘Hit’

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The New Zealand Law Society’s webinar on Unconscious Bias has evidently been a major hit, with the Law Society reporting over 2300 views of the webinar, which can be seen here. The move reflects the Law Society’s increasing focus upon addressing serious issues of sexual harassment and bias in the workplace and is seeking to

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The Roastbusters Scandal and How Antiquated Language Places Sexual Assault Complainants in Further Jeopardy

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Trouble at Factory: More Issues At Russell McVeagh

Brenda Midson* One of New Zealand’s most notorious sexual misconduct cases re-emerged recently when a ringleader of the Roast Busters, a group of teenagers who were investigated five years ago for alleged sexual offences against underage girls, gave a television interview. The interview sparked outrage, and the broadcaster was criticised for providing a platform for the group’s leader, while

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NZ Law Society Not To Review Sexual Harassment Finding Against Lawyer

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The New Zealand Law Society is not seeking a review of a finding by a lawyers standards committee that a lawyer was guilty of unsatisfactory conduct after he sexually harassed two of his law firm’s employees. The decision was published recently. The Law Society has stated its position in response to comments by some lawyers

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NZ Law News – MinterEllisonRuddWatts Promotes Lawyers to Senior Roles

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Top New Zealand law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts has promoted six lawyers into senior positions, effective 1 January 2019 – further bolstering its prominence across a range of practice areas, including Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Construction as well as Real Estate and Property. The firm’s Chief Executive Andrew Poole says: “We are thrilled to see these talented staff progressing their careers with

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NZ Law News – Anderson Lloyd Promote Two in Christchurch

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A Effective 1 April, Anderson Lloyd has appointed Andrew Orme to Senior Associate and Steph Gifford (above) to the position of Associate. Andrew and Steph are both in the Christchurch Commercial team, with Andrew specialising in corporate, commercial and property, while Steph focusses on property and private client matters. “These promotions are well deserved recognition

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How NZ Lawyers Rank on the Legal 500 Rankings

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The Asia Pacific Legal 500 rankings have been released, identifying the leading lawyers across a number of practice ‘bands’. The Guide ranks law firms for each of the categories and lists individual New Zealand lawyers working in firms who it deems to be “Leading Individuals” or “Next Generation Lawyers”. >> Latest law jobs on the

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