Matter of opinion Unlike the 2017 election, where things hung in the balance for five long weeks, there is little need to consult the Cabinet Manual on the formation of the Government and coalition agreements and confidence-and-supply. Labour’s unprecedented MMP majority means it can do what it likes. Saying that, it will prefer that the […]
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Reports recently outlined the three lawyers who can make or break an America’s Cup challenge, one of the most litigious sporting events in the global sports calendar. The America’s Cup Arbitration Panel has already had to decide 10 cases before the 36th challenge in Auckland next year, with their latest decision being the one reverberating
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[adrotate group=”14″] A LawFuel Power Law Feature Davey Salmon Former Lee Salmon Long partner Davey Salmon made the move recently to the newly formed Mills Lane Chambers formed with former Minter Ellison partner Zane Kennedy and family law specialist Zara Matheson, which LawFuel reported about last year. Salmon has been involved in a range of
The Ones to Watch: Up-and-Coming Litigators, Continued . . . Aimee Credin – Medico-Legal Expert Wotton + Kearney partner Aimee Credin has already been scooping awards and recognition for her medico-legal and insurance work. She is particularly renowned for assisting health professionals when they face healthcare, medical indemnity and medical insurance issues on behalf of
14 Litigation Up-And-Comers – LawFuel’s Power List of Emerging Litigators A number of younger lawyers are looking to enter the Power List as New Zealand’s top litigation stars. LawFuel’s survey showed 14 of the top ‘ones to watch’ on the litigation front. Power Lawyers Write With Staedtler Pens [adrotate banner=”93″] Amanda Hyde The Top-Ranked Emerging
Judith Collins’ role as new National Party leader cements a leadership role she has sought for some time, as a lawyer who also once served as president of the Auckland District Law Society and has been a strong ‘law and order’ proponent for decades. Her election to National leadership following the inglorious appointment-and-departure of the
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AJ Park are to buy their competitor Baldwins in a $7.4 million deal. AJ Park are owned by legal services giant IPH Limited (ASX: IPH) and will see IPH pay approximately $7.4 million for the firm, including a deferred consideration of approximately $400,000. The deal will see AJ Park IP acquire Baldwins and the benefit
Secretary for Justice Andrew Kibblewhite has provided some heartfelt thanks in his message to the New Zealand legal profession in the latest LawTalk, adopting the Americanism for the profession’s disruption by “Turning the Titanic on a Dime”. “The past weeks have been challenging, to say the least, but I thank the Heads of Bench for
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Jelena Gligorijevic* – As the Government begins to ease the lockdown, serious questions remain about the lawfulness of these extraordinary measures. Parliament’s Epidemic Response Committee has indicated it will issue summonses for the production of legal advice about the legal basis of the powers exercised by the Government over the past few weeks. It is possible the
Under the Alert Level 4 lockdown, many businesses are prohibited from accessing their premises. Some leases suspend a “fair” proportion of rent and outgoings while the tenant is unable to gain access. But how do landlords and tenants calculate a fair amount? Prevention of access under the ADLS lease One of the common leases used
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