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Power Law Briefing: Retaining the Use of Productive Land

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The Ministry for Primary Industries has now released the proposed National Policy Statement for highly productive land Kensington Swan – By Marija Batistich, Christina Sheard or Nicky McIndoe The proposed NPS is intended to improve the way highly productive land is managed under the Resource Management Act 1991 (‘RMA’). All going well, the NPS should address the conflict […]

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Helen Clark v. Chapman Tripp – ‘Dump the Sponsorship’

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Testicles & Student Mocking Steps Too Far Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has called on Canterbury Students’ Association sponsors Chapman Tripp to pull their sponsorship following the recent, offensive student review referencing testicles and a profoundly deaf student. >> See the latest law jobs on New Zealand’s leading law jobs site here They said it

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Australian-Based Law Firm Expands New Zealand Footprint With Cyber Law Expertise

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Powered By LawFuel – Fast-growing Australian insurance law firm Wootton + Kearney has expanded its New Zealand presence, appointing a cyber insurance expert as senior associate in Wellington. Wotton + Kearney (W+K) was founded in 2002 with two partners and now has over 230 lawyers working across Australia and now in New Zealand in Auckland

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Justice Resignations Over System Overhaul: “F***ing frustrating”

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The much vaunted overhaul of the Justice System has been hit with the resignation of two ‘heavy hitters’ who quit over frustrations in dealing with the major overhaul. The two to resign were general manager Dr Warren Young and crime expert and sociologist Dr Jarrod Gilbert. Dr Young is General Manager of the Independent Police

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Jonathan Eaton QC on The Law, Universities, The Media . . And His Unlucky Suit

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Jonathon Eaton, high-profile lawyer and Queen’s Counsel, spoke to LawFuel reporters Kate Green and Rachel Moore about the media, mentoring young lawyers, and maintaining a balance between work and family.  Jonathan Eaton, 55, has spent 30 years as a lawyer and six years as a Queen’s counsel, and is currently based at Bridgeside Chambers in

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Lane Neave Advises on Merger

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Lane Neave advises on merger of New Zealand’s largest Credit Union Lane Neave advised three of four entities on a merger which has created New Zealand’s largest credit union.    >> Commercial and private client job – Christchurch The transaction brings together Credit Union Baywide, Credit Union South, Credit Union Central and Aotearoa Credit Union following

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Is There a Lawyer in the House? Plenty, actually

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There have always been lawyers-aplenty in parliament, but taking a leaf from the LawFuel book, The Herald’s Sasha Borissenko decided to take a look at some of the ‘more colourful’ of the profession by providing her ‘listicle’. >> See the LawFuel Power List – The Country’s 50 Most Powerful Lawyers Perhaps unsurprisingly, Winston Peters did

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