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Former PM Helen Clark To Speak At Arbitrators’ & Mediators’ Institute Conference

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases, Press Releases / July 18, 2018

WELLINGTON — The Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand is absolutely thrilled to announce Helen Clark will be a keynote guest at next month’s national conference in Wellington. Ms Clark, a three-term prime minister and the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme until last year, has been a strong voice for […]

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Fulbright Hat Trick for Chapman Tripp

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases, Press Releases / July 18, 2018

Chapman Tripp is proud to announce three Fulbright scholars: Rachael Jones, Lizzie Christmas and Guy Jones, who received their awards at a prestigious ceremony at Parliament last night, hosted by Deputy Prime Minister Rt. Hon Winston Peters. Fulbright New Zealand offers a range of exchange awards for New Zealanders and Americans to study, research, and

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The Australian Legal Whiz Behind The Law Whiz AI App

Australia Law News, Law Firm Technology, New Zealand Law News, UK Law / July 16, 2018

April Arslan is not used to waiting around . . for anything. The Melbourne-based lawyer running her own firm, Arslan Lawyers, has an international client base working with top senior barristers in high-end commercial litigation. LawFuel spoke with April about her new app, Law-Whiz, designed to remove the divide between barrister and solicitor and more

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Dame Margaret And The Silence of the Silos

New Zealand Law News / July 11, 2018

John Bowie – ‘Briefcase’ Dame Margaret Bazley must be getting tired of hauling lawyers into line. First the car boot operators playing up their game in South Auckland and elsewhere and now dealing with BigLaw’s big hanging dickheads. And after dealing with the most Type-A male bastions of all, the cops with their ingrained culture

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AML CFT – Client Profiling and Why It Is Not Fully Understood

New Zealand Law News / July 9, 2018

AML360 – Following on from my article last week, I will continue on the subject of client profiling. It is an area in the AML CFT Act that is not well understood – from both the obligations to conduct client risk profiling, as well as the purpose and advantages that arise from establishing a

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Russell McVeagh’s Departing Partner & Solicitor in the Wake of the Sex Abuse Allegations

Law Firms, New Zealand Law News / July 6, 2018

Tom Burnett All publicly involved in the Russell McVeagh sexual harassment incidents from the now infamous 2015/16 summer clerk season, have claimed privacy as the reason why they cannot talk about the harassment perpetrators. One of the alleged offenders was a partner who was released from the firm and another was a senior solicitor or

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Law Firm’s ‘Work Hard Play Hard Culture’ Ends After “Disgraceful” Sexual Harassment Issues

Law Firms, Lawyers, New Zealand Law News / July 4, 2018

The report into Russell McVeagh’s sexual harassment issues by Dame Margaret Bazley over incidents that occurred in 2016/16 involved an ‘out of control’ team and a widespread failure in the firm’s management and code of conduct. The Bazley report said the firm’s ‘work hard, play hard’ culture that had involved excessive drinking and related issues, along with

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Russell McVeagh Advises Commonwealth Bank of Australia on Sale of Sovereign Insurance

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases, Press Releases / July 2, 2018

Russell McVeagh has advised Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) on the sale of Sovereign, New Zealand’s largest life and health insurance business, to AIA International Limited (AIA) for AU$1.275 billion. CBA, the parent company of ASB Bank Limited (ASB), has sold its New Zealand life and health insurance business (Sovereign) to AIA Group Limited. The

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New Partners at Tomkins Wake

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases, Press Releases / July 2, 2018

Leading New Zealand law firm Tompkins Wake continues to genuinely build diversity within its culture with the appointment of its two latest partners. Marianne Mackintosh and Kate Searancke will take their places at the partnership table from July 1 (subject to completing NZ Law Society requirements). Chief executive Jon Calder says the appointments take Tompkins

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NZ Law News – Lane Neave Celebrates 150 Years

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases, Press Releases / July 1, 2018

This year marks 150 years since John Holmes established the law firm Thompson & Holmes, known today as Lane Neave. From humble beginnings in Christchurch in 1868, Lane Neave has grown to become a leading national firm, serving clients and communities from offices in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown. “When Holmes first opened the doors

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