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Demand for labour and work visa numbers: The Government’s rock and hard place

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s time to get real: Auckland needs skilled labour Employers in Auckland need to be able to retain staff. The new budget will be announced on the 17th of May and one of the most critical issues facing the government is how they going to tackle the immigration limits they campaigned on setting, vs economic growth. […]

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“Orwellian” Law Society Drops Catriona MacLennan Enquiry

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The New Zealand Law Society has – at last, most will think – dropped its investigation of barrister Catriona MacLennan. The decision, which concluded that ‘no further action is required’, was released on Friday evening when most of the Society’s members would have been enjoying their Friday night drinks or watching the Hurricane beat the

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NZ Law: MinterEllisonRuddWatts Appoints New Chief Digital Officer

MinterEllisonRuddWatts is delighted to announce the appointment of Sarah Thirlwall as the firm’s new Chief Digital Officer, effective 14 May 2018. Sarah will join the progressive law firm’s leadership team to advance new technology that will further increase efficiencies while ensuring security of the firm’s IT environment. Announcing Sarah’s appointment, the firm’s CEO Mike Schubert

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#Metoo Campaigner Zoe Lawton Sets Up Blog For Male Lawyers

#Metoo campaigner, public lawyer Zoe Lawton has set up another blog to get men to sign on to end harassment in the legal profession. Lawton’s initial blog calling for accounts from lawyers who had experienced harassment and bullying in the legal workplace.  She claimed criticism from several quarters of the blog, saying she had been

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Commissioners pleased to collaborate over Domain Name Privacy – Privacy Week 2018

The Privacy Commissioner and the Domain Name Commissioner have developed guidance on privacy and domains, which will foster greater awareness of good privacy practices in the .nz domain name space. The new fact sheet gives individuals with .nz domain names some practical tips on how to manage their personal information during the life cycle of

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Prominent Maori Arts Educator Donna Grant Charged With Fraud

Prominent Maori performing arts educator Donna Grant has appeared at the Rotorua District Court on charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office. Mrs Grant faces representative charges of ‘Dishonestly using documents’ and ‘Obtaining by deception’ and individual charges of ‘Creating a forged document’ and ‘Using a forged document’. The SFO alleges that the defendant used

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Strong Demand For Lawyers in New Zealand, Says LawFuel Law Jobs Network

The jobs market for New Zealand lawyers remains strong with a range of new jobs coming onstream. LawFuel law jobs site and social media pages have shown a record number of new postings, ranging from in-house jobs (Gisborne, Auckland, Wellington) to provincial firms seeking lawyers in practice areas ranging from relationship property and family work

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Q+A: Lawyer Catriona MacLennan interviewed by Corin Dann

Judges need more training in domestic violence law – Lawyer Catriona MacLennan Catriona MacLennan told TVNZ 1’s Q+A programme that the Domestic Violence Act is an excellent law but it’s not being applied properly. ‘I’ve been saying for a long time that I think judges need a lot more training in domestic violence, and this

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When to ‘cry halt’ – lawful dismissals on medical grounds

MinterEllisonRuddWatts –  Deciding whether to end an employment relationship on medical grounds can cause quite the headache for employers. Helpfully, drawing on existing cases, the Employment Court (Court) has confirmed the core principles to follow in medical incapacity situations in its recent decision in Lyttelton Port Company v Arthurs [2018] NZEmpC 9. Mr Arthurs had

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