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Legal equity champion Chief Judge Christina Inglis receives Honorary Doctorate

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The first female Chief Judge of the Employment Court Christina Inglis will receive an honorary Doctor of Law from Te Herenga Waka―Victoria University of Wellington at its December 2022 graduation. “This award recognises Christina’s contribution to the law and judiciary, particularly in the areas of employment and human rights,” says Chancellor John Allen. “As Chief […]

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Jim Farmer KC’s Random Legal Thoughts On A Post-Covid Lockdown European Trip

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Leading KC Jim Farmer KC writes about his thoughts on everything form virtual court hearings to lockdown rules and antitrust developments. Monday, October 31, 2022 James Farmer KC* If nothing else, the last 3 years of a Covid-infected world have forced us to face new living and working conditions and severely inhibited our ability to

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3 New Juno Legal Members

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>> InHouse Legal Opportunities Here Jane Wright, Daniel Gilchrist and Luana D’Appollonio have been announced as the newest members to join the Juno Legal team. Jane Wright has joined the Juno Legal team based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Jane is an experienced commercial and property lawyer across in-house legal and private practice. She joins Juno from

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Tudor Clee

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The Unconventional Barrister New Entrant There’s not a lot that’s conventional about Tudor Clee or his practice, but there is no denying his ability to achieve headline-making cases including his representation over the government’s egg-on-face handling of journalist Charlotte Bellis’ return to locked-down New Zealand, nor the takedown of QCs Paul Wicks and John Dixon

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Power Lawyer Litigation Funder Calls For Improvement in Access to Justice

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Power Lawyer Phil Newland, principal of litigation funder LPF Group has asked insurance companies to support initiatives designed to improve access to justice and prevent time-wasting delays that waste court resources. >> In-house Counsel role – Auckland or Brisbane – Check here Delaying tactics ‘abuse the justice system’, he said in a press statement which

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Frazer Barton

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Law Society President New Entrant Anderson Lloyd partner Frazer Barton has stepped into the Law Society presidency following the debacle over the leadership with the resignation of both the CEO and the elected president Jacque Lethbridge. Frazer Barton is a litigator with Anderson Lloyd, a nephew of the former academic and Queen’s Counsel Dr George

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Bar Association says current name suppression laws allow for balancing important rights 

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> Legal Jobs Here  The President of the New Zealand Bar Association | Ngā Ahorangi Motuhake o te Ture, Maria Dew  KC says that overall, the current name suppression regime is working well. Commenting on recent  suggestions that the system needs to be reviewed, Ms Dew says that while there is always room for  improvement,

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Meredith Connell Recruit Clifford Chance COO As Chief Executive

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Meredith Connell have recruited former Chief Operating Officer for the UK at Magic Circle law firm Clifford Chance as the firm’s new chief executive. Sophie Schwass’s appointment was announced by Meredith Connell Managing Partner Steve Haszard (pictured above) who said she would start at the firm in February 2023. Haszard retires from the partnership next

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