When Palmerston North-born lawyer Larissa Trownson moved law jobs from NZ Winegrower’s legal counsel to a contestant in a racy TV reality show – Too Hot To Handle – she made some major decisions about herself and wound up leaving the Netflix show before the season ended. The show, which has been shown in almost […]
Why is James Gardner-Hopkins the fall guy for a profession’s bad behaviour?
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In a judgment released this week, the Supreme Court reviewed and restated the principles relating to contract interpretation and implied terms. In doing so, the Supreme Court rejected the Court of Appeal’s approach, which had sought to narrow those principles by limiting the use of evidence from outside the contract to determine the meaning of the contract. Principles
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Leading crown prosecutors Deb Davies and Guy Carter have joined Ben Vanderkolk as partners in BVA The Practice. Deb Davies has been with BVA since 2005 and has been a senior crown prosecutor for 16 years. She has led more than 200 trials in the High and District Courts and is highly respected by police
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Washington D.C., July 9, 2021 — Powered by LawFuel The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged three individuals with insider trading in advance of an announcement by Long Blockchain Company (formerly known as Long Island Iced Tea Co.) that it was going to “pivot” from its existing beverage business to blockchain technology, which caused the company’s
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More than 117 native animals to be slaughtered as ‘David & Goliath’ legal battle threatened Marlborough District Council’s port company kills off Marlborough’s leading tourism experience– with unjust forced closure of Picton’s iconic thriving aquarium and wildlife rehabilitation & breeding centre and its Picton Cinemas – a World First In what could be a world first, Picton’s
Top tier law firm recognises its exceptional people in mid-year promotions MinterEllisonRuddWatts–Market leading law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts has promoted three lawyers to Senior Associate as part of its mid-year promotions, further bolstering the firm’s prominence across the tax, construction and dispute resolution practices. Chief Executive Andrew Poole says: “As a partnership, we are committed to recognising
Among the fascinating law roles that have come onto the LawFuel Network this week is an interesting role as a ‘Democracy Support Officer’ with the Whanganui City Council. The job involves supporting the Council’s Democracy Support team and includes preparing agendas, taking minutes, supporting the procedural officer, managing meeting requirements, coordinating public forum requests and
Accounting giant PwC is being sued for more than $1.5 billion for allegedly providing incorrect advice to the group formerly headed by and founded by Ron Brierley. PwC deny liability, however a judgement at Wellington’s High Court from Associate Judge Kenneth Johnson related to allegations of advice provided to various Brierley entities including BIL NZ
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Climate lawyers representing around 300 lawyers have issued proceedings against the Climate Change Commission, alleging its advice to the Government on carbon reductions contains mathematical errors. Climate Action NZ filed its proceeding today and the full statement of claim may be seen here. On Thursday, Lawyers for Climate Action NZ, an incorporated group which says
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