Diversity on the New Zealand bench was delivered a hammer blow in a beatup story from Stuff with a piece in the weekend, although the highest court in the land has a 50/50 split of men to women. And the Employment and Family courts also have more female than male judges. It seems something of […]
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Online dispute resolution company CODR, founded by Michael Heron QC, has scored a major win with the newly announced $40 million fund to assist tenants facing rent relief issues in the wake of the pandemic. CODR was founded by Michael Heron, the former Solicitor General, to provide an efficient and inexpensive way to resolve disputes
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CHICAGO, Oct. 1, 2020 Powered by LawFuel — Cision, an industry-leading earned media communications management and media advisory platform, today published the latest data from its 2020 State of the Election blog series, a weekly nonpartisan media analysis of the U.S. presidential election. This week, Cision analyzed media coverage of the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and
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Simpson Grierson – As highlighted in the results and insights from our recent Transforming the In-house Legal Team Survey, Covid-19 has exacerbated the ongoing dilemma for in-house teams of how to deliver “more-for-less”. However, there are also lots of positive signs that teams are remaining committed to evolving how they work by embracing new skills. Skills development
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Jinyue (Paul) Young has been suspended by the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal for two-and-a-half years. The two charges against Mr Young were for negligence or incompetence, and for “attempts to dissuade his former client pursuing the complaint”. The Tribunal noted that the first charge arose because he took instructions from a Chinese
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The law, as we know, is not just for lawyers. It is also a grounding for those in just about every pursuit you might imagine. However we have provided here a look at seven kiwi celebs who also have law degrees although most have never practised to any extent. Check the list below. List sponsor:
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The upcoming euthanasia law change referendum has lead to charges that New Zealanders are confused about what they are voting on with rival groups trying different tactics to persuade kiwis on how to vote. As the debate over the law change heats up, it is clear many people are unaware of what they are being
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The pandemic has altered the lives for everyone and a recent report in the Financial Times highlights how lawyers have been forced into their digital future faster than they might have imagined. While lawyers and accountants have often been immune to rapid technological change, that too is changing rapidly. They are now entering a new
Chapman Tripp are running a test case looking at business interruption insurance policies, similar to cases being heard overseas. A recent High Court case in London found cover could be provided for policies that had extra clauses involving public authority bans on entering premises. And in Australia the Insurance Council has indicated it would also
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Treadwell Gordon principal Kirsten Harper Order to pay over $20,000 Manawatu lawyer Kirsten Gaye Harper has been censured and ordered to pay $21,833 in costs by the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal. Mrs Harper accepted a charge of misconduct for more than 70 breaches of the rules surrounding the witnessing of documents, and
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