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Kathryn Beck and that Pesky ‘Russell McVeagh’ #Metoo Issue That Fails to Die

Former Law Society president Kathryn Beck just cannot seem to shake off the ‘Russell McVeagh’ issue, the sexual harassment scandal that became the front-and-centre focus of her presidency. One of the most strident critics of Kathryn Beck, Queenstown-based Olivia Wensley, has attacked the appointment that was announced recently by Attorney General David Parker as an

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Bob Jones: Is There a ‘Plan B?’ For COVID?

Sir Robert Jones – With the public’s broad support, in the face of the Covid threat, the government closed down New Zealand, imposing a dictatorial control regime to an extent unprecedented in our history. That said, every measure they took copied to the letter what was being done abroad, albeit to little criticism from a

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Former NZ Law Society President Kathryn Beck Appointed to Employment Court

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases / June 26, 2020

Former President of the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture, Kathryn Beck, has been appointed as a Judge of the Employment Court to be based in Auckland, Attorney-General David Parker has announced. Former President of the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture, Kathryn Beck, has been appointed as a Judge of

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Lawyers’ Black Letter Day – One of Auckland’s ‘”Best Lawyers”‘ Struck Off . . Along With Two Others

New Zealand Law News, NZ Featured Posts / June 25, 2020

A lawyer who had once advertised as being one of the best in Auckland has been struck off by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal for incompetent advice leading to miscarriages of justice. A decision released on Thursday by the Tribunal found Arman had failed to provide his client with a copy of the summary

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The Delicate but Essential Business of Legal PR: Six Things CEOs Need to Know

New Zealand Law News, NZ Featured Posts / June 23, 2020

Kate Alexander* In the course of nearly 30 years of crisis work and issues management, we have successfully collaborated with numerous lawyers and legal advisers to help our clients communicate with media, staff, customers and other stakeholders. In our experience, sound legal advice is worth its weight in gold, and the objectives of a company’s

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Pandemic Hits NZ Law Firms as Major Firms Shed Staff

Headlining NZ, New Zealand Law News / June 22, 2020

The COVID crisis has bitten law firms hard in some areas with two major law firms – Meredith Connell and Lane Neave – shedding staff. Lane Neave has confirmed that 12 per cent of its staff, 21 lawyers and others, have been released as a result of the pandemic. In large part the downturn in

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Courtwear For Women: A Junior Barrister Sets Up The First Outlet

NZ Featured Posts, UK Law / June 19, 2020

The traditional barrister’s garb has not been the most attractive or practical for women, but a junior barrister has now set up her own online outfitter designed to create gear that is designed to make women attending court “looking bloody great,” as she told one blog. Karlia Lykourgou, is a criminal barrister at Doughty Street Chambers,

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Boasting Barristers Irritate Senior QC . . It’s a Profession, Not a Business (Stupid)

New Zealand Law News, NZ Featured Posts / June 19, 2020

As a senior barrister, Alan Sullivan QC of Sydney has plenty he could boast about. But boasting barristers is also what he took aim at in a post that saw almost 160 comments and 1000 likes. The barrister who has been a Silk since 1990 has been heavily involved in commercial, neglgience and sports law

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Law Firm Ordered To Pay Half Million Dollars & Costs In Negligence Claim

New Zealand Law News, NZ Featured Posts / June 19, 2020

Blenheim law firm Gascoigne Wicks has been ordered to pay half a million dollars to the former partner of a client after negligent advice leading to their separation. Justice Susan Thomas ruled in a High Co urtdecision issued this month that the firm’s failure to give good advice had resulted in the loss of relationship

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Top QC’s Advice to Law Job Seekers in The Changed Law World

Legal Careers, New Zealand Law News, Rankings / June 19, 2020

Susie Paul – Jim Farmer QC is used to giving advice to tough commercial clients, but he also has some tough advice for those seeking law jobs in the COVID world we now inhabit. As we recently reported the law jobs situation is significantly more difficult now with the COVID crisis, but the best thing

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