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Davey Salmon To Lead Homeowners Class Action For Southern Response Policyholders

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Today, the Canterbury Homeowners Class Action has been launched to provide Southern Response policyholders a choice in their battle for full compensation from Southern Response for their quake-damaged homes. The new class action aims to ensure around 3,000 homeowners who were short-changed by Southern Response in the settlement of their claims before 1 October 2014, […]

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NZ Taxpayers Union Seeks Reimbursement of Mallard Defamation Costs

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Trevor Mallard defamation

A written Parliamentary question has confirmed the Taxpayers’ Union’s understanding that the Speaker paid a six-figure settlement to a staffer he accused of rape. Taxpayers should not have to cover the bill for Trevor Mallard’s careless accusations. It’s not like making defamatory allegations is part of his job description. Trevor Mallard must commit to paying back the taxpayer

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Research raises human rights concerns as facial recognition technology use expands

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[adrotate banner=”113″] A research project led by researchers at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has shown the potential impact that use of facial recognition technology (FRT) has on human rights. The study, led by Associate Professor Nessa Lynch with Dr Marcin Betkier, both from the Faculty of Law, also highlights the current regulation gap

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Growing Law Firm Tompkins Wake Uses ‘Lowndes Factor’ To Join Global Network

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The merger of Lowndes & Co and Tompkins Wake has seen the growing law firm join the global Multilaw Group, which comprises 10,000 lawyers across 100 countries. Former Lowndes & Co principal Mark Lowndes has chaired Multilaw for a two-year term that terminated in 2013. He merged his firm with Tompkins Wake in September this

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Imaginative Barristers & Entertaining Defence Arguments

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Imaginative barristers continue to entertain with their arguments on behalf of clients facing off-beat, usually sexual offences. The latest such quirky defence episode related to an Israeli-born GP practicing in Kapiti, who felt compelled to examine women’s breasts when they (the women that is, not the breasts) came in with an unrelated problem, and who’s

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New Partners at Russell McVeagh

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Russell McVeagh has today announced the promotions of two of its standout lawyers, Michael Taylor and Simon Pilkinton, who join the firm’s partnership effective 1 December 2020. [adrotate banner=”113″] The appointment of Michael and Simon continues to build depth in the firm’s partnership with the appointments announced earlier this year of Kirsten Massey, Caleb Hensman and Cath Shirley-Brown. Promoted from their previous Senior

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Expect class actions to become more common after the Supreme Court decision in Ross v Southern Response.

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Chapman Tripp – The Court found that the “opt out” class action – where all potential claimants are automatically included unless they take a positive step to remove themselves – is available under New Zealand law and is likely to become the default position, as it is in Australia. [adrotate banner=”105″] Background Mr and Mrs

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The Criminal Lawyer-Turned-Author

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Reina Vaai author

LawFuel’s recent article on alternative careers for those with legal qualifications saw huge interest – which might say something about the current law job market – but a recent article in Tagata Pacifika took a look at criminal lawyer-turned-childrens’ author Rein Vaai, who has published a series of books designed to encourage children to think

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Supreme Court Agrees on ‘Opt Out’ Class Actions

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The Supreme Court in the Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd v Ross appeal has unanimously agreed class actions can proceed on an ‘opt out’ basis, pending development of a comprehensive legislative framework. The Supreme Court in Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd v Ross has unanimously upheld the Court of Appeal’s decision that representative claims/class actions can proceed on

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Nick Williams Joins Britomart Chambers

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Nick Williams has joined Britomart Chambers as a barrister sole. Formerly a litigation partner at Meredith Connell, he specialises in regulatory and commercial litigation, with a focus on financial markets, white collar crime, and professional negligence. He also advises and acts for fiduciaries in off-shore trust cases, particularly those involving AML, proceeds of crime, and

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