Bob Jones – New Zealand is arguably the easiest country in the world to stomp out a virus pandemic, simply because of our small population and our islands remoteness. But after the often embarrassing small nation self-awareness, the back-slapping, self-congratulations and infantile “team of 5 million” claptrap, we’ve discovered we can’t. We’re not alone. Israel […]
John Stanley, a mature law student in his mid-60s, was denied admission to the bar in 2017 as a result of four drink driving convictions. The former insurance agent, who completed his law degree in 2011, took his case to the Supreme Court and has won his argument that he is a fit and proper
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A class action brought by a group of over 140 homeowners against cladding manufacturer James Hardie begins a 16-week hearing on Monday in the High Court in Wellington before Justice Simon France. The plaintiffs’ lawyer, Dan Parker of Parker & Associates said the claim was filed in 2015 and the owner group is looking forward
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Anthony Harper – The Financial Markets Infrastructures Bill, introduced to Parliament in December 2019 and reported back from the Select Committee late last week with few changes, will introduce a new regime to oversee New Zealand’s financial markets infrastructures – the plumbing that underlies and connects components of our financial system. This article provides an
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Thomson Geer has raided yet another Big Law global firm by taking three partners and eight others from DLA Piper, hard on the heels of the Adelaide-based law firm’s Brisbane raid on Dentons. Thomson Geer raided 20 fee earners from Dentons in July. The raid on DLA Piper focused on M&A lawyers. The DLA Piper
The well publicised demand for family lawyers after the lockdown last time has simply accelerated a problem that existed some years ago, according to family lawyers. Reports indicate that separation enquiries, among others, have exploded as relationships have buckled under lockdown pressures. As firms have moved away from providing family law services, combined with a
The pandemic has seen a major change in the law jobs scene as – for the first time in some years – the market has moved from being ‘candidate driven’ to being one where the employers are finding the ability to pick-and-choose in a tougher market. The Niche Recruitment law jobs survey shows that returning
Anderson Lloyd – The Forests (Regulation of Log Traders and Forestry Advisors) Amendment Bill (the Bill) passed its third reading in Parliament on 22 July and is now awaiting Royal Assent. The Bill amends the Forests Act 1949 (the Act) by adding a new Part 2A and implementing regulations that are to be in line
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An Australian case involving one of the Big Four accounting firms has raised the issue of retirement age for lawyers as well as accountants. Given that most large law firms have a mandatory retirement age provision, the case involving Deloittes will have firms thinking. According to many, the rules relating to professional service partnerships with
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Healthscope has agreed to the sale of its New Zealand pathology business, Asia Pacific Healthcare Group (APHG), to New Zealand Superannuation Fund and the Canadian Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), each taking a 50 per cent share. The sale is valued at more than NZD$550 million and is subject to customary approvals including approval from
