Sir Robert Jones – A household leaflet for a new political party called “New Conservative” turned up in my letterbox. It’s leader, a Leighton Baker, would have done himself a favour dressed in a suit and tie, and a bigger one still had he used an editor. In his spectacularly illiterate opening statement he changes […]
Lowndes Jordan is delighted to welcome Sarah Kerr as a new partner at the firm. Sarah joins Lowndes Jordan with over 22 years of experience, including 14 years as a commercial partner in other leading Auckland law firms. Lowndes Jordan now has eight partners and more than 15 staff in its central Auckland offices. Sarah’s
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The Serious Fraud Office has commenced an investigation in relation to donations made to the Labour Party in 2017. The SFO is presently conducting four investigations in relation to electoral funding matters. A fifth matter that the agency investigated relating to electoral funding is now before the courts. “We consider that making the current announcement
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Kris de Jong* “Unprecedented times” is a term that’s been overused in the past, but at this moment it seems completely appropriate. Disruption, uncertainty and additional pressures from clients or colleagues caused by the Covid crisis can lead to lawyers and legal professionals feeling even more stressed and anxious than usual. Looking after your mental
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Former Meredith Connell and Russell McVeagh litigator Michael Thomas, who worked on major prosecution against Rolls Royce some years ago has joined Quay Chambers, Auckland. He specialises in fraud law issues including anti-money laundering, internal investigations, professional discipline, regulatory proceedings, sports law, and health/medical law. He has expertise in serious and complex investigations and prosecutions
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Bell Gully – Last week the Advertising Standards Authority (‘ASA‘) issued a ground-breaking decision upholding two complaints that Simone Anderson, a social media influencer, had not sufficiently identified that certain Instagram posts were in fact commercial endorsements. This was the first time the ASA Complaints Board has dealt with substantive issues about influencer advertising and
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Long-time LawTalk editor Geoff Adlam has joined the team at The Capital Letter. Adlam was most recently communications manager and the editor of LawTalk and Law Points at New Zealand Law Society. and previously worked at legal information services firms Thomson Reuters and Brookers. He was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in 1991. Joshua
Meredith Connell has expanded its litigation practice with the recent merger with Auckland-based Prestige Law. Prestige Law specialises in cross-border and cross-cultural litigation and disputes resolution, “serving a demographic of New Zealand that is in desperate need of high-quality legal services,” the firm said in a statement. Meredith Connell has been growing its presence as
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Lawyers for Prince Andrew have increased their preparedness for their client’s potential problems by speaking with a Washington DC lobbyist whose career was propelled by a New Zealand ambassador into a world of often insalubrious clients, according to The New York Times. London lawyers Blackfords are representing the prince in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, spoke with Washington
Sir Robert Jones – Even the right-wing media have now seemingly written off Trump’s prospects of re-election, so overwhelming are the polls. Furthermore, they continually worsen. Trump’s Presidency has been disastrous, not just for America but the world. It’s hugely desirable it ends. But I don’t think that’s a certainty given there’s still some time
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