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Accountant jailed for defrauding clients of $1 million

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A former chartered accountant has been sentenced to three years and nine months’ imprisonment for stealing approximately $1.01 million from his clients. Christopher George Wright (64) misappropriated refunds from his clients on whose behalf he filed tax returns and received refunds. The tax refunds intended for Mr Wright’s clients were deposited in his accounting practice’s […]

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New Zealand’s (Un)lawfuel Lockdown – Now Is the Time For Parliament to Hold the Government Accountable

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Jelena Gligorijevic* – As the Government begins to ease the lockdown, serious questions remain about the lawfulness of these extraordinary measures. Parliament’s Epidemic Response Committee has indicated it will issue summonses for the production of legal advice about the legal basis of the powers exercised by the Government over the past few weeks. It is possible the

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Latest appointments mark 150% growth for Tompkins Wake’s Auckland team

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Tompkins Wake’s Auckland office has this month been bolstered by five new team members, including a new partner. Partner Zandra Wackenier has joined Tompkins Wake along with two members of her team that previously worked with her at Wynyard Wood. Zandra brings with her senior solicitor Isabelle Stevenson and EA Bernadette Carroll. Senior solicitor Annie

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James Hardie’s significant downsize in New Zealand unlikely to stall $200 million plus class action

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Powered by LawFuel – James Hardie’s release to the Australian Stock Exchange yesterday – that it ultimately intends to “cease all manufacturing of products in New Zealand”, at the cost of some 120 Kiwi jobs – is unlikely to stall the class action brought by over 1,000 leaky home owners.  Adina Thorn, the lawyer leading

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LexisNexis New Zealand’s Social Justice project delivers FREE legal guidance to New Zealanders during the pandemic crisis

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Tenants’ rights, employees’ rights and immigration measures guidance notes are available through the LexisNexis New Zealand COVID-19 Information Centre AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND –  LexisNexis New Zealand,  a leading provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics to the legal industry, announced today   www.lexisnexis.co.nz/COVID19. This information for the general public is an extension of the

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NZ Lawyer’s Innovative Law Firm List Lists Apps . . But The Pandemic Creates a Whole New Issue For All NZ Law Firms

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Christine Lloyd* Building law lists is an entire industry, but the problem with generating a list of ‘innovative law firms’ is made more difficult because there are few euphemisms more abused by law firm profiles than the word ‘innovative’. Yet the coronavirus pandemic will unquestionably change the practice of law forever, with one of the

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Some Big Law Firms Repaid Their ‘Subsidies’ – But With One Noticeable Exception

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It was a serious misstep made by large law firms who quickly claimed their subsidies from the Government for the Covid-19 losses they expected to sustain. We reported the issue with raised eyebrows, particularly given the large returns the larger firms have been onto as the economy continued its robust performance up until China exported

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Has ‘Supreme Leader’ Ardern Made Decisions Dangerous to Democracy, The Rule of Law & The Economy?

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Muriel Newman* – In his recent article The Coming Economic Crisis and its Political Consequences, Sir Bob Jones predicts New Zealand will have a change in government: “Have an election today and the government would bolt in, primarily because of Jacinda’s star power induced by the media’s obsession with her. But the election is six months away

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Chapman Tripp Makes ‘Most Innovative Firm’s List

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Powered by LawFuel – Described as the ‘one to watch’ in New Zealand’s legaltech industry, Chapman Tripp with their technology and innovation business, Zeren, has been recognised on NZ Lawyer’s Innovative Firms list for 2020. [adrotate banner=”91″] Zeren delivers automated, legal technology services to help clients become more efficient, improve performance and manage risk. Products

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How Mediation Will Help Flatten the Curve in New Zealand’s Civil Courts

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Geoff Sharp* There is anticipation building around what our civil courts will look like once we leave Alert Level 4 both next week and beyond. And there is a dawning realisation that “beyond” maybe longer than we think as the world lives with COVID for some years. Will there be in person (suitably distanced) hearings,

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