Court appearances are second nature to Anne Stevens, but last week’s admission to the Inner Bar saw the feisty barrister as nervous as she had ever been. At a special sitting in Dunedin’s ornate courtroom, presided over by Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias the highly experienced criminal defence lawyer and former hippy who usually bikes […]
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Pundit, Knight, Author and Property investment supreme Sir Robert Jones has launched a blog to poke fun at a world “gone mad with political correctness”. His initial entry provides some advice for politician Jamie-Lee Ross, who Sir Robert castigates and notes that MP Sarah Dowie’s text that is the subject of police investigation is a
The Government’s controversial decision to block Chinese tech giant Huawei from building the country’s 5G network was not the result of ‘Five Eyes’ pressure, say the top spies. Security Intelligence Service chief and LawFuel Power List member Rebecca Kitteridge and GCSB Director General Andrew Hampton fronted Parliament’s intelligence and security committee, saying that the decision
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Leading law firm Russell McVeagh has today released its M&A trends for 2019 publication that looks back at its forecasts for 2018, which all largely eventuated, and considers what 2019 holds in store. Corporate partner Ben Paterson says, “2018 was a strong year for M&A, and we see that continuing into 2019 despite some increased global uncertainty. In terms of particular
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Anderson Lloyd – The Court of Appeal recently released a decision relating to the sale and purchase of a business. The result is that the purchaser has to pay a further $1 million for the business, based on the wording in the contract. The case serves as an important reminder that the words in the
Kensington Swan is delighted to welcome Paula Ormandy as a partner to what is now a five partner national property team. Paula will play an integral role in strengthening our property practice nationwide. Paula joins the firm from Bell Gully and is a leading commercial property and construction lawyer with 12 years’ experience with top
Justice Patricia Courtney has been appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal, the Ministry of Justice has announced. Justice Courtney had earlier been an insurance lawyer with McElroys, the insurance law boutique. >> See McElroys current legal role here Justice Courtney graduated with an LLB from the University of Auckland in 1982 and spent
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Kensington Swan – In a recent High Court judgment, Precinct Properties Holdings Ltd v OMV New Zealand Ltd[1],a dispute over unpaid rent was entangled in questions of untenantability, structural integrity and misrepresentation. While only a summary judgment application, the case sends warning signals to landlords who furnish seismic reports to their tenants. Background OMV leased premises in
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Bell Gully – The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has released a 339-page report on class action proceedings and litigation funders. The report comes off the back of significant growth in Australian class actions and litigation funding in recent years, which the Australian Institute of Directors has described as “unsustainable”. The New Zealand Law Commission is currently undertaking
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The New Zealand Law Society’s webinar on Unconscious Bias has evidently been a major hit, with the Law Society reporting over 2300 views of the webinar, which can be seen here. The move reflects the Law Society’s increasing focus upon addressing serious issues of sexual harassment and bias in the workplace and is seeking to
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