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How The Government Achieved Gender Balance In The Latest QC Quota

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Gender balance, the long-sought after objective in the Law, has been achieved with the latest Queens’ Cunsel appointments.  The 10 appointments announced by the Attorney General today are a 5-all gender split, a move welcomed by the Bar Association and others. Whether politically-inclined objectives are necessarily the best way to appoint the country’s leading counsel […]

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NZ Insurance Litigator Appointed to Top Insurance Law Group

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Insurance litigator Jonathan Scragg on 'perfect storm'

Duncan Cotterill Partner and Insurance Litigator Jonathan Scragg Has Been Appointed to Global Insurance Group ​LawFuel  – Duncan Cotterill insurance lawyer Jonathan Scragg has become the first New Zealander to sit on the prestigious global association of insurance law group, Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances (AIDA), the  organisation that helps promote and develop knowledge about international

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Lawyers Upset Over Proposed Chancery Building Sale

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The Auckland District Law Society has once again become the subject of controversy among members with the decision to sell its iconic Chancery Building after earlier deciding against such a sale. The ADLS has 3500 members and in July rejected a move to sell the building. That decision has now been reversed with ADLS president

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Colin Craig’s Latest Law Action: A New Appeal and a New Lawyer

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Eternal litigator Colin Craig returns to court – yes, again – with an appeal against the judgment last month from Justice Kit Toogood who found that Craig was defamed WhaleOil blogger Cameron Slater, although no damages were awarded because there was no reputational damage to Craig other than from his own actions. Justice Toogood also

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From Big Law To Bigger Downer: The Tale of a Drug-Addicted Former Lawyer

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The tale of how former Chapman Tripp lawyer Elizabeth Baird became addicted to synthetic cannabis and saw her life descend into a hellish disaster is a cautionary one for those seeking cannabis legalisation, she has said. Speaking in a Sunday Herald article that described how she has almost lost her life to psychotic episodes created

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NZ Law News: Gender Equality Charter Secures 100 Signatories

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The New Zealand Law Society’s Gender Equality Charter has now been adopted by 100 legal workplaces across the country. The charter was launched to the profession by the Law Society in April this year. 100 signatories represents over 2700 lawyers of the about 13300 that hold practising certificates in New Zealand. Law Society President, Kathryn

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Immigration NZ Shows Lack of “Deep Thinking” When It Comes To Solving Skilled Migrant Shortage, Says Immigration Expert

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Leading Immigration Lawyer for NZIL, Aaron Martin, discusses the upcoming increase in the wage rates required for skilled migrant visa eligibility, and the implications this will have for both migrants and employers alike. The skilled-labour crisis is about to get worse, thanks to increases in minimum wage rates for skilled migrant workers. The Government-imposed increase in wage and salary

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Russell McVeagh Wins NZ Deal of Year

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Leading law firm, Russell McVeagh, has been recognised at last night’s 2018 New Zealand Law Awards, winning both International Deal of the Year and New Zealand Deal of the Year awards for the Lattice Energy acquisition by Beach Energy.   Russell McVeagh acted for Origin Energy in the A$1.585b major trans-Tasman energy transaction which saw its conventional upstream oil

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Is This New Zealand’s Most Successful Criminal Appellate Lawyer?

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He’s one of New Zealand’s more successful appellate lawyers.  He’s also one of the longest serving prisoners and Arthur William Taylor has scored another appellate success with his Supreme Court appeal regarding the voting rights of prisoners. Taylor has long been regarded as a frequently highly effective ‘jailhouse lawyer’ and LawFuel is aware that one

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NZ Law: Property & Construction Expert Joins K3 Legal

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Another expert has joined the K3 Legal team, taking the number of directors to eight. Jeff Walters is a specialist in property and construction law, with more than 19 years’ experience in the sector, including acting for some of New Zealand’s largest organisations. “K3 is very distinct in the way it goes about the business

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