Top law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts, was named as the Employer of Choice at the New Zealand Law Awards 2021 last night. Senior Associate Stephanie de Groot also was awarded excellence in the Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year category. MinterEllisonRuddWatts’ Chief Executive, Andrew Poole says, “This recognition reflects the firm’s continuing efforts to create a […]
Dear Colin, Bad luck copping the $400,000 awarded against you by Justice Anne Hinton. I know Anne who’s a kindly soul with a sense of humour but understandably like all Aucklanders today, was probably a bit grumpy about the bloody lockdown excesses. Anyway, we all have our off-days. But look on the bright side son.
Constitutional and commercial lawyer Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayer’s Union, responds to a Stuff article on the racist claims made in a Stuff article regarding the Three Waters law reform. The Three Waters Op-Ed Stuff Doesn’t Want You To Read Taxpayers’ Union The following op-ed was written by Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director
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The High Court decision of Justice Hinton awarding $400,000 in damages by the High Court after she was defamed by former employer, former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig in the long-running defamation cases. Justice Hinton found both parties defamed each other in certain respects – and that MacGregor had been sexually harassed by Craig. Justice
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GettyImages Claire Breen, University of Waikato and Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato For workers in the health and disability and education sectors, midnight last night was the deadline to receive at least their first vaccine dose under a government mandate that now extends to about 40% of New Zealand’s workforce. With the potential for this
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New Zealand’s legal aid crisis is eroding the right to justice
Access to Justice in New Zealand is a major problem with as many as 20,000 people have been denied legal representation by legal aid according to a report published by the New Zealand Law Society. The report’s findings followed the largest survey ever undertaken on New Zealand’s legal profession, identifying the major issue of legal aid being a
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SEATTLE (November 10, 2021)—Powered by LawFuel – Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 28 counsel and senior counsel have been promoted to partner effective January 1, 2022. The new partner class of 2022 includes: Alberto Araiza Diana Z. Bowman Alexander O. Canizares Jesús J. Castillón Michelle W. Chan Erin K. Earl Rebecca A. Eberhardt John D. Esterhay
A newly listed legal role for Cook Islands Solicitor General has been listed with the LawFuel law jobs network, providing for a key role in the Cook Islands and for a candidate who can start working at an early date. The role, for three years, is an important one for the Islands with a successful
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