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Australian Lawyers Provide Pro Bono Support to Afghans Seeking Refuge

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Australian lawyers are providing pro bono legal help to people from Afghanistan living in Australia following the Taliban takeover of the country. The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has just launched an Afghanistan Legal Clinic with the help of pro bono law firms and lawyer volunteers.  According to ProBono Australia the ASRC has been receiving […]

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Chalk Up Another Kiwi Law Tech Success With $11 Million Sale of IP Group

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New Zealand trademark law practice Sortify has been bought for $11 million by ASX-listed Australian intellectual property group QANTM Intellectual Property Ltd, establishing a further kiwi law tech success story. Sorftify has achieved status as the top-ranked online trademark filing website in both Australia and New Zealand, as the second- the third-ranked trademark filing agent

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The Law Career Pathways Showing There Is More To A Legal Career Than Being A Lawyer

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Having a law career does not mean you have to be a lawyer and now, more than ever, there are multiple opportunities for lawyers who do not seek to practice law but are looking for a law career pathway beyond getting behind a desk with a law firm. Career opportunities for those with a law

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Why Does The Law Society Stand Silent On An Important Issue of Judicial Conduct?

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Karl du Fresne* The Dominion Post’s Marty Sharpe reports this week that human rights lawyer Tony Ellis has asked Attorney-General David Parker and Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann to take action over two senior judges who intervened in a Family Court case that didn’t involve them. Readers of this blog will be aware of the background to this

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No Milk Licence Today – Wellington Lawyer Soured Over Milk Law

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Wellington Lawyer Tyrone Barugh has come up against a 102 year old law that prevents him from selling milk, despite the obsolete law apparently having been overriden by subsequent legislation. >> Criminal law jobs – in-house roles – new jobs daily on the LawFuel Jobs Network Barugh had applied to the Wellington City Council for

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MinterEllisonRuddWatts Partner Stacey Shortall honoured as distinguished alumni by Victoria University of Wellington

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MinterEllisonRuddWatts–MinterEllisonRuddWatts Partner Stacey Shortall has joined Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington’s distinguished alumni, after being named as a Distinguished Alumni Award winner – one of only six selected in the biennial award process. Award recipients are chosen based on making positive impacts in their communities and beyond, and their achievements are outstanding examples of

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Growing Criminal Defence Practice in Manukau Sees Further Demand for Criminal Lawyers

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The Public Defence Service is New Zealand’s largest criminal defence practice that has 150 lawyers working across the 10 PDS offices and new criminal law opportunities available provide a major opportunity for criminal lawyers. The busiest, however, remains the Public Defence Service’s office in Manukau, serving the South Auckland area and as the office has

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Facebook’s ‘Unlike’ For Privacy Czar John Edwards In Major UK Move

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The New Zealand Privacy Commissioner is set for a new job in London . . but Facebook won’t be happy (which should not worry the rest of us) New Zealand Privacy Commissioner John Edwards is reliably reported to be Britain’s next privacy czar, following a UK government announcement. The UK government said Edwards’ role as

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