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NZ Law News – Cathy Quinn Appointed to Fletcher Building Board

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Congratulations to MinterEllisonRuddWatts corporate partner, Cathy Quinn ONZM on being appointed to the board of Fletcher Building – New Zealand’s largest listed company. Fletcher Building Chair, Sir Ralph Norris, announced his successor – Bruce Hassell – and four new Director appointments, strengthening the expertise and diversity of the company’s board. Upon the appointments announcement Chair […]

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NZ Law Society Says Lawyers Welcome Removal of Conveyancing Burden

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Lawyers involved in conveyancing will be delighted with recommended changes to a bill introducing greater limitations on property purchases by overseas buyers, the New Zealand Law Society says. The Finance and Expenditure select committee has released its final report on the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill, with a recommendation that the bill be passed with amendments.

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Tech Platform Seeks to Revolutionise How Legal Professionals Connect in Australia, New Zealand

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Law-Whiz Pty Ltd (Law-Whiz) is pleased to announce the Australian and New-Zealand launch of its custom-designed platform, which is set to revolutionise the legal profession practice and the relationship between the Barrister, Solicitor and other Legal Professionals. Law-Whiz is a disruptive technology that challenges the manner in which those in the legal profession conduct business,

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NZ Law News – New Chief Executive Named for MinterEllison

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MinterEllisonRuddWatts today announced that its partnership has appointed Andrew Poole as Chief Executive, effective 6 August 2018. “This is the perfect time for Andrew to become our firm’s next Chief Executive,” says Lloyd Kavanagh, Chair of the firm. “We’ve selected a strong leader at a time when MinterEllisonRuddWatts is in an eminent position in a

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NZ Legal News – Process kicked off for 2020 reset of electricity lines companies’ price-quality paths

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The Commerce Commission has released the key milestones and consultation steps for the 2020 reset of 17 electricity lines companies’ price-quality paths. As monopoly electricity lines companies regulated under the Commerce Act, the Commission sets the maximum revenues lines companies can earn from their customers and the minimum quality standards they must meet. The current

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Bank funding gap leaves first home buyers out in the cold

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Bank funding gap leaves first home buyers out in the cold Young Kiwi families with high hopes of taking advantage of the loan-to-value ratios with low deposit for new builds ­– many with pre-approvals from their bank – are having their hopes dashed when they realise the bank will only finance the completed home, and

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Women Lawyer’s Castigate Law Society Response Over Sex Harassment Survey

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The Law Society has been castigated by womens’ law groups and vocal spokeswomen in their response to the sexual harassment survey. The response from womens’ law groups was harsh – with  a release from Wellington Womens’ Law Association signed by Steph Dryberg castigating the NZLS for effectively ignoring other reports citing the sexual harassment issue

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Letter From President of the NZ Law Society – ‘Embracing the Power of Real Disruption’

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We live in a world of increasing disruption – most obviously in areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, technology and transport. But increasingly whole industries are being disrupted by a very different, but equally powerful force: the courage of individuals to speak out against injustice and inequality. Think Weinstein in the United States and the

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Corporate Law Roles, New Zealand Law Job Opportunities

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Corporate Counsel roles in New Zealand Among the latest law job listings – FMA Head of Corporate, Legal Senior Corporate Counsel, KiwiRail General Counsel, Corporate – ASX/NZX Listed Company General Counsel, NZ Operations  Plus new jobs at Taupo in property and trusts, Commercial real estate, Auckland, Immigration law, Auckland, Legal Executive role, Family law opportunity, Hawkes

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NZ Law Society Backs Chief Judge After Stinging Criticism of Court

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The Law Society has issued a request for urgent attention to be given to the number of judges available to undertake District Court business, following the criticism of Chief District Court Judge Jan-Marie Doogue who has been reported about the District Court situation, requiring redeployment of judges to handle a backlog. This follows her stinging

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