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Jonathan Eaton QC on The Law, Universities, The Media . . And His Unlucky Suit

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Jonathon Eaton, high-profile lawyer and Queen’s Counsel, spoke to LawFuel reporters Kate Green and Rachel Moore about the media, mentoring young lawyers, and maintaining a balance between work and family.  Jonathan Eaton, 55, has spent 30 years as a lawyer and six years as a Queen’s counsel, and is currently based at Bridgeside Chambers in […]

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Lane Neave Advises on Merger

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Lane Neave advises on merger of New Zealand’s largest Credit Union Lane Neave advised three of four entities on a merger which has created New Zealand’s largest credit union.    >> Commercial and private client job – Christchurch The transaction brings together Credit Union Baywide, Credit Union South, Credit Union Central and Aotearoa Credit Union following

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Is There a Lawyer in the House? Plenty, actually

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There have always been lawyers-aplenty in parliament, but taking a leaf from the LawFuel book, The Herald’s Sasha Borissenko decided to take a look at some of the ‘more colourful’ of the profession by providing her ‘listicle’. >> See the LawFuel Power List – The Country’s 50 Most Powerful Lawyers Perhaps unsurprisingly, Winston Peters did

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Power Law Briefing: Company Liquidations: Diminution not a requirement for voidable transactions

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We now have the final answer in the long-running litigation between Robt. Jones Holdings Limited and the liquidators of Northern Crest Investments. Kensington Swan RJH argued that, in addition to the requirements in section 292 of the Companies Act, for a payment to be voidable it must also have the effect of diminishing the pool

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Leading ADLS Lawyer Suspended

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Nola Dangen, a leading member of the Auckland District Law Society and a lawyer experienced in disciplinary and ethical matters through her Law Society work, has been suspended for two months for negligence “at the very high end of the negligence spectrum,” The suspension follows a ‘late’ admission of guilt and involves three apparent inaccurate

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Law Commission recommends new Relationship Property Act

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Power Law Firm: MinterEllisonRuddWatts – The Law Commission’s final report Review of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 – Te Arotake i te Property (Relationships) Act 1976was tabled in Parliament on 23 July 2019 and will now be considered by Government.  The Report proposes a new Relationship Property Act intended to better assist spouses or partners (spouses)

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The Growing Trend Towards Direct Briefing of Counsel by In-House Lawyers

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A trend towards in-house counsel briefing counsel directly is evolving in both Australia and New Zealand, following the increased growth and sophistication of in-house legal teams in both countries. Australia has around 30 per cent of its lawyers working in-house and New Zealand is closing in on that number with around 25 per cent working

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‘Casual Sexism’ Not Good Enough – The Law Society ‘Cocktail’ Invitation

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A LawFuel story on the law event in New Zealand that permitted the ladies to wear cocktail dresses has generated high interest in the US, where leading law site AbovetheLaw reported on the disturbance Down Under. By way of recap, the story involved an invitation from the New Zealand Law Society that outlined the dress

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