“When my lawyers were approached by Mr Craig’s QC asking for our consent to the joint sailing holiday, I felt I was damned if I did, damned if I didn’t. The hearing had finished – we were just waiting for the decision – so there was no possibility of recusal. We feared that non-consent would be seen as insulting to the judge. I was not aware […]
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John Bowie – The Supreme Court has dismissed an application for recall of the judgment in the Jordan Williams v. Colin Craig case finding “some force” in the view that the delay in raising the matter “is both tactical and disqualifying”. However the Court did not hold an oral hearing despite some conflict as to
Powered by LawFuel – A survey of employees at New Zealand and Australian law firms in the Meritas legal network has found that 63% of respondents had experienced depression or knew someone close to them in the workplace who had. However the survey shows that law firms are responding well to remedy the position with
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A Wellington barrister and solicitor has lost his Court of Appeal challenge to a 2017 disciplinary decision and will be suspended from practising law from 1 July. Peter James Morahan challenged a decision by the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal to suspend him from practice for four months from December 2017 in relation
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The New Zealand Bar Association is urging senior politicians to be cautious when it comes to publicly criticising decisions by the country’s judges. The Association says upholding the rule of law and the independence of judges are fundamental principles that can be eroded by public statements made to be popular and without the benefit of
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John Bowie – It may have been inevitable that a saga like the Colin (“Enough is enough”) saga would entangle the judicial system itself. And now, as the Herald reveals today in its story ‘The judge, the QC and the holiday’, it sees the cosy relationship between bar and bench once again hitting the rocky
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WRMK Lawyers is delighted to congratulate Tania Beckham on her appointment as a Director of the firm, effective from 17 June 2019. Tania is a Whangarei local and has been with WRMK Lawyers since 2002. She has a strong general commercial practice, with particular expertise in trusts and asset planning. Prior to her focus on
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Organising staff functions can be a challenge for anyone, but for Tauranga law firm Holland Beckett, they came up with something different this year: building childrens’ bikes by collecting bike parts. So, part fun, part feel-good ‘giving’. The team building event required each team to build a child’s bike by completing challenges within their teams
Climate change risks, costs, and opportunities are now firmly part of the corporate governance landscape. In this FYI we explain why, and what the board’s risk management agenda should include to address this. Our earlier FYI discussed the legislative changes underway in response to climate change risks, the most recent being the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon)
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Ructions at the New Zealand Transport Agency have impacted the legal team, including many from its Land Transport Rules Team and as a result of the Agency’s new focus on technology and its apparent aim to transform from a traditional transport funder and safety regulator to a digitised transport service provider. The legal team at
