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Law Job Opportunities With MPI Vital To Protecting New Zealand’s Economy and Environment

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Among the more interesting law jobs recently listed on the LawFuel Law Jobs Network are prosecution roles with the prosecutions team at the Ministry for Primary Industries, which handles over 100 prosecutions annually.   Perhaps the most common areas of prosecution are in fisheries and animal welfare issues, but MPI work across a range of […]

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Why Don’t We Know What Is Behind The NZ Law Society ‘Workplace Culture’ Issue?

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John Bowie* Fresh from its various PR pronouncements and public utterances over the need for good workplace behaviour, the Law Society itself has found itself in the uncomfortably hot epicentre of its own workplace issues with the June resignation of new CEO Joanna Simon, purportedly prompted by ‘behavioural concerns’ involving new President Jacque Lethbridge. The

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Legal Opinion: Three Waters Bill “Calculated To Deceive”

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Like tens of thousands of New Zealanders, the Taxpayers’ Union submitted to the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee on Three Waters (Water Services Entities Bill). With the Union’s submission was a bombshell legal opinion. Ministers have repeated assurances that councils will continue to own water assets under the proposed ‘Three Waters’. But those claims are

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Patent Attorney Joins Australian-Based IP Law Firm in Wellington

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>> Latest Law Jobs in New Zealand Here FB Rice – It is with great excitement to announce we have recently onboarded a senior attorney in Wellington, New Zealand to expand our New Zealand-based service offering. FB Rice is excited to expand our local service offering in New Zealand by welcoming Matt Adams, special counsel

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Class Action Against ANZ & ASB An ‘Opt Out’ Action, High Court Rules

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The High Court has given the class action claimants in their action against the ANZ Bank NZ and the ASB consent to proceed on an ‘opt out’ basis, meaning everyone affected is included unless they opt out of the litigation-funded lawsuit. The claim is funded by LPF in New Zealand and CASL in Australia with

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NZ Law Society President Lethbridge in Eye of Storm

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Recently anointed Law Society President Jacqui Lethbridge has found herself in the unfortunate position of being the subject of publicity about ‘behaviour concerns’, just as the Law Society attempts to put bullying and harassment issues in the profession behind it. And it is apparent that she is less than happy with a statement issued by

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