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Southern Response Settlement Package Comes With $300 Million-Plus Price Tag

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The Government package to resolve some Southern Response policyholders could cost $313 million, if all those eligible apply. The package was announced by the Minister responsible for the Earthquake Commission, David Clark and follows the landmark case in the High Court, taken by Christchurch lawyer Peter Woods of Anthony Harper, found Southern Response misled and […]

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Emotional Father Admits Daughter Following Temporary Practising Certificate

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Former Preston Russell lawyer Winston Forrest was understandably emotional at the swearing in of his daughter Jennifer, now at his former firm also, after being re-admitted to the bar to handle the important matter of his daughter’s admission. The senior Russell retired after 30 years in the profession for medical reasons. ‘‘To be honest, I’m

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Arthur Taylor Strikes Again: As Meredith Connell Defend Action Against Corrections

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Arthur Taylor’s legal career has perhaps overshadowed his illegal career that saw him guesting with the Corrections Department for around 40 years including a dozen successful escapes, including two in Australia, and a growing list of often successful court appearances. But now, with the publication of his book, ‘Prison Break: The Extraordinary Life and Crimes

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Lowndes Jordan announces new senior associate Mark Allen

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We are delighted to welcome an outstanding lawyer to our corporate and commercial team. We congratulate Mark Allen on his new role as senior associate. Mark brings a wealth of experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and initial public offerings (IPOs), corporate governance, procurement and outsourcing transactions. He provides tailored, client-focused advice that is

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Climate Action Lawyers Disappointed with Climate Change Commission Final Advice

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THE CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDED BUDGETS FAIL TO MEET LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL WARMING EXCEEDING 1.5C Lawyers for Climate Action NZ (LCANZI) is deeply disappointed that the Climate Change Commission’s final advice today recommends emissions budgets to 2030 which would see Aotearoa New Zealand’s emissions continuing at a level higher than is

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The Piratical Characters of Russell McVeagh and Drinking The Tiger’s Blood Just Like Charlie Sheen

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The inside goings-on from the long-running disciplinary hearing on the former Factory Partner Sasha Borissenko NZ Herald column looked at what the five complainants in the Russell McVeagh hearing had to say, with references to sexual innuendo, alcohol issues and ‘drinking Tiger’s blood’ as signs of a workplace culture that created confronting issues. She noted

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MinterEllisonRuddWatts Advises on Infratril’s Stake in Pacific Radiology Group

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Source: MinterEllisonRuddWatts–Top law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts, has advised ANZ, CBA and MUFG as the mandated lead arrangers/underwriters on the debt financing of Infratil Limited’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Pacific Radiology Group Limited. Pacific Radiology is New Zealand’s largest diagnostic imaging service with an implied enterprise value of $867 million and employs nearly 100 radiologists across

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NZ Trust Law – Supreme Court Rules on Disclosure Issue in Family Trust Dispute

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Sisters in Family Trust Dispute Sees Ruling on Dislosure of Interests Under the Trust The Supreme Court has ruled on an issue involving a family trust beneficiary who has been seeking more information about a family trust she knew nothing about – seeking details from a sole trustee – an important decision following the recent

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The Young Lawyer Who Sacrificed Here £100k Salary To Handle Human Rights Law

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Writing in the lifestyle website Refinery 29, the unnamed, 29 year old lawyer explained that she had moved from the security of her high paying City legal job to handle work that was more interesting and rewarding in a non-financial way. However, she also experts to be receiving her six figure salary at some unspecified

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