Our State Broadcasters Have Crossed the LineIt’s time for a full, urgent, independent editorial inquiry into TVNZ and RNZBy Ashley Church, widely read and watched political and business commentatorFor years we believed that the BBC was the gold standard of public broadcasting. Trusted. Balanced. Above the fray.That myth is now in tatters.What we’re now seeing […]
Natalie Coates, LawFuel’s 2023 Lawyer of the Year, is leaving Kāhui Legal, the boutique firm specializing in Māori legal issues, to join Thorndon Chambers.Thorndon Chambers has 21 barristers, headed by Sir Terence Arnold KC, and specializes in commercial, international and public law issues.>> Latest Law Jobs on New Zealand’s Best Law News & Jobs NetworkCoates
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James Meager, the new National MP and former Simpson Grierson lawyer, made an impression upon Parliament with his maiden speech, challenging the ownership claims of the leftover Māori, the poor, and workers. The speech impressed many on both sides of the House and heralded a significant career ahead for the new politician.>> Latest Law Roles
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Crown prosecutor Ben Vanderkolk’s fall from grace over prosecution case
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Criminal barrister Davina Reid lost her appeal to be restored to the roll of barristers and solicitors
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Tompkins Wake has been on a steady growth path in recent years with its acquisition of smaller law firms and opening new offices, but it has also been a consistently popular ’employer of choice’ when it comes to attracting new lawyers.Currently the firm is offering a range of legal jobs, but apart from the ability
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>> Latest Law Jobs HereThe first new KC entrants to New Zealand’s Bar have been announced by the Attorney General.The new entrants include six from Auckland, two from Christchurch, one from Wellington and a Northland barrister. Catherine Stafford Cull, Barrister of Northland, a family lawyer from Kerikeri.Simon Robert Mitchell, Barrister of Auckland, a family and
Last Year – 8Michael Heron continues to climb the Power List, a wide-ranging set of work focused principally upon his growing go to status for enquiries, reports and arbitration work.A former partner at Meredith Connell and Russell McVeath, the former solicitor general (2012-2016) has also spread his legal wings further following his resignation from the
Chief Justice Dame Helen Winkelmann is having a major effect upon the New Zealand judiciary and access to justice issues
