The defamation trial between Sir Robert Jones and Renae Maihi saw Sir Robert’s lawyer Fletcher Pilditch corrected on his reference to his client as “Sir Jones”, as the Wellington trial commenced today. Pilditch, a former Crown Prosecutor in Rotorua, will need to be on his mettle for a case involving a satirical column written about […]
Dan Garner* Dentons has entered the New Zealand legal market today with the formal association with New Zealand’s fifth largest law firm Kensington Swan showing its continued global growth strategy as the largest law firm n th world.. But for Dentons, the move is but the latest in a string of deals that have seen
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The largest law firm in the world by head count – Dentons – has established itself in New Zealand this week with its association with Kensington Swan, now known as Dentons Kensington Swan. Dentons has over 11,000 lawyers globally and covers the globe more than any other firm. Kensington Swan is now the second New
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Leading legal identity and criminal lawyer Jock Blathwayt died on Tuesday, just days after his farewell at his local Masterton district Court. Blaythwayt was well known and respected through both his Wairarapa and Wellington legal community and beyond with the special court sitting honouring his work and commitment to his clients. >> Latest NZ Law
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The former Chief Executive of CBL Insurance Ltd has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office. Peter Allan Harris (64) entered the plea today in the Auckland District Court. Mr Harris faces five charges of ‘Theft by person in special relationship’, two charges of ‘Obtaining by deception’ and a single
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They may be relics these days, but for barrister Ray Broomhall, the collection of wigs is part of a desire to retain a slice of legal history. But at the same time this barrister has successfully fought against something far more modern than the wigs of old. As wigs are now part of legal history
Wairarapa barrister Jock Blathwayt’s 50 years of service to the law was recogised with a special sitting of the Masterton District Court last week, with Judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers and clients in attendance. Jock Blathwayt has been a Rumpolean figure in Wairarapa and Wellington law for more time than most even long-practising lawyers can remember.
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Ex-pat Kiwi Russell Crowe has been asked to deliver a gladiatorial blow to Australia’s hard line stance on Kiwi expats living in Australia in order to provide fairer treatment. As one of New Zealand’s highest-profile ‘Australians’, (Crowe was born in Island Bay, Wellington), the Oscar-winning actor has been requested to lend his weight to a
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Hard-drinking law firm culture is something that needs to change, most lawyers know, but the culture of the law firm p*** up is something that should be left to law firm history. An article in the Financial Times from legal affairs correspondent Kate Beioley pointed out that law firm practice, at least in London elite
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Given that this is a clear-cut matter, why the Police silence and lack of action? Sir Robert Jones* – We’re coming up to a year now since an Aussie loner living in Dunedin where he made no waves, took it upon himself to pop up to Christchurch and commit a mass murder of Moslems. He’s
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