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MinterEllisonRuddWatts Receives New Zealand Law Firm Employer of Choice Award

>> Latest Law Jobs HereLeading New Zealand law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts has again been named as a top employer in the NZ Lawyer 5-star Employer of Choice 2023 list.The list showcases legal employers leading the way with policies and initiatives that engage their staff in areas critical to positive employee experience, including leadership, remuneration, as well […]

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Unveiling the Luxe Life: New Zealand Judges’ Secret Perks and Perquisites

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New Zealand Judges’ Panoply of PrivilegesThe Sunday-StarTimes provided an insight into something lawyers largely knew already: that New Zealand Judges are among the most privileged of any group in New Zaland.The Judges possess one of the most substantial pension plans among those in the public service, effectively boosting their salaries by nearly 40 percent, but

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Oligarch Who Initiated Defamation Proceedings Against LawFuel Publisher Dies

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The Russian oligarch who commenced defamation proceedings against LawFuel publisher John Bowie died earlier this year. The proceeding between the parties was settled last year.The death has been reported some months ago through various news sources, including the state-owned media organisation RT News.It was also reported in other media including The Telegraph, The New York

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Private Law Firms Fail to Meet Pay Expectations for Legal Workers in New Zealand

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Are NZ Law Firms Exploiting Staffers with Uncompensated Overtime?Major law firms have a stark difference in attitude towards working conditions for legal staff, according to an informal review of the firms by NZ Herald writer Sasha Borissenko.Check LawFuel’s Law Site – The article follows the report released by the Aotearoa Legal Workers’ Union which recorded

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Bourkes Law: Courtroom Cellphone Drama Sees Community Magistrate Investigated

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Power List Headliner Michael Heron KC Fronts Bourkes Law InquiryTop ranking Power List member Michael Heron KC is to head another inquiry, this time into a community magistrate who threatened to have criminal lawyer Sami Taghavi placed in a cell for allegedly using a cellphone in Court.According to her online profile, Taghavi, from Active Legal,

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Christchurch Crown Warrant Contest Opens Way For Wynn Williams & Others

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>> In-House legal roles listed on LawFuel Jobs – Plus Litigation, Family, Government and more – Check The New Roles HereWynn Williams has put up its hand to obtain the Christchurch Crown warrant following the retirement from the role of Crown Solicitor of Raymond Donnelly partner Mark Zarifeh, who was appointed to the role in

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