Colin Kennedy* The recent legal win by two Hawke’s Bay lawyers Phillip Ross and Clifford Church who were defamed by Brian Hunter through his blog site is a stark warning about the vulnerability of lawyers’ reputation online in these times when anybody can publish and be damned, but far more insidious and difficult to combat
Revamp of guidelines for meth sentencing welcomed The New Zealand Bar Association welcomes a Court of Appeal decision which gives detailed guidance on sentencing people convicted of offences related to the importation, manufacture and supply of methamphetamine. The court accepted submissions by both the New Zealand Bar Association and the New Zealand Law Society that
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Attorney, Female Founder & Blogger Rachel Rodgers Karin Conroy* Many female founders in the law industry face unique challenges that result in a refined ability to manage their time and effectively build their own firm. Throughout their career, they have learned that there is great value in learning the effective measures of juggling a career
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Glaister Ennor have joined the class action arena, joining with Australian-based litigation funder IMF Bentham to launch an action on behalf of CBL Corp shareholders on the basis of alleged failure to observe disclosure rules from the time of the initial public offering in September 2015. CBL’s shares were suspended from trading on both the
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Can someone be made redundant when they are on parental leave? This article looks at when this can occur, the obligations of employers, and what is considered fair process during restructuring when an employee is on parental leave. Sometimes the needs of a business change and therefore restructuring must occur. This restructuring often includes making
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Kia Kākano Rua te Ture: A te reo Māori Handbook for the Law Celebrating the debut title by Alana Thomas and Corin Merrick for LexisNexis® “Kia Kākano Rua te Ture is destined to become the go-to reo and tikanga guide for those working in the law.” Forward by: The Honourable Justice Joe Williams, Ngāti Pūkenga,
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A LawTalk profile of Wellington entertainment lawyer Michael Stephens sees the well known, former Simpson Grierson partner discussing his love of building retoration, his involvement in the burgeoning Urban Art project and his wide ranging media and entertainment work. But when it comes to naming clients, he remains tightlipped, saying “I can’t disclose any big
The recent tie-up between Kensington Swan and global law giant Dentons has been part of one of the biggest buy-ups and law firm mergers ever seen in the global legal marketplace. As LawFuel reported this week, Dentons have this week alone done two deals with US law firms with the express objective of creating the
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The Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019 –Mandatory Reporting Obligations The Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019 (Act) was passed on 17 June 2019. Based on a recent MBIE Discussion Paper, the operative provisions of the Act will not come into force until June 2020. When fully implemented, the Act will introduce licencing requirements for all insolvency
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How To Write Google-Topping Blog Posts For Your Law Blog Dan Garner – Achieving top SEO rankings for your law firm can be tough – but there are key steps you can take to ensure your law firm SEO success and achieve top rankings. Writing the most esoteric, authoritative blog post in the world will
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