Christchurch lawyer Grant Cameron scored a major win with his ‘opt-out’ class action win this week, representing another major advance in class action litigation in New Zealand. His lawyers argued an opt out action would better protect the rights of class members, be more efficient, and allow better access to justice. Southern Response opposed an opt
The first Chief Judge of the Employment Court, Tom Goddard, who also enjoyed a strong reputation as a leading barrister prior to his appointment, t is to be remembered with a special court sitting in November. A tough but fair-minded Judge with a formidable intellect and strong sense of fairness, he died in March at
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The Results Play To New Law Business Models The oft-heard query about clients seeking out lawyers is whether they rely on the firm ‘brand’, or seek out individual lawyers. The NAB inaugural Australian Legal Services Industry Survey, when it comes to reputation as a factor in deciding which legal adviser they want to go to,
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165 lawyers, including 27 partners participated in our pro bono programme Powered By LawFuel – Through our Pro Bono and Community Programme, we are fortunate to be able to support individuals and organisations in their efforts to overcome challenges, reach common goals and benefit our local communities. To further shine the spotlight on these causes, this year we asked
A Former Employee’s Conviction, A Jet Sale and a Billionaire Buy-in . . A Big Week For the Movie Mogul The conviction for fraud of Movie mogul Sir Peter Jackson’s former aviation company director Eugene John DeMarco has been another unhappy aviation experience for the movie mogul, who recently sold his top-end private jet for
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Alana Thomas* Kia kaha te reo Māori is the theme for this year’s Te Wiki o te reo Māori / Māori Language Week which is held from 9 – 15 September 2019. Literally translated, ‘Kia Kaha’ means to ‘be strong’, so when we say ‘Kia Kaha te Reo Māori’ we’re saying – ‘Let’s make the
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Robert Morgan* Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s crisis-de-jour is the sex scandal surrounding allegations around an alleged staffer in Labour HQ and the PM has once again sought the assistance of QC Maria Dew to help sort out the mess. You may recall that Bankside Chambers-based Ms Dew, an employment law specialist and Top 10 mediator
The Risks of Not Paying for a Property When Your Deposit is Not Paid Miles Dean – Whenever you buy a property, you need to pay the purchase price on settlement. That is relatively straightforward when you are a first home buyer with a cash deposit and bank finance. But what about when you are
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New ‘Five Mile’ Premises for Growing Legal Leader Powered By LawFuel – We are all very excited at TODD & WALKER Law for the move into our new Five Mile premises on 9 September. This means that our Queenstown office located at Level 3, 36 Shotover Street and our Frankton office at Level 1 Aurum
Government seeking feedback on Hydrogen’s potential role in the New Zealand economy Power Law Briefing – Anderson Lloyd The Government has released a Green Paper – A vision for Hydrogen in New Zealand. The Green Paper is part of a renewable energy strategy work programme which is looking to address barriers to investment in new
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