The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa has received the independent Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal’s reserved penalty decision imposing a two-year suspension and costs of over $100,000 on James Gardner-Hopkins for …
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Buddle Findlay is pleased to announce the appointment of new partner Olly Peers and special counsel Catherine Miller, effective 1 January 2022. Buddle Findlay’s new partner and special counsel appointments continue to build depth and …
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Jim Farmer QC writes on the rules committee reforms after COVID and asks whether it will improve or hinder access to justice
Why the Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy employment case matters Jack Heinemann* Two high-profile University of Auckland academics raised important questions about academic freedom with their complaint to the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) that their employer …
Employment Law: What does ‘academic freedom’ mean in practice? Read More »
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The Herald’s shameless attempts to appropriate a law power list with their hastily assembled, Auckland-focused list of ‘Power Lawyers’ makes some serious omissions. But at least they might have come up with their own list …
The Herald’s Shamelessly Appropriated ‘Power List’ . . And The Missing Power Lawyers Read More »
The NZ Herald has named the ‘top criminal lawyers’ in the country, with an addendum of 11 after-thought barristers who the dear old newspaper thinks might be worthy of inclusion, including outgoing NZ Law Society …
Michael Bassett* It was hard not to be moved by the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu last week. The tributes to him captured the essentials of the man: his extraordinary energy, his infectious laugh, his …
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Barrister Frank Deliu Firing Judicial Shots . . Again Read More »
