Bankside Chambers Flashy Makeover
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Insurance Lawyer Wins Big In Mental Health Claim
Warkworth insurance law specialist Tim Gunn has successfully battled the country’s largest insurer in a case that has demonstrated the obstacles faced by those suffering from mental illness when progressing claims with insurers. Tim Gunn …
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James Hardie’s significant downsize in New Zealand unlikely to stall $200 million plus class action
Powered by LawFuel – James Hardie’s release to the Australian Stock Exchange yesterday – that it ultimately intends to “cease all manufacturing of products in New Zealand”, at the cost of some 120 Kiwi jobs …
Born in a Pandemic – New Defence Law Group Focused on Delivering Better Results For Maori Defendants
“..the justice system was beginning to consider the impact of colonisation on offence rates. .” Christopher Stevenson A new defence lawyers group, the Defence Lawyers Association New Zealand, is the only such group set up …
The Kiwi Lawyer Boldly Going Where No Woman Has Gone Before
Going Boldly Where No Woman Lawyer Has Gone Before . . The Space Lawyer New Zealand’s booming space industry has produced one of the world’s first Space lawyers. Rachel Moore & Kate Green spoke with …
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Leading Lawyer’s Franchise Honours Leads to Australian Lectureship
Stewart Germann has been a leading franchise lawyer for many years, but he has also recently qualified as a Certified Franchise Executive (CFE), being the only internationally recognised professional accreditation programme for franchise executives. He …
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Bar Association Welcomes Decision on Meth Sentencing
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 …
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Budding human rights lawyer wins Māori Issues Moot
Powered by LawFuel – University of Auckland – Points of law arising from the 2017 Court of Appeal decision in Ngaronoa v Attorney-General, which challenged the decision to bar all prisoners from voting in parliamentary …
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Game On For Australian Litigation Funders and Class Action Lawyers
Class actions are on the rise in Australia after the Royal Commission into misconduct in the financial sector, but also with more ‘litigation funding action’. The first half of 2018 saw 29 class actions filed …
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Bob Jones on the Perils of the Open Plan Office
Sir Robert Jones – New Zealand Green Party leader James Shaw has established a Parliamentary first in embracing an open plan office with his staff. He suggests other Cabinet Ministers should follow suit. Being in the …