Bob Jones – The Nats new leader has finally put some runs on the board. Speaking to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce he stated the obvious, namely that it’s totally untenable to keep our borders closed until either/if a vaccine is developed or every country has eliminated the virus. I pointed that out on this […]
Timothy Burcher has been suspended by the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal for two months commencing 1 August. Auckland-based Mr Burcher had previously been found guilty of misconduct in relation to his breach of a previous suspension order of nine months from 18 December 2015. Mr Burcher had denied that he was providing
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Powered by LawFuel – (1 July 2020) – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP today announced that it will be opening a new office in Silicon Valley with seven founding partners. Leading corporate lawyers Sarah Solum, John Fisher and Maj Vaseghi, together with litigators Boris Feldman and Doru Gavril, will join as new partners. They will launch the
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The UK is looking at introducing law to permit trial without jury, likelyl to be introduced in the coming weeks, although it is a temporary ‘fix’. The Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland QC told MPs on the justice select committee that operating either-way cases without juries is now under serious discussion, as the backlog of cases
Legal assistance across Australia will receive a $2 billion boost under a new partnership between governments, Attorney General Christian Porter has announced. The National Legal Assistance Partnership 2020-25 (NLAP) “will provide a significant boost to legal services available to vulnerable Australians, including people affected by domestic violence” a statement from the Attorney General. It builds on
Monash University law school students are protesting the university’s procedures regarding their exam procedures in the COVID era, labelling them “classist, ableist and elitist” in a letter written by Monash students. Nearly 1000 students protested the strict measures taken by the school so far as exams are concerned, registering their frustration and anger at the
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LOS ANGELES – A Glendale man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges that he led a series of scams, including “bust-out” schemes where he and others fraudulently charged millions of dollars to credit cards sometimes opened with “synthetic identities” and later used them to buy luxury cars and cemetery plots that he sold for profit.
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Sad but true. Newly qualified lawyers in the UK are up for more pay cuts as firms like Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy, Slaughter and May and Hogan Lovells have all announced salary reductions for solicitors qualifying this autumn, while the jury is out for firms like Linklaters who are still in pay discussions. The
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Former Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner Pru Goward writes about the sex discrimination decision made by the Australian High Court against one of its most eminent members The next time I disagree with a judgment of the High Court of Australia concerning some personal offence I am accused of committing, I shall invoke the now priceless
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WRMK Lawyers is delighted to congratulate Simon Davies-Colley on his appointment as a Director of the firm, effective from 1 July 2020. Simon is a commercial lawyer and a specialist in all aspects of employment and construction law. With a background in farming and forestry, Simon spent a decade practising law in an international and
