An appeal to the Supreme Court by gun lobbyist Richard Lincoln, who had hoped to specialise as a firearms legal specialist, against a decision ruling that he was unfit to be a barrister and solicitor has been rejected by the Supreme Court. A Supreme Court decision has ruled that Lincoln did not establish a point […]
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Powered by LawFuel – MinterEllisonRuddWatts–Leading New Zealand law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts has welcomed 2020 with 10 new senior appointments, comprising five new partners, one special counsel and four senior associates. The firm has brought through four new partners in the corporate, construction, dispute resolution and real estate practice groups. The Coming Legal Windfall for Lawyers –
The Government has announced the appointment of legal academic Amokura Kawharu as the next President of the Law Commission. She is the first Maori appointed to the role. Appointed to the Univerity of Auckland in 2005 she is well known for her expertise in international trade and arbitration issues and co-authored the leading New Zealand
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Powered by LawFuel –Matthew Miller, Robert Nolan and Michael Fluhr join DLA Piper’s Litigation practice in Northern California February 10, 2020 – DLA Piper announced today that Matthew Miller and Robert Nolan have joined the firm’s Litigation practice as partners in Northern California, based in the San Francisco office, and Michael Fluhr has joined as of
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Powered by LawFuel – Wayne Marriott, Christchurch based mediator is to be celebrated on February 18th as the Resolution Institute Michael Klug Awardee for 2019 Wayne Marriott, a Christchurch mediator has received the coveted Michael Klug Award for his contribution in helping rebuild the community after the Christchurch shootings. Resolution Institute will host a special event on February
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The family trust has long been at the cornerstone of wealth and succession planning, but most trusts serve no real purpose and should be closed. Trusts lawyer Henry Stokes, a former General Counsel at Public Trust and General Counsel at Perpetual Guardian, says that there should be a 50 per cent reduction in the number
Powered by LawFuel – The UK Legal Industry generated revenues of £37.1bn in 2019, up 4.8% on 2018 – an all-time record, according to data released today by the Office of National Statistics. To put this in context, overall 2019 UK Services Industries turnover was £2.3tn, up 3.5%. Legal Industry Activity Looking at activity specifically
Powered by LawFuel – LOS ANGELES – A California lawyer practising in Orange County was arrested today on a federal grand jury indictment charging her with conspiring to sell firearms without a license and distributing methamphetamine. Melinda Romines, 41, of Anaheim, was taken into federal custody this morning. She is expected to make her initial court appearance
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The defamation trial between Sir Robert Jones and Renae Maihi saw Sir Robert’s lawyer Fletcher Pilditch corrected on his reference to his client as “Sir Jones”, as the Wellington trial commenced today. Pilditch, a former Crown Prosecutor in Rotorua, will need to be on his mettle for a case involving a satirical column written about
