Powered by LawFuel – Evaded Payment of More Than $160,000 of Federal Income Tax From 2009 Through October 2019, by Concealing Proceeds of a Law Suit Settlement and Failing to File Individual Income Tax Returns from 2005 Through 2015 Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and […]
The growth of privacy law issues, election interference issues and a range of other issues have elevated the privacy law argument – and Privacy Commissioner and watchdog John Edwards – into the List. The development of specific Codes of Practice for different industries as well as specifying requirements regarding different types of personal information has
The Attorney General has announced eight new Queen’s Counsel appointed under a process that includes new criteria with a focus upon access to justice issues. “The new criterion was included this year. It emphasises that excellence and leadership in the profession can be seen through a wider, community lens,” David Parker said. “It is pleasing
The NZ First Foundation issue has become more involved with media reports that Shane Jones’ office only disclosed a conflict of interest over the NZ First-linked forestry company loan application the day that Radio NZ made an Official Information request about the loan proposal. NZ Future Forest Products (NZFFP) – whose directors include Winston Peters’
Eugene DeMarco jailed today for defrauding aircraft company De Marco, 57, previously worked for the company owned by Sir Peter Jackson and Dame Fran Walsh after being charged with committing frauds while employed by The Vintage Aviator Limited (TVAL). He was today sentenced to jail to two years and five months’ imprisonment on five charges
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Dan Brennan* Car accidents are the major cause of death among healthy citizens in the United States, with over 40,000 fatal accidents each year and 1.24 million globally. On average over 2 million US drivers receive some injury through auto accidents (check the infographic below for more stats on the auto accident details). Those are
Global legal giant Baker + McKenzie have been under some stringent criticism for the way in which they handled the issues relating to the former senior partner, Gary Senior, who faces charges of sexually harassing a younger female solicitor. The criticism came at the 15 day hearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) where lead
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Milton Cheng, new Chair at Baker + McKenzie
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Auckland family law barrister and former co-convener of the Auckland District Law Society’s Family Law Committee, has been censured and fined after failing to turn up to court on three occasions, leaving his client facing a criminal trial without representation. Anthony Morahan failed to tell his client or the court that the reason he could
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When New Zealand MP Chloe Swarbrick let loose with her viral “OK, Boomer” snipe – after it completed its viral circuit and social media trending – also unleashed some generational warfare and an issue as to whether the comment is actually OK at work. American employment attorney Joseph Sirbak at Cozens O’Connor wrote that the
