LawFuel’s recent article on alternative careers for those with legal qualifications saw huge interest – which might say something about the current law job market – but a recent article in Tagata Pacifika took a look at criminal lawyer-turned-childrens’ author Rein Vaai, who has published a series of books designed to encourage children to think […]
The Supreme Court in the Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd v Ross appeal has unanimously agreed class actions can proceed on an ‘opt out’ basis, pending development of a comprehensive legislative framework. The Supreme Court in Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd v Ross has unanimously upheld the Court of Appeal’s decision that representative claims/class actions can proceed on
Not many barristers would deal with the UK Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019, but one has fallen foul of its provisions for an ‘upskirting’ offence that has seen him suspended from practice for six months and ordered to pay £1,200 to the Bar Standards Board. Daren Timson-Hunt, 55, had earlier admitted using his mobile phone to
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Gilbert + Tobin is set to consolidate its strong performance throughout 2020 appointing five new partners and four special counsel across a number of key practice areas. The new appointments, which take effect from January 1, 2021, reflect the firm’s confidence coming out of the pandemic and its continued focus on building depth in the
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Nick Williams has joined Britomart Chambers as a barrister sole. Formerly a litigation partner at Meredith Connell, he specialises in regulatory and commercial litigation, with a focus on financial markets, white collar crime, and professional negligence. He also advises and acts for fiduciaries in off-shore trust cases, particularly those involving AML, proceeds of crime, and
MinterEllisonRuddWatts consultant, Cathy Quinn ONZM, has been appointed to the board of Fonterra. Prior to retiring from the Partnership. She served as Chair of MinterEllisonRuddWatts for eight years. Cathy is currently an Independent Director of Fletcher Building, Tourism Holdings and Rangatira Investments, as well as Chair of Fertility Associates. She also site on the advisory
Slaughter and May today announces a new partner appointment in London. Gayathri Kamalanathan, currently Head of Group Litigation and Enforcement at Danske Bank in Copenhagen, has been elected as a partner in the firm’s rapidly growing Disputes and Investigations Group. It is expected that she will join in April 2021. In her role at Danske
The gold standard for law firm bonuses is generally whatever Cravaths decides to do and now, once again, they’ve delivered in a COVID-ravaged legal sector even though a number of Big Law firms have been showing the way. Cravaths’ bonus list has not been earth-shattering, but very nice all the same. Cravath, Swaine & Moore
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Former Attorney General Chris Finlayson QC is to receive an honorary doctorate of Law from Victoria University at the December graduation week. A National Party Cabinet Minister for nine years, until 2017, the former Bell Gully partner had extensive experience representing Maori interests, principally Ngai Tahu, before becoming a distinguished Minister for Treaty of Waitangi
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LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County paralegal pleaded guilty today to defrauding more than 100 immigration law firm clients in Southern California by depositing their payments for immigration-related application filing fees or legal services into her personal bank accounts. Tanya Garcia, 41, of Whittier, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. According
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