IP Lawyers AJ Park have promoted four staff with two as principal and two to associate roles with the firms. >> Latest NZ Law Roles Here on The Best NZ Law Jobs Network Natalie Harre and Thomas Huthwaite have become principals, while Sharon Zhu and Lucette Kuhn have been elevated to senior associate and associate, respectively. Harre leads the litigation team […]
Serious Fraud Office – Leave has been sought to appeal the decision in the Serious Fraud Office’s NZ First Foundation prosecution. The Deputy-Solicitor General consented to a leave application being brought and today, Crown Law filed a Notice for Leave to Appeal with the Court of Appeal.
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Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MOAZU KROMAH, a/k/a “Ayoub,” a/k/a “Ayuba,” a/k/a “Kampala Man,” a citizen of Liberia and resident of Uganda, was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for conspiring to traffic in millions of dollars in rhinoceros horns and elephant ivory, both
The NZ Herald report that the report into Morrison Kent’s culture, sparked by the newspaper’s own reports, is not to be made public. The report related to complaints that arose following an incident in 2019, details of which were reported here. The report is an independent review conducted by barrister Rachel Burt, (left) who specialises
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A Melbourne lawyer who sued Google over an article published in The Age newspaper and relating to his arrest over a gangland murder, has seen a major decision in Google’s favour by Australia’s highest court confirm that Google is not liable for defamatory news stories that are clicked on as non-sponsored content. The issue for
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Need to know how long your Google reviews will last . . here are the answers
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Freshfields has developed its brand new Silicon Valley office with the hire of former Wilson Sonsini partner and ‘super lawyer’ in Northern California, Brandon M Gantus. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP today officially opened the doors of its new 40,000-square-foot office at 855 Main in downtown Redwood City last June. The firm’s press release is
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A triumvirate of major law firms here and overseas acted on the sale of Spark’s TowerCo business to a Canadian pension plan, a NZD900 million deal handled by Chapman Tripp, Allens and Linklaters. Allens used their Technology, Media and Telecommunications division, which has been used in various infrastructure deals in both New Zealand and Australia.
A differential between lawyer earnings in Auckland and Wellington has been shown in a survey conducted by a law firm recruiter, with the capital city eclipsing salaries at the earlier stages of their legal careers but with partner earnings in Auckland substantially exceeding those in the Capital. The survey, published by LawJob1 and conducted by
Top-tier New Zealand law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts has welcomed three new senior associates to its corporate and employment practices, further strengthening the firm’s market-leading expertise. >> Latest NZ Law Jobs on New Zealand’s Dedicated Law Jobs & News Network Chief Executive Andrew Poole says: “Congratulations to our new Senior Associates. We are thrilled to see our talented lawyers progressing their
