Major Defamation Win ‘Emerging Litigator’ Battling LawFuel Power Litigator in NBR Appeal

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The Wellington legal team of Peter McKnight and Ali Romanos achieved a major defamation win with the recent Court of Appeal decision that reversed the earlier hefty damages award in favour of former National MP Stephen Joyce made by Justice Pheroze in the High Court. The Court of Appeal decision of Justices Forrie Miller, David […]

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Sexting Scandal and ‘Fair Game’ for Cal Cunningham Sees Questions Over Further Issues

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North Carolina Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham has evidently avoided answering questions about whether further claims of extremarital affairs might arise in future. Questions posed to the candidate emerged during a conference call when it was suggested that his personal life had become “fair game” given his own comments about his personal life, for

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Wellington Law Firm Merger Succeeds

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Boutique Wellington firms Chapman Tong Law and Succeed Legal have merged with effect from 1 October 2020.  The merged firm will operate as Succeed Legal with Chapman Tong Law principal’s David Chapman and Jeff Tong joining Succeed Legal as consultants.   Succeed Legal principal Lloyd Davies says that “David and Jeff have a reputation for delivering

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Parental Leave Calls Tiana Epati From NZ Law Society Role

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Law Society President Tiana Epati is taking a break from the demands of office to have a baby, after a busy schedule both with Law Society duties and including a busy court schedule. This week she appeared in the Supreme Court with criminal law barrister Nick Chisnall, describing on LinkedIn how she had risen to

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Kiwis Love Affair With The Trusts To Be Tested

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Nona Pelletier – New Zealand’s love affair with trusts will be tested when new legislation comes into effect early next year, with surprises in store for some trustees and beneficiaries. The New Trusts Act comes into effect from January 31, 2021 and will replace loose, outdated regulations with best practice systems covering compliance and accountability.

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Stacey Shortall Named as Women of Influence Finalist

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Congratulations to Partner Stacey Shortall for being named as a finalist in the Board and Management category of this year’s Women of Influence Awards. The awards are an annual celebration of New Zealand’s high-achieving women, with 81 finalists chosen for their strength, scope and the impact of their actions in 10 categories. An internationally recognised and award

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Dentons Elect Hayden Wilson To Chair

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Hayden Wilson has been elected as Chair of Dentons. He took over from David Campbell, who stepped down after three years as chair, effective yesterday. Wilson also becomes part of the Dentons global board. Wilson is a seasoned litigator who has headed up Dentons Kensington Swan’s litigation team in Wellington. He focuses on public, regulatory and commercial

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Boris’s Lefty Lawyer Taunt Sees Twitter Tangle From Junior & Senior Lawyers Alike

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UK lawyers have come out swinging about Boris Johnson’s comments to the virtual Conservative Party conference where he said “lefty human rights lawyers” who he claimed were hampering the criminal justice system Responding to the prime minister’s address to the party’s virtual conference on Tuesday, lawyers condemned his comments as going even further than those made by

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8 Defendants Charged With Drug Trafficking From California to Alaska

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Federal Grand Jury Charges 8 Defendants with Trafficking Kilograms of Cocaine by Mail and Airline from Southern California to Alaska             LOS ANGELES – Law enforcement in several states today arrested six defendants charged in a federal grand jury indictment alleging they participated in a Southern California-based outfit that trafficked kilogram quantities of cocaine to Alaska via

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