ASB To Repay Almost $9 Million Following Commerce Commission Warning

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The Commerce Commission has warned ASB Bank Limited (ASB) over likely responsible lending failures which resulted in borrowers being overcharged Early Repayment Adjustment (ERA) fees.  The Commission has warned ASB that in the Commission’s view the bank is likely to have breached its obligations under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCF Act) by […]

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Climate Change Law – Climate Change Commission’s final advice – the foundation for change

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Bell Gully – A tougher starting point means emissions must fall by more to meet the 2050 targets, according to final advice released by the Climate Change Commission.  The much-anticipated advice was tabled in Parliament on June 9​, and stressed both the urgency around action along with the need to lay foundations to support deeper emissions

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Russell McVeagh: The Class Action Developments & The Law Commission Review

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Representative or class actions continue to grow and develop in New Zealand and around the globe. In this update, we consider some of these developments and summarise them in our infographic linked below. The update also considers the Law Commission’s current review of representative or class actions in New Zealand and possible reforms, with such

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LegalTech News: Baker & McKenzie Scales Up Machine Learning

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Global law firm Baker McKenzie continues its investment in bringing advanced machine learning to the legal sector, powered by SparkBeyond. The Firm is now establishing a dedicated team to combine legal domain expertise, data, data science and machine learning, following Baker McKenzie’s successful pilot of SparkBeyond’s transformational technology.  ++> Post your legal role on LawFuel’s

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Adina Thorn’s Class Action Against Carter Holt Ends With Litigation Funder Withdrawing

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. The British litigation funder behind the multimillion dollar class action brought by Adina Thorn against Carter Holt Harvey for its Shadowclad product has unexpectedly ended when the funder pulled out of the funding arrangement, for unknown reasons. The widely publicised class action that sought around $40 million was launched in 2018 and Carter Holt

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The Former Bell Gully Lawyer Taking A Lead In the America’s Cup Venue Stoush

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The America’s Cup may be a long way from Hamish Ross’s former role as a top commercial lawyer at Bell Gully, but a tense standoff is arising as the Government rights to negotiate the next venue are about to expire. Ross is the America’s Cup lawyer and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) member who

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Organ Harvesting – Shocking evidence of one the world’s worst hidden mass atrocities

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China Tribunal releases details of China’s horrifying campaign of  forced organ harvesting, in 2020 Judgment The following are a range of highlights of evidence from the 160-page Judgment attached. Also attached is a ‘Supplementary Document’ providing important notes on the points below including telephone call  transcripts and key witness testimonies.  • Undercover telephone call evidence1reveals

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Southern Response Settlement Package Comes With $300 Million-Plus Price Tag

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The Government package to resolve some Southern Response policyholders could cost $313 million, if all those eligible apply. The package was announced by the Minister responsible for the Earthquake Commission, David Clark and follows the landmark case in the High Court, taken by Christchurch lawyer Peter Woods of Anthony Harper, found Southern Response misled and

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Barnes & Thornburg Expands As Delaware Shares Strong National Growth

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WILMINGTON, Delaware (June 14, 2021)– Barnes & Thornburg has added eight prominent lawyers, consultants and staff in Delaware, including partners Thomas McGonigle, Shawn Tucker and Michael Maimone. Top level government relations consultants, Mary Kate McLaughlin and Doug Gramiak, are also joining the firm, along with Michael DeNote as of counsel, Sawyer Traver as an associate and

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Legal Technology – Littler Names New onDemand Program Director

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June 11, 2021– Powered by LawFuel (June 11, 2021) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, is pleased to announce that Stephanie Sarantopoulos, a shareholder in the firm’s Minneapolis office, has been named Program Director of its award-winning Littler onDemand (LoD) platform. “We are thrilled for Stephanie to step into this position,”

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