A Wellington-based, specialist litigation practice handling civil, criminal and family work, as well as a wider range of property and commercial work. Firm Snapshot – The firm developed largely from Gibson Sheat and has established a strong reputation for expertise in litigation, expanding its practice into commercial work. 6 partners and over 10 qualified staff
Firm Snapshot – Leading Hamilton-based law firm with a history spanning 100 years, the firm provides a full range of legal services. 10 partners and strong support staff Offices in Hamilton and Huntly
How and Why Linda Clark Left The Top Of Her Game In One Career To Move To The Law Kate Green & Rachel Moore – Moving from a successful career in journalism to law was a major step for Linda Clark. Now a partner at Kensington Swan, she spoke to LawFuel’s Kate Green and Rachel
John Bowie – Sometime Google’s government affairs man in New Zealand, Ross Young, must wish he had remained working with the Commerce Commission. After last week’s fracas over the name publication debacle in respect of the Grace Millane murder, Ross Young offered the search Giant’s apology to Justice Minister Little with some forelock-tugging and acknowledgement
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Bob Jones* In the legal battle between the sacked footballer and the Australian Rugby Union, the former is on pretty solid ground. The Rugby Union is relying on an agreement with Folau, following an earlier identical furore, that he would desist citing his religious beliefs publicly. The problem the ARU has is that such an
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A team of academics explore how a union default might work through legal regulation HAMILTON, 24 JUNE 2019 – A team of academics is calling for a change to voluntary unionism. Instead of the present non-union default for workers, common in many countries, they would like to see a union default, and they have
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Three experienced younger litigators about to set up a new Chambers in Auckland. Davey Salmon, who has been involved in a range of high profile litigation in recent years, is joined by MinterEllisonRuddWatts partner Zane Kennedy and family law specialist Zara Matheson. The trio are currently sorting out accomodation for the new, as yet unnamed
The New, High Profile Barristers With CVs You Just Can’t Ignore Former Commerce Commission Chief Dr Mark Berry is the latest senior legal figure to set up in private practice following the end of his tenure at Comcom. His new website talks of his speciality (surprise, surprise) in competition and consumer law and economic
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New Zealand Justice Minister Andrew Little has admonished Google for their name suppression breach over the naming of a murder suspect in a Twitter video. Justice Minister Andrew Little has taken to his 27,000 followers on Twitter to admonish Google for breaching name suppression orders in the Grace Millane case in December 2018. The online
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The Law Commission is proceeding with its review of litigation funding, after a period with some high profile cases that have created a higher-than-ever interest in what litigation funding means for litigants. Recent high profile class action-type cases in New Zealand include the recent case taken against the directors of Mainzeal, the PSA kiwifruit action, the
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