Morrison Kent has been the latest New Zealand law firm to face Law Society complaints over an incident occurring at the firm’s 2019 Christmas Party that was allegedly offensive and racist. >> See the latest New Zealand law jobs here The firm said there were “isolated instances” where behaviour has fell short of expected standards […]
GettyImages Claire Breen, University of Waikato and Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato For workers in the health and disability and education sectors, midnight last night was the deadline to receive at least their first vaccine dose under a government mandate that now extends to about 40% of New Zealand’s workforce. With the potential for this
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Attorney-General David Parker has announced the appointment of nine District Court Judges. The appointees will take up their roles in November and December 2021, replacing sitting judges who have reached retirement age. There are five women and four men and a range of ethnic and work backgrounds among the appointees. Those taking up appointment to
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Balancing the Media Freedom in a Lawsuit Between A Russian Billionaire and A Law Blog John Bowie* A number of people have asked about the litigation that has prompted one of those ‘Guardian-style’ begging bowl links at the foot of many of our stories. I would like to blame Meghan Markle for this situation, as
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Former Reserve Bank governor labels the law change over Three Waters to be a dictatorship
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NZ Bar Association Webinar Starts 5:00pm Wednesday, 27 October 2021 Ends 6:30pm Wednesday, 27 October 2021 Type CPD Training Location At your desk From your location Everywhere, unknown 1010 New Zealand See map: Google Maps Presented by Hon. Nick Davidson QC and David Jones QC, chaired by Phil Shamy, this 1.5 hour webinar covers important aspects cross-examination including ethics, witness reliability and
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Former New Zealand Ministry of Justice lawyer Kelby Harmes has been appointed to a top UK legal role as Deputy Head of the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) beating out what was described in his appointment as “a strong field of candidates”. He had formerly served as interim Directory and Deputy Head of the Office, which
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Christchurch-based Lane Neave has expanded to Wellington with the incorporation of boutique law firm Bell & Co. Lane Neave has offices in Auckland and Queenstown as well as Christchurch. The 24 partner firm has a strong focus on employment law matters with Managing Partner Andrew Shaw in Christchurch and Fiona McMillan in Auckland co-leading the
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Roger Partridge* -If Auckland takes the full eight weeks to work its way through the Government’s “three-step plan” for Alert Level 3, 1.6 million Kiwis will have endured one of the world’s most stringent lockdowns for more than half a year. Seven-and-a-half weeks at Levels 3 and 4 in March and April last year. Further
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EY Law has increased its Auckland-based legal team with the recruitment of former MinterEllisonRuddWatts partner Cameron Taylor. Taylor, a former Olympian has joined EY Law who are focused on expanding ‘their footprint’ in the New Zealand legal market. As well as the recruitment of Taylor, EY Law have also made Brendon Prebble, also a former
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