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Increased Drug Testing For Lawyers
Drug use among lawyers has lead to increased drug testing by firms, according to a report from the NZ Herald, which spoke to a drug detection agency reportedly working for 18 law firms in Canterbury....
View ArticleCriminal Defence Cost Savings Negligible, Says Report
Fairfax reports that the reforms designed to cut legal aid spending on defendants has produced negligble savings. Fairfax's Official Information Act request showed that spending to June 30 2012 had...
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The Top Legal Aid Earners
The top legal aid earners for the 2013/14 year are listed below. Leader is Te Mata Law's David Stone who was in the news in 2012 regarding the delayed payments from the Ministry of Justice after it...
View ArticleNZ Law – Legal Services Agency Dispute – Appeal Dispute
TODD AARON MARTELEY v THE LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSIONER (SC 61/2014) [2015] NZSC 127 PRESS SUMMARY This summary is provided to assist in the understanding of the Court’s judgment. It does not comprise...
View ArticleThe Book Ban Fracas
Should New Zealand be banning books? Attorney General Chris Finlayson says there should be a review on the law banning books following the interim ban on Ted Dawe's teenage novel Into The River, which...
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Andrew Geddis: “Into the River”
Andrew Geddis, Pundit - The Censor recently reclassified Ted Dawe’s award-winning young adult novel Into the River as “unrestricted” (.pdf). This decision is now to be reviewed by the Film and...
View ArticleSocial Media in the Workplace
Holland Beckett - In this rapidly expanding digital age, employers should spare a thought for how communication by employees via social media can create implications within the workplace. While there...
View ArticleTauranga’s Lawyer Old Boy
Tauranga lawyer Bill Holland likes to be thoughts of as a decent, ordinary person but he has just been named his old school's "Old Boy of the Year" and he's pretty, darn proud of it, as SunLive report....
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Law School Rankings
Auckland University Law School continues to sit atop the law school rankings in the latest rankings from the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) rankings published today. Among the law schools in the current...
View ArticleQS World University Rankings 2015/16
World’s most popular global university ranking, and the most diverse London, 15th September 2015: Based on web traffic* social media metrics**and estimated online consumers (>100m in 2015); the QS...
View ArticleFrom “Slut Shaming” to Racist Rants: Suspending Over Public Misconduct
BuckettLaw - It has recently been in the media that two DJs at George FM were suspended after allegations were raised that they had ‘slut-shamed’ women on their Breakfast Show. While the conduct of the...
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Ill-Fated Development Catches Lawyer In Its Net
The ill-fated Albany Heights housing development has embroiled Wellington lawyer John Harkness in the ongoing battle with overseas investors who claimed their losses were capable of being claimed back...
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QC Goes On Attack Over Silk Appointments
Feisty Wellington QC Robert Lithgow has taken the gloves off with his observations on how membership of law's elite club is undertaken. Reported in the Law Society's own magazine, "LawTalk", which has...
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Rumpoled – How to Appoint a QC – or Not
By Rumpoled QC - It's wonderful that our Attorney General is so wedded to the open and democratic way in which our QCs are appointed? It's just a pity that out of 85 applicants only two were able to...
View ArticleRugby World Cup survey reveals that Kiwi singles want to date rugby fans
Rugby can help you score: Rugby World Cup survey reveals that Kiwi singles want to date rugby fans Those looking for love this spring might do well to brush up their ball-handling skills: a new survey...
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New Senior Associates at Chapman Tripp
Chapman Tripp is pleased to welcome two new senior associates to the firm’s Auckland office. The appointments are effective immediately. Gerard Souness, Finance, Auckland Gerard (pictured)...
View ArticleMinters Develop Online Compliance System for New Zealand
Safetrac is an award winning online compliance training system that has been established in the Australian market for over a decade - and is now available in New Zealand. Top tier law firm Minter...
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Kim Dot Dollar – The Cost of Bringing The Big Man To Court
It may have taken over three years, but the Kim Dotcom extradition hearing started this week and - as with everything to do with the case - it's big. Take the cost, for instance. The Herald report that...
View ArticleDLA Piper Celebrate Four Finalists in NZ Law Awards
Hard work, an ever-growing international and national client base, quality assignments, and 'backing emerging talent' are paying off for DLA Piper in New Zealand. The firm reached the finals in four...
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Russell McVeagh a Finalist for Firm of the Year and Employer of Choice
Russell McVeagh is proud to be a finalist for the Large Law Firm of the Year and Employer of Choice (>100 Employees) categories. Tom Hunt, a Senior Associate in the firm's Finance team, is also a...
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