Rugby World Cup Incident Results in Supreme Court Decision
The Rugby World Cup incident that occurred in Queenstown in 2011 between England vice captain Mike Tindall and security and the obtaining of security footage by Jonathan Dixon has resulted in a...
View ArticleChapman Tripp Appoints Tax Law Expert
Chapman Tripp is pleased to announce that tax law expert Bevan Miles has joined the firm’s Auckland office as Special Counsel today. Bevan joins Chapman Tripp from ASB Bank in Auckland, where he was...
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Legal Fashion: Tielessness in the First World
By Graham Hill* – The tieless suit wearers are a ‘first world problem’. Its IDGAF impertinence, polarises opinion with its studied and contrived insouciance. First world problems are ones that...
View ArticleBill to streamline coronial processes passes second reading
Reforms to make the coronial system more efficient and reduce the impact on families took a step forward in Parliament last night, says Justice Minister Amy Adams. “Making the coronial system more...
View ArticleBoon Hong v. Auckland Standards Committee & Lawyers and Conveyancers...
IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND REGISTRY CIV-2014-404-3006 [2015] NZHC 2521 BETWEEN BOON GUNN HONG Plaintiff AND AUCKLAND STANDARDS COMMITTEE NO 3 First Defendant LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS...
View ArticleLaw Society has serious reservations about emergency response inquiry...
In response to the Christchurch Earthquakes and the Pike River Coal Mine tragedy, the New Zealand Law Society has serious reservations about the feasibility of an inquiry into Parliament’s...
View ArticleNelson Law Firm’s House Bonus Job Offer
Bonuses, removal expenses, inducements, vehicles – they have all been offered by law firms at different times to attract the right people to the right law job. And now Nelson lawyers C + F Lawyers are...
View ArticleAspiring Lawyer Faces Job Problems Over Headscarf
Women in law face some major problems in achieving the relative positions as men, but for an Afghan refugee, law student and aspiring criminal lawyer, her Muslim headscarf is a bridge too far for an...
View ArticleSentence – High Court – R. Stuart Wilton
IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON REGISTRY CRI 2014-096-4078 [2015] NZHC 2642 THE QUEEN v STUART GRAEME WILTON Hearing: 28 October 2015 Counsel: P K Feltham for Crown E Hall for Defendant...
View ArticleAnother Law Firm Moves Back to Christchurch CBD
For the lawyers who act for CERA’s Red Zone settlements in Christchurch, the ability to be able to move back into the city’s CBD must carry with it a certain satisfaction. Mortlock McCormack have been...
View ArticlePublic Defence Law Jobs and Others: Opportunities for Lawyers Continue
Starting a legal career can be difficult for many lawyers – let alone changing law jobs in the early stages of a legal career – but the Public Defence Service offers aspiring litigators and others the...
View ArticleCairns Trial: Why Is Lou Vincent Not Sharing The Dock?
Why is cricketer Lou Vincent not in the dock with Chris Cairns? Herald writer Jared Savage looked at the reasons why the cricketer complicit in the issues facing Chris Cairns escaped prosecution...
View ArticleKathryn Beck New Zealand Law Society President-Elect
Auckland lawyer Kathryn Beck has been elected President of the New Zealand Law Society and will take up the role in April 2016. Ms Beck, a partner at SBMLegal (see firm profile below) will take over...
View ArticleThe All Blacks’ Power Lawyer
As the LawFuel “Power Law List” is about to be published and the Rugby World Cup is about to be decided, the question arises as to the All Blacks’ legal power. Who is the All Blacks’ lawyer – the man...
View ArticleThe Law Professor’s 40 Year Throwback
Four decades at the Victoria University Law School is a remarkable achievement and for Professor Bill Atkin, the university marked the occasion last week with a special launch of the School’s Law...
View ArticleThe SCF And The “Astounding” SFO Claims
Spleen-venting and acrimony marked an application in the High Court in Timaru where former SCF chief executive Lachie McLeod’s lawyer, Jonathan Eaton QC, commented that the Serious Fraud Office faced...
View ArticleThe New Zealand Culture of “Strike Action”: Change Ahead?
Dundas Street Employment Lawyers – Susan Hornby-Geluk – If you have seen Les Miserables you will know that the French do protests and strikes well. They show passion and creativity in a way that seems...
View ArticleInvercargill-Based Law Boutique Expands North
Boutique employment and health law firm Copeland Ashcroft law is further expanding its wings, flying into the north from its Invercargill base, appointing Kate Ashcroft as the Tauranga partner and...
View ArticleA New Pacific Legal Powerhouse Arises
A new law firm combination on the Pacific Rim appears to be in the making with a proposed combination of law firm Dentons, the Chinese firm 大成, the Singapore firm Rodyk & Davidson, and the...
View ArticleVW Class Actions In Australia Claim Potential Recoup of $5 Billion
The first class action lawsuits against Volkswagen in Australia have been launched, with class action law firm Bannister Law. The firm filed against Volkswagen Australia and Audi Australia. Firm...
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