John Bowie The Law Society’s efforts to ensure workplace culture improves for lawyers has seen 15 of New Zealand’s largest law firms post their updates to the LawTalk showing how hard they have been working. Despite a 400 word limit, the firms took the opportunity to explain exactly why they were ‘making a difference’ – […]
In what appears to be a relatively crowded practice management marketplace in New Zealand, with some heavyweight incumbents in place, it may raise some eyebrows to have a brand new entrants arrive. And moreso given that the latest to enter the market was set up in its Irish birthplace to do something that may may
The release of research showing that female lawyers are greatly under-represented in our highest courts is a call to further action, New Zealand Law Society President Kathryn Beck says. “The message is very clear. Over the last six years there has been little change in what is an unacceptable low proportion of women appearing as
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Former Prime Minister Helen Clark believes New Zealand has the “cred” to become a centre for international dispute resolution, although it would take some major investment and a refocus of government policy. Speaking at the AMINZ conference today, Ms Clark, also former head of the UN’s Development Programme for eight years said that New Zealand,
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Leading law firm Tompkins Wake has appointed four new lawyers as the firm continues to strengthen and grow across its three offices. Senior Associate, Kirsty Ridling, joins Tompkins Wake’s Local Government and Environmental and Resource Management teams. Based in the Hamilton office, Ridling brings a wealth of experience following seven years with the Council of
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”99388″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]He’s left his Chambers, sold his beautiful cliffside home overlooking the harbour and . . just gone. So what happened to last year’s LawFuel Lawyer of the Year David Goddard QC? It would appear that the leading commercial lawyer has gone to New York to write a book and undertake researcvh as a
The further #Metoo debacle encircling the Law Society has lead to a press statement today correcting any impression that there was an attempt to hide a breach of privacy. The situation with the so-called ‘super injunction’, the gag order legal device used in the UK and elsewhere to prevent embarrassing information becoming public. It is
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When Graeme Todd started his Queenstown-based law firm seven years ago in a move his wife thought was inspired more from a mid-life crisis than proper consideration. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After all, he had enjoyed a successful career over almost three decades working in a large firm that had served him well. But concerns over firm strategy
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Rumours that have spread about Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s partner Clarke Gayford has seen Kensington Swan lawyer and former broadcaster Linda Clark, acting for Gayford, issue a press release warning against publication of unspecified rumours about the television fish show presenter. “The allegations (which the NZ Herald did not publish) are untrue and defamatory.
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Lawyers are quite entitled to express views publicly which are critical of judicial decisions made in cases where they have not appeared, but they are expected to be careful not to do so in a way that may undermine public confidence in the judicial system when doing so, New Zealand Law Society President Kathryn Beck
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