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Demi - R.I.P.
Friday, 12 September 2008, 4:44 pm | LawFuel
Today LawFuel sad to announce the death of Demi, friend, confidante, traveller and family pet to the Bowie family. After 13 years on the planet and a range of escapades and activities that saw her venture regularly from Wellington's Lambton Quay to her ... More >>
NZLSA Announce 2009 Law Student Leaders
Friday, 12 September 2008, 10:37 am | LawFuel
At the Annual General Meeting on 4 September, Waikato University Law Student President Jeni Fountain was elected NZLSA President for 2009. She will serve together with Desley Horton (University of Auckland) as Administrative Vice President; Grace Brown ... More >>
The Briefcase Blog: Winston Peters Privileges Show
Friday, 12 September 2008, 12:12 am | LawFuel
The Capital’s WOW week preview got away to a terrific start with a circus-like display in Parliament’s privileges committee rooms. The theme for the two-day event was a US congressional committee hearing – think the Iran Contra hearings if you ... More >>
Winston Peters: The Conspiracy Continues
Thursday, 11 September 2008, 4:50 pm | LawFuel
Owen Glenn's evidence had been 'coached' by his lawyer, Dr Geoff Harley, who had acted against him in the wine box enquiry, Winston Peters said during the Privileges Committee hearing last night. More >>
NZLSA Congratullates Competitions Winners
Thursday, 11 September 2008, 2:57 pm | LawFuel
Winners of the 2008 NZLSA National Law Competitions Championships were announced on Saturday 6 September at the final dinner of the annual NZLSA Conference and were congratulated personally by the Governor-General, His Excellency, Hon Anand Satyanand. More >>
Briefcase Blog - Scarfie Hell & Dean of the People
Wednesday, 10 September 2008, 10:40 am | LawFuel
Scarfies Hell; The Dean-of-the-People; Deep South ; Senior Exports; Lakeside views More >>
New Requirements Open Up Potential Vulnerability
Thursday, 4 September 2008, 5:31 pm | LawFuel
Lawyers need to be mindful of their potential vulnerability to unsatisfactory conduct complaints, warns the society's Public Issues Committee in a paper entitled What are the costs to lawyers and clients of complying with the new compulsory client ... More >>
Law Firms Lag Behind Corporate Sites
Thursday, 4 September 2008, 9:57 am | LawFuel
An American report shows that although law firms are far more focused on the Internet than they were a few years ago, experts say many still have a lot to learn about marketing themselves online, and that their websites could use improvement. More >>
US Government Sues Boeing For Overpricing
Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 2:47 pm | LawFuel
The United States today filed a civil lawsuit against The Boeing Company, alleging that the company unlawfully inflated the price it charged the Air Force to manufacture the Towed Decoy System for the B-1 bomber. More >>
The McCartney Divorce Made Fiona's Name. Fiona?
Monday, 1 September 2008, 4:29 pm | LawFuel
Divorce lawyer Fiona Shackleton has stolen the title of highest-profile lawyer from her Mishcon de Reya rival Anthony Julius., according a British legal survey of top-media-mentioned lawyers and reported in LawFuel.co.nz. More >>
Briefcase – Judicial Dinners to Law Society Knives
Friday, 29 August 2008, 5:15 pm | LawFuel
NZLS v. ADLS; Judicial Watch; Judicial Dinner; Bill Wilson’s Horses More >>
Senior Lawyers Leave For Desert Gold
Thursday, 28 August 2008, 2:30 pm | LawFuel
Two senior New Zealand corporate lawyers are joining the move offshore that is mostly undertaken by their younger brethren, to join UK mega firm Norton Rose in Dubai. More >>
The Barbie Spat Results In $40 Million Suit
Wednesday, 27 August 2008, 11:39 am | LawFuel
Toymaker Mattel has been awarded multi-million dollar damages in a copyright case against the maker of the popular Bratz dolls, MGA Entertainment. More >>
SEC, Australian Authorities Sign Mutual Agreement
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 1:48 pm | LawFuel
Washington, D.C., Aug. 25, 2008 (U.S. time) – Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox, the Australian Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law – Senator Nick Sherry, and Australian Securities and Investments Commission ... More >>
Judge's Googling Judgment -Googling or Goofy?
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 9:28 am | LawFuel
Judge David Harvey has taken the unusual and unprecedented step of prohibiting publication of two accuseds' names by digital media while permitting their publication by 'conventional' media. More >>
Duncan Cotterill expands in Sydney
Monday, 25 August 2008, 4:06 pm | LawFuel
Callum Reid has been appointed a partner at Duncan Cotterill in Sydney, continuing recent expansion of the office. More >>
The Briefcase Blog – John Bowie
Friday, 22 August 2008, 11:21 am | LawFuel
Storm in Double-D Cups; Contemplating Navels; Veitch’s Media Nightmare; Lay Observers; Bula, Owen Glen More >>
LawFuel - The Law Jobs and News Wire
Friday, 22 August 2008, 9:54 am | LawFuel
The Commercial Law Committee of Auckland District Law Society is urging all lawyers to be vigilant about complying with the investment adviser disclosure laws that came into force on February 28, 2008. More >>
Auckld Law Society members vote for incorporation
Friday, 22 August 2008, 9:34 am | LawFuel
Following unprecedented in a postal ballot, the members of Auckland District Law Society (ADLS) have voted to incorporate their society. The vote was 1911 for incorporation and 598 against. More >>
'Auckland Incorporated' A Sad Event, Says NZLS
Friday, 15 August 2008, 11:12 am | LawFuel
A ‘Two Society’ model for lawyers is unpalatable, according to the President of the New Zealand Law Society John Marshall QC. More >>
