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The Unfairness of the Evidence Act
Friday, 23 May 2008, 11:07 am | LawFuel
Victims of rape or sexual abuse had always been at a disadvantage in the courtroom and recent law changes had turned the clock back on improvements, says former Court of Appeal judge, Justice Thomas. More >>
The Lawyers & Conveyancers Act
Friday, 23 May 2008, 11:05 am | LawFuel
The Government’s impending Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 was more than simply a continuation of previous legislative history, “it is also a change in direction,” says a discussion paper issued by the Public Issues Committee of Auckland District ... More >>
LA Cop Gets 102 Years' Jail For Phony Home Invasio
Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 1:42 pm | LawFuel
Former Los Angeles Police Officer William Ferguson was sentenced this afternoon to 1,224 months in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy involving a group of law enforcement officers and associates who staged a series of home invasion robberies ... More >>
SI Law Firm Picks Up Big Otago Developments
Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 1:41 pm | LawFuel
Despite a softening in the economy, recent approvals for developments totalling around $150 million in Central Otago show a strong underlying confidence by developers in the region, Anderson Lloyd Resource Management Partner, Vanessa Walker says. More >>
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts welcomes Michael Langdon
Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 9:20 am | LawFuel
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts has announced the appointment of insolvency and property finance specialist Michael Langdon to the firm. More >>
Chapman Tripp Works w Povenco On Merger w Cadmus
Monday, 19 May 2008, 11:54 am | LawFuel
Chapman Tripp partner Roger Wallis, and solicitor Renee Holmes, acted for Provenco Group on its NZ$80 million merger with Cadmus Technology by amalgamation, to create ProvencoCadmus, a significant New Zealand technology company with a global focus. ... More >>
Second Tier Law Firms Boom - But With A Caveat
Friday, 16 May 2008, 3:44 pm | LawFuel
While the legal world awaits reports from the Magic Circle firms London's creme-de-la-creme, those pretenders to the Magic Circle throne are showing strong financial performances. More >>
Chapman Tripp appoints six new principals
Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 3:13 pm | LawFuel
LawFuel - The Law Jobs and Legal NewsWire Chapman Tripp is pleased to announce the promotion of six new principals and three new senior solicitors across its three offices. More >>
New Principal at Chen Palmer and Partners
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 11:27 am | LawFuel
Mai Chen, founding partner at Chen Palmer, Public Law Specialists, today announced the promotion of Nick Russell to the position of Principal. “Since joining the firm three years ago from a large nationwide law firm, Nick has developed a strong ... More >>
UK Law jobs on LawStaff
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 10:38 am | LawFuel
LawFuel client LawStaff have formed alliances with two top UK recruiters and as such have a number of jobs available within a variety of firms in London. Job details are available on the LawFuel.com law jobs board. More >>
LawFuel Hits Top Spot
Monday, 12 May 2008, 4:34 pm | LawFuel
The Law Jobs and Legal NewsWire LawFuel.co.nz, the law jobs website, has hit the Number One spot on the Google search engine rankings for its key word "Law Jobs", showing top place out of over 23 million entries. More >>
Privacy Law Victory By JK Rowling
Monday, 12 May 2008, 11:04 am | LawFuel
JK Rowling has assisted in broadening the scope of Britain's privacy laws with the ruling from the Court of Appeal that people are entitled to the protection of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). More >>
Courts Minister Rejects Criticism of Courts
Friday, 9 May 2008, 4:34 pm | LawFuel
"Our courts are better placed than ever to respond to increasing workloads," says Courts Minister Rick Barker. More >>
Best-Ever Year For Bell Gully: $100Mil Mark Passed
Friday, 2 May 2008, 11:06 am | LawFuel
Bell Gully’s best-ever year in 2007 saw the law firm comfortably pass the $100 million barrier with financial performance measures “all double digit,”according to an interview in LawFuel.co.nz with Bell Gully CEO Stephen MacIiver. More >>
Businessman To Take $17 Bn Property Back To Court
Friday, 2 May 2008, 10:57 am | LawFuel
Mr Wingate is now advertising for “lawyers with stamina” to take a case worth $3.5 billion profits back to court. And $3.5b is a conservative number Mr Wingate refers people to look at http://matakanadevelopment.blogspot.com/ More >>
Kiwi Lawyers and Law Firms Law Award Finalists
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:47 am | LawFuel
A number of New Zealand lawyers are nominated in the ALB Law award 'Dealmakers of the Year' at an awards ceremony to be held in Sydney on 22 May. Included in the nominations are: Brynn Gilbertson, Bell GullyJohn Strowger, Chapman Tripp, Pip Greenwood, Russell ... More >>
Prison Stats Show NZers Among Most Imprisoned
Monday, 28 April 2008, 11:32 am | LawFuel
New Zealand’s prison population places it at the top end of the world prison statistics, according to international data. New Zealand ranks 59 out of 217 countries on the number of prisoners per 100,000 poopulation, with 197 people. The average over all ... More >>
Buddle Findlay Advises On Fiji's Public Takeover
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 2:44 pm | LawFuel
Buddle Findlay acted as legal adviser to the board of RB Patel Group Limited (RBG) and it three largest shareholders on the partial takeover by Fijian Holdings Limited (FHL) of RBG. The transaction is ground breaking for Fiji, being the first ever takeover ... More >>
Woman Stopped With Cocaine In Peruvian Handicrafts
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 8:52 am | LawFuel
A 25-year-old Taiwanese woman has been stopped allegedly attempting to smuggle up to 3.5kg of cocaine into Australia in Peruvian handicrafts. The woman arrived at Brisbane International Airport on a flight from Santiago, Chile, via Auckland. More >>
Wanted - Female Monarchs Now Welcome To Throne
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 8:50 am | LawFuel
The compulsory 'male succession' law in the UK is being abolished under new equality legislation, giving women equal rights to succeed the throne, and ending the rule of primogeniture set down under the provisions of the 1701 Act of Settlement. More >>
