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Buddle Findlay Elections Board of Management 08/09

Monday, 21 April 2008, 4:14 pm | LawFuel

Buddle Findlay has elected its Board of Management for 2008/2009. The National Chairman is Peter Chemis. Other Board of Management members are Auckland partners Simon Vodanovich and Philip Wood, Wellington partner Tony Dellow and Christchurch partner John Buchan. More >>

NZ Needs Reforms To Handle Miscarriages of Justice

Friday, 18 April 2008, 11:20 am | LawFuel

Establishing a Miscarriages of Justice Authority is a priority says ADLS There have recently been a number of public claims in New Zealand that innocent persons have been wrongly convicted and imprisoned. These claims raise an important question: ... More >>

Challenges With Lawyers & Conveyancers Act

Friday, 18 April 2008, 11:18 am | LawFuel

The newly elected Council of Auckland District Law Society has, in recent weeks, been focussed on the challenges confronting the society with the impending changes resulting from the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006. More >>

Just Where Can The Commissioner Look?

Wednesday, 16 April 2008, 10:43 am | LawFuel

In a decision delivered by the Supreme Court on Monday, major trading banks have been denied the ability to limit discovery of documents held by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue. But the case is also important as regards the man-in-the-street ... More >>

Marilyn Monroe And Kennedy Sex Tape?

Tuesday, 15 April 2008, 5:13 pm | LawFuel

That's the question on some lips, but the $1.5 million purchase of a grainy, 15-minute 16mm sex tape showing Marilyn Monroe pleasuring an anonymous man dates to the early 50s and according to the collector, New Yorker Keya Morgan. The footage was believed ... More >>

AU$600K Of Heroin Concealed In Bag And Sandals

Tuesday, 15 April 2008, 1:10 pm | LawFuel

Two people will face court following separate arrests at Perth & Sydney airports, resulting in the seizure of approx. two kg of heroin. The powders are undergoing testing to confirm substance & determine the exact quantity/purity. More >>

Top funds lawyer moves to DLA Phillips Fox NZ

Tuesday, 15 April 2008, 10:32 am | LawFuel

A leading DLA Phillips Fox funds management and superannuation partner has moved to DLA Phillips Fox New Zealand’s Auckland office. More >>

AJ Parks’ Former Chief Executive Goes Thai

Friday, 11 April 2008, 11:22 am | LawFuel

The retirement of former long time AJ Parks managing partner Andrew Collins brings something of an era to an end. Andrew ran the firm for 15 years, having been hired by Tom Gault, late of the Court of Appeal and former captain of the Royal and Ancient ... More >>

Marilyn Monroe As Never Seen Before - Legal Issues

Wednesday, 9 April 2008, 9:39 am | LawFuel

As a result of a recent court ruling, the Right of Publicity for many of the most famous Marilyn Monroe photography libraries was clarified. As a result, owners of these iconic image libraries are now free to work directly with licensees. More >>

Duncan Cotterill continues to grow Sydney office

Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 10:56 am | LawFuel

National and trans-Tasman law firm Duncan Cotterill is further expanding in Sydney with the appointment of Neil Scott to the firm as a partner. Scott began legal practice in Christchurch 30 years ago, moving to Sydney in 1981. He initially practised with ... More >>

Lawyers In The Middle East - Check Before You Jump

Monday, 7 April 2008, 10:41 am | LawFuel

www.LawFuel.co.nz - Legal Jobs Network - An article in LawFuel.co.nz points out the need for lawyers seeking work in the Middle East, attracted by monstrous salaries and exciting work prospects, need to also carefully research the firms they plan ... More >>

Dubai Legal Market: Everything Lawyers Think?

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 4:04 pm | LawFuel

The booming Dubai 'legal' market - attracting lawyers from all over the world to the land of massive construction projects do not necessarily create the ideal work situation for lawyers. The gold in Dubai may be, in some cases, fools gold. More >>

Challenges For Corporate Law Firms

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 3:24 pm | LawFuel

Eversheds Report Discusses Work-life Balance and Other Trends Affecting Law Firms in the 21st Century More >>

FBI: The New Crime On The Block - House Stealing

Wednesday, 26 March 2008, 12:28 am | LawFuel

The con artists start by picking out a house to steal, say YOURS. Next, they assume your identity, purchase forms that transfer property, forge your signature, file these deeds with the proper authorities. Lo and behold! The house is now THEIRS. More >>

The Legal Jobs Slowdown Begins To Bite

Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 2:07 pm | LawFuel

The economic turnaround has already been felt in the legal market with lawyers being made redundant by some smaller law practices, according to sources spoken to by LawFuel.co.nz. More >>

Billing By The Hour - Is There A Better Way?

Thursday, 20 March 2008, 5:01 pm | LawFuel

When Auckland QC Jim Farmer said recently that High Court methods of handling cases was exacerbated by flat hourly fees, helping to shut the commercial community out of the legal system, he reopened an argument about legal fees and specifically whether ... More >>