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Lawyer Wins Appeal Against Striking Off
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 2:06 pm | LawFuel
LawFuel - the NZ Law News Network - Auckland litigation lawyer Evgeny Orlov, struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors last year for has had the decision of the tribunal quashed. More >>
NZ Arbitrators - The Top List
Tuesday, 27 May 2014, 4:41 pm | LawFuel
As arbitration becomes more important within the legal profession both locally and internationally the prospects for New Zealand to develop its status as a leading arbitration venue is unparalleled. More >>
Oscar Pistorius, CSI Work and Forensic Evidence in NZ
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 3:28 pm | LawFuel
The Oscar Pistorius trial in South Africa has once again focused attention upon the vital role played by forensics, and the expert witnesses who present often complex forensic evidence. More >>
Bay of Plenty Lawyers Expand
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 3:49 pm | LawFuel
LawFuel.co.nz - NZ Law Jobs and Law News - Bay of Plenty lawyers Holland Beckett have acquired their second Rotorua law practice in recent months with the acquisition of MccKenchnie Quirke & Lewis, which iseffective from 1 February and follows the ... More >>
LawFuel's Lawyers of the Year - The Dotcom Legal Team
Friday, 13 December 2013, 7:00 pm | LawFuel
LawFuel’s lawyer of the year are a lawyer of the year team – the Dotcom legal team. More >>
Judges Paid Too Much, Says Law News Site
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 1:52 pm | LawFuel
The Remuneration Authority is placing the bar too high in terms of determining the level at which judicial salaries should be set, according to reports from law news website LawFuel.co.nz. More >>
Women in Law Still Face Major Challenges
Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 6:41 pm | LawFuel
Women in Law Still Face Major Challenges - Senior Justice Outlines the Myths about Women in Law More >>
New Zealand Judges Overpaid, Says Professor
Friday, 25 October 2013, 4:11 pm | LawFuel
Auckland University law professor Bill Hodge believes New Zealand judges are overpaid, as reported by Lawfuel.co.nz. More >>
Winston Peters' Raro Hideaway & Why The IRD Are Interested
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 4:24 pm | LawFuel
The Rarotonga hideaway used by Winston Peters and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is owned by one of the IRD's least favourite people right now, former Dragon's Den presenter Paul Webb. More >>
Cook Islands Trust Business Grows
Monday, 30 September 2013, 4:36 pm | LawFuel
The Cook Islands is on the trust comeback trail looking for work from New Zealand, Australia and China as it produces newproducts and services focused on its reputation as a trust, rather than a tax haven. More >>
Greg King Nominated LawFuel's Lawyer of the Year
Thursday, 20 December 2012, 5:00 pm | LawFuel
LawFuel, the New Zealand law newswire and law jobs site has nominated the late Greg King as its Lawyer of the Year. More >>
Crown Law Shake-Up Under Way
Thursday, 20 December 2012, 11:38 am | LawFuel
LawFuel.co.nz - NZ Law News & Law Firm Directory - The Crown Law Office enters the New Year with a major shakeup underway under new Solicitor General Michael Heron QC. More >>
Where's the Case? Says Dotcom lawyer
Thursday, 20 September 2012, 2:28 pm | LawFuel
LawFuel.co.nz - The Law Newswire - Kim Dotcom came to the Court of Appeal today, parking his car out front and his team and wife upstairs. The Dotcom lawyers have attacked the method by which their client has been sought to be extradicted to the ... More >>
QC spat gets Ugly
Thursday, 6 September 2012, 1:36 pm | LawFuel
There surely can be nothing less edifying than QCs fighting amongst themselves, with the Chief Justice and Attorney General in the middle. But can something good come from all this venom? More >>
Dotcom's Revenge
Friday, 31 August 2012, 2:02 pm | LawFuel
LawFuel.co.nz - New Zealand Legal News - The New Zealand government has exposed itself to what may be an unlimited indemnity in favour of Kim Dotcom, the man the US government is seeking to have extradicted on criminal copyright and related charges ... More >>
Wellington Council Largely Immune From Bus Carnage Lawsuits
Friday, 3 August 2012, 1:46 pm | LawFuel
LawFuel - NZ Legal Newswire - Bystanders who witness the ongoing bus accidents in Wellington could sue the Council if they suffer psychiatric injury, according to Wellington lawyer and ACC law expert John Miller, but the Council remains largely ... More >>
LawFuel: Interview with National Press Club President
Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 4:14 pm | LawFuel
LawFuel.co.nz - NZ Law News - LawFuel publisher John Bowie interviews National Press Club president Peter Isaac over issues relating to defamation law, journalism standards and training and related issues. See: www.lawfuel.co.nz More >>
Vince Siemer to return to prison
Friday, 11 May 2012, 6:40 pm | LawFuel
NZ Law News - Vince Siemer has been ordered by the Court of Appeal to return to prison on 25 May following his loss of an appeal in the Court of Appeal, released today. The Court rejected argument made by his lawyer Tony Ellis as variously "misconceived" ... More >>
Chapman Tripp Partner Moves to Justice Ministry
Friday, 11 May 2012, 6:36 pm | LawFuel
LawFuel.co.nz - NZ Law Newswire - Chapman Tripp commercial partner Frank McLaughlin is leaving Chapmans to take up a position as a deputy secretary of justice. More >>
Why New Zealand Business Needs to Fear the Dotcom Raid
Friday, 9 March 2012, 1:58 pm | LawFuel
Some New Zealand businesses may shudder with apprehension at what has happened to Kim Dotcom and the destruction of the MegaUpload business. More >>