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Judges Cross Swords

Sir Ted Thomas says Justice WIlson's lacked complete candour
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Legal Aid Payments Jump 20 Per Cent

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South Canterbury Bondholders Told To Spend Cash Wisely - See Video

The Government guarantee seems favourable to the company
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New Law Tougher on Liquidators, Receivers

"Negative licensing" is to target practitioners who fail to fulfil duties
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Law Society Warns Government

The Law Society said the Government must be careful of proposed changes to defendants' access to jury details
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Hanover''s Legal Man Goes into Bat

The Herald's Fran O'Sullivan writes about a sad, ongoing saga
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Bad News for Big Firms

Corporate Law report carries some unwelcome news for large law firms
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Lawyers Feel The Pinch

Earnings down, overheads up, deals down, partners out
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Winding Up Trusts Fraught With Problems, ADLS Seminar Told

Brookfields lawyer Vanessa Bruton explained things to a packed-out seminar
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The Wilson Affair - Justice Must Be Seen To Be Done

Auckland Law Society President Anna Fitzgibbon comments on the controversy
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Assurances Required by Investors, Says Taskforce

No more burying disclosures in complex legal terminology, they say
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High Court Judges Lack Experience on Criminal Matters, They Say

NBR reports that the judges believe such appeals should remain with the Court of Appeal
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Bluechip Founder's Growing Legal Woes

Sir Robert Jones has joined the dunning list with a claim for $285,000
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3-Strike Law Claims First Victims

45 people have been convicted since the law came into force
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Conference Discusses Tax Avoidance and Insider Trading

Tax avoidance could cost the government $5.4 billion this year, says tax professor
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Solicitor-General Complaint Unlikely To Change Bain Verdict

Following the TVNZ documentary on the 'Robin Bain Did It' defence
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New Privacy Role Proposed

The Privacy Commissioner backs proposed Privacy Act changes
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Internet and IT
The CallPlus Battle Ready To Go To Court

A High Court decision has cleared the way for a legal fight between CallPlus founders Annette Presley and Malcolm Dick to go ahead.
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Lawsuits
Judges Cross Swords

Sir Ted Thomas says Justice WIlson's lacked complete candour
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BP Litigation: From the Bayou to . . . Boise?

The lawyers gather to discuss the venue for the BP litigation overflow
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BP's Litigation-Spill

It's not just spilling oil that BP has on its mind - it's lawsuits, of course
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Aussie Firm Sues Former Partner

After Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy set up shop in Australia
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High Court Dismisses Todd Case

A $274 million claim has been dismissed by Justice Dobson - Read the decision
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Fees Action May Continue While Complaints in Progress

LawTalk reviews a High Court decision
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High Court Rules on Legal Aid

A High Court ruling indicates when a legal aid grant can be withdrawn
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Justice Wilson's Day In Court - Not A Happy One

Supreme Court recalls decision on basis of judicial bias
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Justice Wilson Case Sees Commissioner Arguing for

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Claims are met with counterclaims in the Bill Wilson hearing
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Pro Bono Talks Need to Recognise Existing Contributions

Law Society president Jonathan Temm's comments on pro bono contributions
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Babyboomer Lawyers Face Retirement Issues

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Veitch Arrested On Six Charges

The former broadcaster arrested and charged with six assaults between 2002 and 2006
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Scotland Yard Report On Bhutto Likely To Stoke Fire

British investigators said Bhutto was killed by the bomb blast not by bullets
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Prosecutions
The Feltex Decision: Where To Now?

NZ Herald columnist Brian Gaynor looks at the decision and what it means
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IRD Set To Expand Prosecutions

Focused on multinationals operating in New Zealand
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Justice Wilson To Fight

The beleaguered judge is to challenge a judicial conduct panel
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Find Fault in the Three Strikes Law

Prison overcrowding, greater reoffending, court backlogs . . and more
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The Case Isn't Closed On The Anthrax Killings

Questions remain unanswered over the case against Dr Bruce Ivins
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Federal Judge Gives Bush A Win In War On Terror

Osama bin Laden's former driver is to stand trial via Guantanamo Bay military commission
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Defiant 9/11 Mastermind Accused Wants Death - For Himself

It was disorder in Court when Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ranted against President Bush and other 'crusaders'
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UK Lawyer's Book Argues US Interrogation Lawyers Could Face International Prosecution

Philippe Sands argues that former Bush administration lawyers face prosecution abroad for endorsing interrogation techniques that constitute torture
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