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Seperatists v. Unionists – the ADLS v. NZLS Debate

NBR’s “Briefcase” notes that there were lots of questions and some vociferous opposition has been raised about the proposed amalgamation and the supposed benefits of an “independent” body like the ADLSi existing, but there is some heavyweight support from many lawyers, including more published comments from David Heaney QC, Miriam Dean QC, Matt Casey QC, [...]

Feb 4 2011 | Posted in Featured,Screaming Scandals,The Society | Read More »

ADLS Election Focuses on ADLS/NZLS Merger

Voting for the presidency of the Auckland District Law Society will be known shortly, with incumbent Anna Fitzgibbon seeking her third and final term in office, reports the NBR Briefcase column. The crucial issue for the ADLS is the proposed union with the NZ Law Society, with emails issuing last week from one of the [...]

Dec 12 2010 | Posted in The Ladies,The Society | Read More »

SFO & NZLS Mum On Lawyers

No-one’s saying anything about which lawyers have been reported by the SFO to the NZ Law Society, according to this report from NBR. As NBR say: “The New Zealand Law Society is refusing to disclose which Blue Chip-linked lawyers have been referred to it by the Serious Fraud Office – despite the silence possibly implicating [...]

Nov 1 2010 | Posted in The Society | Read More »

Lawyers Working For Nothing

Working for nuttin. That’s what The Lawyer reports about some black and minority ethnic (BME) lawyers are working for because they failed to land paid training contracts or work after they were made redundant.The UK Law Society said: “Some BME solicitors [are] working for no pay. In today’s society, with wrangles over the minimum wage, [...]

Nov 1 2010 | Posted in London Town,The Society | Read More »

NZLS L. ADLS – Yes, Love is in the Air

At last, it appears that not only a lasting truce, but a full union between the Auckland District Law Society and the NZ Law Society is likely, according to NBR Briefcase’s John Bowie. It’s not by any means sealed, but they’re talking and they have that feeling that This Could Be It. True love, at [...]

Oct 20 2010 | Posted in Big Lawyers,Changing Roles,The Society | Read More »

To Gown, or Not To Gown? That is the Question.

We haven’t seen such a QC-laden email exchange since the Thomas/Farmer missives. Court lawyers are working up an email storm over Law Society president Jonathan Temm’s suggestion, doubtless at Attorney General Finlayson’s suggestion or support, to reintroduce gowns for trials of indictable offences in the District Court. “Law News” reported yesterday some of the views [...]

Oct 14 2010 | Posted in Changing Roles,The Society | Read More »

Focus, Focus . . The NZLS Is Focusing

After a whole bunch of trouble dealing with its formerly pesky Auckland branch, the NZLS is now out and about in the provinces and elsewhere seeing what its membership actually wants, as LawFuel reports. What do they want? Probably what Auckland was largely providing before.

Jul 28 2010 | Posted in Photos,The Society | Read More »