Neil Sands A lawyer who turned up to court drunk has been censured and barred from practising on her own, with a disciplinary ...

Neil Sands Eyewitness evidence that identified Scott Watson as the “mystery man” seen with Olivia Hope and Ben Smart on the ...

Neil Sands Labour says it will implement a social media ban for under-16s and impose a “digital duty of care” on tech giants ...

Neil Sands The National Party has pledged to abolish the right to silence in child murder cases, in a move welcomed by ...

Roger Partridge The American satirist PJ O’Rourke spent the late 1980s watching the United States Congress at work. He ended the book he wrote about it,  (Parliament of Whores  1991), with this: ...

Neil Sands A disciplinary review officer has overturned an unsatisfactory conduct finding against Tauranga lawyer Kirsten ...

Chris Trotter There was a time in our history when elections had the power to change things. Not just in a small way, but in ...

Mahvash Ikram Do you practise in trusts and estates law? The Cook Islands could have a job for you. As wealthy foreigners – ...

Ani O’Brien I have thought long and hard about writing this. I wrote a kind of explainer about 6 weeks ago, but I wanted to ...

Georgina Bond Part 1 of a two-part series When the partners at Kennedys sit down for meetings, the first agenda item isn’t ...

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Georgina Bond Part 2 of a two-part series Read part 1 here Great academics, the right experience and strong technical skills can get a lawyer through a law firm’s door. But increasingly, says Altitude ...