Letters to the LawTalk Editor
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Berry & Co among New Zealand’s oldest law firms
4 October 2019
We read with interest the article entitled “New Zealand’s Oldest Law Firms” appearing at pages 98 and 99 of LawTalk…
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Printing for the retirement village industry
4 October 2019
Is it just me?I am affronted when reading of the obscene profits made by the banks and the more modest,…
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Enduring powers of attorney forms
4 October 2019
I wrote some months ago (LawTalk 907, June 2017) about the forms of enduring powers of attorney, related certificates, and…
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Court security
7 June 2019
I refer to [Ministry of Justice Chief Operating Officer Carl] Crafer’s [response to a letter about court security and the…
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Access to Justice — Pro bono
7 June 2019
I note in [Craig Stephen’s] article regarding pro bono work, mention was made of the restrictions of practitioners “carrying unpaid…
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Pro bono and CLC and CAB work
7 June 2019
I have read the article titled “Finding a match – how well does pro bono work in New Zealand?” by…
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Queen’s Counsel
10 May 2019
Geoff Adlam’s otherwise excellent article on Queen’s Counsel in LawTalk 927, April 2019 contains an error at p73, in his…
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Court security and searching of lawyers
10 May 2019
Recently after the Christchurch shooting, there have been changes to the searching of people entering the court.Now lawyers must also…
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Should We Legalise All Drugs?
8 February 2019
Methamphetamines are not the problem, the gangs are.I have been working and living in the Wellington region as a family…
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Judge Herbert Carr
31 August 2018
Tena Koe,Could we please have a correction on page 74 of LawTalk 902 (August 2018), “Some trailblazers”.I have constantly seen…
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Anti-harassment policies
4 May 2018
I read with interest your recent articles regarding bullying in the profession and was interested to see the responses from…
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Notable quotes
4 May 2018
I just felt compelled to raise with LawTalk the inclusion of a “Notable Quote” in the latest edition of LawTalk…
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Let’s relax the ban on employed lawyers doing other work
1 December 2017
The Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 bans employed lawyers from doing legal work outside their employment, other than through community…
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LawTalk 909, August 2017
6 October 2017
Thank you to Claudia King for being “real” and sharing her experiences as a lawyer. Anything to dispel the myth…
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Read your own unconscious bias articles
4 August 2017
A story on All Blacks who are/were lawyers might set the hearts of half your readership thumping and even allow…
Last updated on the 2nd June 2017