Complaint against NZ Law Society president after church group advised it could destroy children's records
A staff member at Presbyterian Support Otago decided the records were “too much of a risk"
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Struck-off lawyer implies PM supported his comeback
However, Christopher Luxon's office said it knew nothing about the case.
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James Dorbu orchestrated a complex conspiracy to force a buyer out of a property deal.
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He claimed a judge was sexist and labelled the court a "vagina court".
Māori Law Society slates Jones’ savage criticism of Waitangi Tribunal as ‘inappropriate, unconstitutional’
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Lawyer who assaulted 3-year-old, stole $150k from client refused appeal hearing
He admitted assaulting a child in 2008. Then he tried to quash it.
‘Bizarre’: Lawyer made himself sole beneficiary of client’s will
He has now been censured and ordered to pay a fine for the misconduct.
Lawyer son allegedly took $190k from mum's estate after she died
The lawyer also allegedly used $200k from a family trust to help his struggling business.