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Budget 2026 has allocated additional funding for two new courthouses, as well as time-limited funding to address cost pressures for court and coroner services, and the ongoing demand and cost of administering legal aid.
Lawyers from across Wellington gathered this morning for the Law Society’s sold-out second annual breakfast address with Chief Justice Dame Helen Winkelmann, hosted by Law Society President David Campbell and Chief Executive Katie Rusbatch.
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Specialist commercial disputes firm Lindsay Francis & Mangan (LFM), has announced that it is expanding its partnership.
