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Addressing members of the Judiciary
AML/CFT- Annual reporting
AML/CFT Charging clients for compliance
Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Legislation AML/CFT and New Zealand
Automatic Exchange of Information and Common Reporting Standard (‘AEOI/CRS’)
Awards and Prizes for New Zealand Lawyers
Certification and Verification under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009
Checklist for practices considering opening a trust account
Closing down or selling a law firm
Cloud Computing Guidelines for Lawyers
Compliance with the AML/CFT Act
Correctly Addressing Parties, Counsel and Witnesses of Asian Descent
Counsel Moving Admission of Barristers and Solicitors to the High Court
Email Scams Which Target Lawyers
FATCA and the New Zealand Law Firms
Financial Adviser Legislation - Implications for Lawyers
Getting started with Twitter
Guidance for lawyers undertaking pro bono work
Guidance on Choosing Trust Account and Practice Management Software Systems
Guidance to lawyers considering acting under a limited retainer
Guide for lawyers advising overseas persons investing in New Zealand assets
Guidelines for Suspended Lawyers
How to Recognise an Email Scam
Keeping personal details on the electoral roll confidential
Key facts about AEOI/CRS, AML/CFT and FATCA
Law associations and groups
Law Society Library – Legal Research Facilities
Lawyers Nominee Companies and Contributory Mortgages
Looking after a client’s bank account
Offering Legal Services on the Internet
Open and Transparent Billing
Overseas lawyers working in New Zealand
Preparing for becoming a reporting entity under the AML/CFT Act
Primary caregivers facing restrictive sentences – information for defence counsel
Property Transactions with Potential Methamphetamine Contamination
Running an Effective Internal Complaints Process
Seeking Employment as a Lawyer
Speaking Te Reo Māori in Court
Starting a new law firm
What should I declare at Practising Certificate Renewal time?
Working as a Law Firm Consultant
Working Remotely
Lawyers registering to become licensed insolvency practitioners
Amendments to the Unclaimed Money Act 1971 What this means for lawyers’ trust accounts
Employment Law and COVID-19