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Law School Deans Reflect on 2019 ISSUE 936 · FEBRUARY 2020 Law school Deans reflect on 2019 Page 54 Trusts Act 2019: Tech predictions Focus on legal More 20th Whether and for the soaring practice in South Century Judges what to disclose 20s Auckland Page 45 Page 61 Page 68 Page 80 Evaluate. Secure. Congratulations At Anderson Lloyd we pride ourselves on having great people. Guard. We support their progress and are pleased to share their recent promotions because, when our people thrive, our clients thrive too. Well done to all. For local and global protection, talk to the people that live Fiona Sam Buchan James Cowan and breathe trade marks. 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Fiona Sam Buchan James Cowan McMillan Associate Associate Senior Associate Corporate Employment Employment Commercial Fiona Laura McPhail Steve O’Dea Henderson Associate Associate Associate Corporate Corporate Property & Commercial Commercial Private Client Lois Stone Reuben Celeste Brown Associate Adams-Cook Senior Solicitor Property & Senior Solicitor Corporate Private Client Corporate Commercial Commercial Georgia Nick Hume Rachel Pfahlert Cassidy Senior Solicitor Senior Solicitor Senior Solicitor Property & Litigation Resource Private Client Management Anna Sloan Rowan Woods Senior Solicitor Senior Solicitor Corporate Litigation Commercial 129 FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE 23 · NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY 06 · Wellbeing as a central 33 · ACCESS TO JUSTICE pillar for progress LETTER TO THE EDITOR PEOPLE 34 · Limited-licence applications 07 · New Year Honours TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH PEOPLE 37 · Meredith Connell puts 08 · On the move 6866 principles into practice ▹ BY JO PEOPLE MURDOCH AND ANDY SMITH 09 · Queen's Counsel appointed TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH PROFILE 38 · How I’ve helped myself: A 12 · The new QC fighting for sole practitioner’s tale social justice: Karen Feint PRACTISING WELL ▹ BY NICK BUTCHER 40 · Purea nei: Changing the PROFILE culture of the legal profession 16 · Tony Bouchier: how law ▹ BY ALLANAH COLLEY, ANA helped to beat a mid-life LENARD AND BRIDGET MCLAY crisis ▹ BY TEUILA FUATAI 42 · AML/CFT THE INNOVATORS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 20 · Maria Sopoaga: Solicitor, 44 · Everything is not ka pai 10288 Auckland Council ▹ BY LIDA AYOUBI ▹ BY ANDREW KING ABOUT LAWTALK Society is required to assist and promote the reform of practising lawyers each month after publication. 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A link to the latest online LawTalk is emailed to all international non-profit, multi-stakeholder organisation 4 Contents TRUSTS TECHNOLOGY LEGAL HISTORY 45 · Whether and what to disclose, 63 · Legal tech roundup 80 · More 20th century judges these are the questions ▹ BY SIR IAN BARKER QC ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE ▹ BY RHONDA POWELL RESOLUTION LEGAL INFORMATION TRUSTS 66 · Principles of influence: personal 88 · Recent legal books 48 · The Evolution of Trustees authority ▹ BY PAUL SILLS ▹ BY GEOFF ADLAM ▹ BY HENRY BRANDTS-GIESEN PRACTICE 89 · WILL NOTICES IMMIGRATION 68 · Focus on... South Auckland 91 · CLASSIFIEDS 50 · Parents, migrants and ▹ BY CRAIG STEPHEN Immigration New Zealand 94 · CPD CALENDAR PRACTICE ▹ BY MAHAFRIN VARIAVA 72 · Fifty years of forensic LIFESTYLE LEGAL EDUCATION medicine in New Zealand 97 · A New Zealand Legal 52 · Keeping students safe ▹ BY JACK DRUMMOND Crossword ▹ SET BY MĀYĀ ▹ BY OLIVER FREDRICKSON PRACTISING WELL LIFESTYLE LEGAL EDUCATION 74 · The imposter syndrome 98 · Law on the Telly: The Court 54 · Law school Deans reflect ▹ BY EMILY MORROW Report ▹ BY CRAIG STEPHEN on 2019 and look ahead to SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE LIFESTYLE 2020 ▹ BY NICK BUTCHER 76 · Recycling in the office 99 · Lyon: a culinary gem amid a TECHNOLOGY ▹ BY TRACEY CORMACK violent history ▹ BY JOHN BISHOP 61 · Tech predictions for the soaring 78 · LAWYERS COMPLAINTS SERVICE 102 · TAIL END 20s ▹ BY DAMIAN FUNNELL which promotes responsible management of the world’s forests. 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