Kim Dotcom to change lawyers – again

Kim Dotcom to change lawyers – again
Victoria Young
German born internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is changing lawyers after Anderson Creagh Lai applied to remove itself as the solicitor on the record. The change does not mean Dotcom’s main advocates – barristers Ron Mansfield and Simon Cogan are quitting – just their instructing solicitors. Mansfield said the change was a procedural matter and confirmed he and Cogan continued to act for Dotcom. He said the new lawyers will be Tauranga firm MacKenzie Elvin Law. Although exceptions apply, in general New Zealand law...

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