Repping the representers: the lawyers' turf war in waiting

Repping the representers: the lawyers' turf war in waiting
New Zealand Law Society president Frazer Barton. (Image: NZLS)
Victoria Young
“We’ve had a bad period,” says New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) president Frazer Barton, “a compromised position.“From a layman or the public’s point of view, the Law Society's reputation has been tarnished because of the dual function.”  His organisation is facing a split of its representative and regulatory functions, recommended by an independent panel and following review upon review of the legal profession after the Russell McVeagh scandal.One of the headline findings of the review was...

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