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Admission Notice

Candidates for admission as a barrister and solicitor are required to produce to the Court evidence to establish that they are of good character and that they are fit and proper persons for admission. The Otago Branch, New Zealand Law Society is required to certify that it has made full enquiry as to the character of the candidate and is satisfied that the candidate is of good character and that the Society's Council knows of no objections to the application for admission being granted. To assist in this assessment, the Branch seeks references from persons nominated by the applicant and also a certificate of standing from the Dean of the law school attended.

Applications have been received from:

Gregory Winston Ambler
Sholeh Rowhani Ashraf
Ruth Elizabeth Grace Ballantyne
David Milton Browne
Daniel Wiremu Eyre
Anna Jane Gillooly
Lydia May Hodgson
Geneva Lowe
Brooke Laura Martin
Ian Hugh Miller
Frances Mulrennan
Emma Jane Riddell
Ramtin Towdiee
Laura Frances Weaver
Simon John Wilson


If you have any comments to make concerning the conduct on the part of the applicants listed which you consider would have a bearing on their suitability for admission, please write in confidence to the Secretary by Friday 31 March 2010, Private Bag 1901, Dunedin 9054, Phone 477 0596, e-mail otago@lawsociety.org.nz

Susan Schweigman
Secretary


Applications for Admission under the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (s48)

Candidates for admission as a barrister and solicitor are required to produce to the Court evidence to establish that they are of good character and that they are fit and proper persons for admission. The District Law Society is required to certify that it has made full enquiry as to the character of the candidate and is satisfied that the candidate is of good character and that the Society’s Council knows of no objections to the application for admission being granted. To assist in this assessment, the Society seeks references from persons nominated by the applicant and also a certificate of standing from the Dean of the law school attended.

An application has been received from:

Ruby Mahana Moynihan

If you have any comments to make concerning the conduct on the part of the applicants listed which you consider would have a bearing on their suitability for admission, please write in confidence top the Secretary by Friday 31 July 2009

Susan Schweigman
Secretary


Applications for Practising Certificates

In Otago the following have applied to the New Zealand Law Society to hold a practising certificate as barristers and solicitors or barristers sole:

Vivienne Maree Heward Tatshuhiko Koyama

If you have any comments concerning the conduct of any of the applicants that you consider would have a bearing on a person's fitness to practice, please contact Susan Schweigman at the Otago District Law Society asap.

This notice was first published in LawTalk on 1 September.


s30 (1) Application Practice on own account

s30 (1) of the Lawyers and Coneyancers Act 2006 provides that practitioners intending to commence practice as solicitors on their own account, whether in partnership or otherwise, must firstly satisfy the Council of the Law Society that they are suitable persons to practise on their own account.

The Otago District Law Society advises that:

Benjamin Charles Nevell
Craig Leslie Billows
Michael James Win

have applied to practise on their own account.

If you have any comments to make concerning the applicants listed above which you consider would have a bearing on that person’s suitability to hold a practising certificate, please write in confidence to The Secretary, ODLS, Private Bag 1901, DX YP80555, Dunedin by Friday 6 November 2009

If no comments have been received by that date the application will be referred to the Council for consideration.

Susan Schweigman
Secretary

 
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