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Good Bank Bad Bank? What the Banking Ombudsman can do for you  is the theme of this week’s Law for Lunch mini-seminar with Deborah Battell, New Zealand Banking Ombudsman.

Deborah Battell was appointed New Zealand Banking Ombudsman in July 2009. Her previous positions have included the Director of Competition, and Director of Fair Trading, both with the New Zealand Commerce Commission, and Senior Consultant with KPMG.

The presentation will include the following points: 

• How can the Banking Ombudsman help me?
• Problems with your Account? An ATM? Your EFTPOS or Credit Card?
• A Cheque? Fraud? Insurance? Internet banking? Lending?
• Superannuation? The list goes on…

This mini-seminar will take place on the groundfloor of the Central Library, from noon till 1pm, on Wednesday, October 27, 2010.

Law for Lunch – Dealing with workplace bullying will take place this week on Wednesday (tomorow), from noon till 1pm, on the groundfloor of the Central library.

Our speaker will be Colin Ross, Wellington Community Law Centre’s senior community lawyer, who specialises in employment law. Colin has extensive management experience and is expertly placed to discuss both sides of the workplace bullying coin: how to approach bullying as a manager, and how to respond effectively as a victim.

He will talk throught the following points:

• Tough manager or workplace bully?
• Organisational and personal consequences of workplace bullying
• Useful strategies to deal with bullying (for both staff and managers)
• How to be “bully-free”

For more information, check our online Event Calendar.

Law for Lunch returns Wednesdays in October! Come along to a series of free lunchtime seminars brought to you by Wellington City Libraries and Wellington Community Law Centre.

Our first topic is The Mental Health Act – what does it have to do with me? and our speaker is John Edwards. John Edwards is a Barrister and Solicitor and District Inspector for Mental Health. John ’s role is to ensure that people subject to compulsory assessment and treatment know their rights; to make sure that any complaints are fully investigated; and to see that services are subsequently improved.

Interested? Come along to find out how helpful the Mental Health Act is for mental health consumers and their families on October 6 (12 – 1pm) at the Central Library. Learn about:

Want to know about upcoming seminars? Check out our Event Calendar for more information. Other seminar topics include dealing with workplace bullying, protecting your assets, and what the Banking Ombudsman can do for you.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Our final Law for Lunch session covers flatmate agreements and what to do when problems arise in the household.
With Frank Handy, Senior Community Lawyer at the Wellington Community Law Centre.

12noon, 2nd Floor, Central Library, 65 Victoria Street, Wellington. All welcome!

Join Peter Spiller at 12 noon on Thursday 17 April as he discusses the Disputes Tribunal and the role of the Referee.

Peter Spiller, Professor of Law and current Principal Disputes Referee, oversees the Disputes Tribunal (formerly Small Claims Tribunal) and its 60 Referees.

All welcome – 2nd floor, Central Library, 65 Victoria Street, Wellington

Ten tips for choosing or living in a retirement village; children’s and young persons’ rights; The Disputes Tribunal; when good flatmates go bad.

Law for Lunch is back! This popular series of free lunchtime seminars returns on Thursdays during April, between noon and 1pm. All welcome.

The Law for Lunch programme for April is available on our News page.