2019

Mental Health in the Emergency Department Summit Communique

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The peak body for emergency medicine in New Zealand today released a Communique following a successful Mental Health in the Emergency Department Summit. The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine’s summit in Wellington saw more than 100 emergency doctors, psychiatrists, consumers, clinicians and key decision makers discuss and agree on nine key principles to tackle New Zealand’s

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ASX-Listed Shine Corp Settles Class Action Against it

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ASX-listed Shine Corp., the parent company of Shine Lawyers has settled a $250 million shareholder action brought against it in 2017 on a confidential basis and without admission of liability. The class action was filed in the Supreme Court of Queensland by US law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan (QE) who alleged Shine misled investors in

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Peter Co Awarded QSM

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Peter Cox, former Duncan Cotterill Independent Board Member, was awarded a Queen’s Service Medal (QSM), for services to sport, particularly hockey. Peter has contributed to sporting communities in Canterbury over a number of decades. Throughout his career, he has advised on boards for private sector companies, state owned enterprises, and other public entities. He has dedicated

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Law Firm Neal Gerber Eisenberg Signs ABA Well-Being Pledge

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CHICAGO (June 5, 2019) – Neal Gerber Eisenberg is proud to announce that it signed the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Well-Being Pledge, a national campaign devoted to advancing health and wellness throughout the legal industry. This effort is designed to support lawyer well-being and address the profession’s troubling rates of substance use and mental health issues. By

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CEO of Clothing Company Prosecuted For Customs Fraud

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            Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Angel M. Melendez, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), and Troy Miller, Director, Field Operations, New York, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”), announced today

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How Did “Crazy Rich” Star Gemma Chan Move From Slaughter & May to Stardom? (And How Did Her Law Degree Help?)

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Gemma Chan has had a raft of movies before starring in the blockbuster hit “Crazy Rich Asians”, but her movie career success was helped by both an Oxford Law degree and her work at leading law firm Slaughter & May. Read More Here

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Applying AI to Justice: Problems Ahead Says UK Law Society Report

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A year-long report undertaken by the Law Society of England & Wales has said there is a need for urgent oversight over the use of complex algorithms in the justice system. The Law Society Technology and Law Policy Commission published its report on algorithms in criminal justice alongside an interactive map that allows the public

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Law Society Increasingly Concerned Over Lax Oversight by Legal Services Board

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Consumer and professional views have been ignored by the Legal Services Board (LSB), the Law Society of England and Wales said as the oversight regulator ushered in new rules governing professional indemnity insurance (PII) for solicitors. “We are increasingly concerned by the LSB’s lax approach to regulation,” said Law Society president Christina Blacklaws. “Regulation exists

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