A recent briefing from Bayleys NZ looked at the repercussions of rising inflation and interest rate rises when it comes to the outlook for property prices next year. The report from Bayleys’ property partner Knight Frank indicated that economic upheavals in the New Zealand property market are “far from done”. >> See The LawFuel Power
The ‘contingency fee’ agreement has become something of a byword for many lawyers, particularly those practising personal injury law cases, where the attorney may expect anywhere from 20 – 50 per cent of the recovery amount received. A contingency fee is where the lawyer charges a percentage of what is received, being quite different from
Wendy Miles KC specialises in international arbitration, public international and private international law from Twenty Essex, formerly a Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton and Boies, Schiller & Flexner. A graduate from Canterbury University, she helped set up the Net Zero Lawyers’ Alliance, designed to mobilise commercial lawyers and their firms to achieve climate mitigation goals.
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Lawsuits from nurses may seem a reasonably improbable or infrequent basis for legal claims, but nurses are increasingly taking a stand against actions that could or do end their careers. Just as nurses from overseas (mainly the Philippines) are suing for quitting nursing jobs that they find are underpaid compared to their US colleagues, so
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With several hundred New Zealand lawyers practising in London, several have also made their mark with success at the Bar, in major law firms, arbitration, in-house and others areas of practice in both private and public law. The New Zealand Lawyers Society has between 300-400 New Zealand lawyers and many others live and work in
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Six talented lawyers have been promoted to senior associate at Russell McVeagh, spanning the Banking & Finance, Corporate Advisory, Litigation, and Real Estate & Construction practice groups. “It’s fantastic to see these lawyers recognised for their diligence and commitment to the firm and their clients,” Board Chair Allison Arthur-Young said. “I want to thank each of them for the
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Big Law’s Milbank LLP has bought the London office of Scottish-based Dickson Minto, the long-established law firm. The Lawyer reported the news of New York-based Milbank’s acquisition of the firm, which was founded in 1985 and has seven partners in the London office. Firm co-founder Alastair Dickson will not join Milbank and the firm’s Edinburgh
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Wynn Williams’ Partner Rebecca Saunders has been awarded Fellowship in Arbitration by the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ). Philip Maw, National Managing Partner at Wynn Williams, says this prestigious membership is testimony to Saunders’ expertise in managing complex disputes on her clients’ behalf. “To be awarded this Fellowship by AMINZ is a
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Malcolm Birdling practices from prestigious Brick Court Chambers and is widely regarded as one of the leading juniors in London’s commercial public law bar. Recently acted for the Legal Aid Agency, which has been tied up in criminal barristers’ strikes in the UK, and regularly acts for the government defending judicial reviews. Earlier in his career,
