International Criminal Law Star International criminal law specialist Blerina Jasari, who worked on the prosecution of Ratko Mladic and who last contributed an article for LawFuel on cryptocurrency fraud has been selected to this year’s Washington DC Rising Star list, a distinction awarded to the top 2.5 percent of DC lawyers. After receiving her law […]
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No sooner had former Law Society President and former LawFuel Lawyer of the Year Tiana Epati announced her rooms with Bankside Chambers when husband Matanuku Mahuika joins her side at Bankside too, leaving the firm he co-founded. Mahuika co-founded Kahui Legal with Jamie Ferguson (right) over 20 years ago, who has also retired from the
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Iran In Quinn Emanuel’s Sights John Bowie, LawFuel publisher Powerful litigation law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP has taken a bold step by filing a lawsuit against Iran on behalf of American victims and their families affected by a horrific attack on October 7 in Israel. The legal action seeks justice for the
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John Branca may be the most powerful lawyer in Hollywood
John Branca: The Most Powerful Lawyer in Hollywood? Read More »
Leading indigenous and human rights lawyer Natalie Coates is LawFuel’s lawyer of the year. It has been a stellar legal career for Natalie Coates, taking her from her home in Whakatane to Harvard University and to her partnership in the leading Māori law firm Kahui Legal where she has worked to weave the threads of
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2023 Lawyer of the Year Natalie Coates discussed with LawFuel publisher John Bowie some of the key issues around recent political and legal challenges to issues involving Māori language and te Tiriti o Waitangi. She said that proposed reforms in respect of Māori language and the discussions about te Tiriti o Waitangi require a ‘diplomatic
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Can artificial intelligence replace lawyers? We asked ChatGPT
Why ChatGPT Says Even It’s AI Cannot Replace Lawyers Read More »
LawFuel’s 2022 Lawyer of the Year is the battling ‘loophole lawyer’ who fought to get Charlotte Bellis into the country under the MIQ lottery system.
Putting the 2022 LawFuel Power List together revealed some of the challenges and developments occurring with New Zealand law firms, apart from the impressive array of legal candidates who stand ready to occupy the Power List ranks. A range of firms in the mid sector, as well as the boutiques, continue to perform high level
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Bankside Chambers, the Chambers-of-choice for former Attorney General Chris Finlayson QC, published an online interview with their profile tenant and relating to his latest book on life in politics and why he chose to enter the political world. The latest book, Yes, Minister, has received high interest and follows the former Minister of Treaty Negotiations’
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