A partner at jeavyweight US-based labour law firm Quinn Emanuel, Victoria University Law School graduate Bunting has been described by Who’s Who Legal as a “key name for litigation involving both UK and US components”. Recent high profile work has included acting for the Official Receiver on behalf of Carillion’s creditors against KPMG after Carillion,
A graduate of Auckland University Law, Paul Key is regarded as one of the foremost specialists in international arbitration as well as being Visiting Professor in international arbitration law at King’s College, London. One of best regarded silks at the UK commercial bar he is a winner of the “International Arbitration Silk of the Year” in
Catherine Callaghan KC took silk in 2018 and has become a leader in public and administrative law in the UK with regular instructions from government and regulatory bodies ranging from the General Medical Council to the Advertising Standards Authority. A Victoria University Law graduate who also retains her practising certificate in New Zealand, she contributes
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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A Singaporean survey of lawyers has shown that fewer than half the 300 lawyers would encourage their children to take up the law. That result differed markedly from the 2021 survey, which had 77 per cent of the lawyers saying they would do the opposite. This year’s survey had 52 per cent saying ‘nay’. The
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Fast-growing Australian law firm Hamilton Locke is expanding its operations to New Zealand, with the aim of bringing to New Zealand the benefits of “the fastest growing law firm in Australia”. The corporate law firm has set up a firm in Auckland, incorporating the boutique Auckland law firm Anderson Creagh as its cornerstone legal base.
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Jones Day has appointed a Jones Day ‘lifer’ as the firm’s eighth managing partner following the retirement of long-time Managing Partner Stephen J Brogan, who has acted in the role for 20 years. Brogan recruited Gregory M Schumaker who the firm’s press release (below) said possessed a combination of ‘disarming charm’ with an iron will.
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LawFuel’s review of the top LLC services for business . . . A part of the American dream is to own your business. Do you have that dream also? The Commerce Institute reports that over five million businesses start in the U.S. annually. The Small Business Administration says there are over 30 million small businesses
Why should companies pay workers compensation and how did that requirement arise? Workers’ compensation is a system where the business or employer provides benefits to employees who have been injured while performing their jobs. The purpose of workers’ compensation is to make sure that employees get back on their feet as quickly as possible and
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Question: What are the key steps available to those who are victims of an assault in a public place? LawFuel asked a Florida law firm experienced in handling such cases No one has the right to inflict injury upon you, but sadly there are a large number of such assaults occurring in the United States
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