Australian-based insurance law firm Wotton + Kearney continues to expand with the opening of its eight office across Australia and New Zealand. The new office, in Canberra, has taken a team from Sparke Helmore, lead by Catherine Powers, a leading insurance lawyer. Wotton + Kearney’s expansion follows an equity injection from private equity firm Straight
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>> Best Law Jobs Here The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko has completed a review of 14 KiwiSaver and other managed funds to establish how well they are applying the FMA’s integrated financial product (IFP) guidance. The review was conducted against a backdrop of FMA research that found retail investors find it difficult
. . and leading UK Litigator’s views on the social media pressure to litigate Fresh from the news created by the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard headlines, the UK has been gripped by another defamation, the so-called ‘Wagatha Christie’ defamation involving two, battling footballer wives. Rebekah Vardy, married to Leicester City footballer Jamie Vardy, sued
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INTJ Leadership Identifiers – What Makes Them Lead? The Myers Briggs Type Indicator is a tool that has been around since 1962, identifying the different personality types and discerning personality type, leadership skills and other information that can help identify a good leader, or at least those with potential for leadership roles. The typical INTJ
Recently anointed Law Society President Jacqui Lethbridge has found herself in the unfortunate position of being the subject of publicity about ‘behaviour concerns’, just as the Law Society attempts to put bullying and harassment issues in the profession behind it. And it is apparent that she is less than happy with a statement issued by
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>> NZ’s Best Law Jobs Here NZ Law Society – A fund providing for claims of theft by solicitors prior to 2008 is being wound up by the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa. The Law Society is giving notice that it has started the procedures to wind up the Solicitors’
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAESON BIRNBAUM, a disbarred lawyer, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for defrauding investors in his now bankrupt litigation finance firm, “Cash4Cases.” BIRNBAUM previously pled guilty to securities fraud for misappropriating investors funds and pledging the same lawsuit recoveries
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The ‘Great Resignation’ in the law profession has not seen lawyers quitting the law, but rather moving to other firms, according to a US survey conducted by Bloomberg Law. An increase in the number of lawyers quitting since the beginning of the pandemic has not indicated that lawyers are altogether dissatisfied with the law, but
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LawFuel – Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that SETH ANDREW was sentenced to 366 days in prison in connection with his execution of a scheme to defraud Democracy Prep Public Schools (“DPPS”), a charter school network that he founded, of more than $218,000. United States District
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While the big money from Big Law in London has largely focused on the increased revenue for Magic Circle firms and their US-based counterparts, Macfarlanes has come through as a contender for one of the top-earning law firms in the country. Already renowned for representing wealthy individuals and companies, the firm is generating its own
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