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Lawyer’s Conduct Amounted to Sexual Harassment, Law Society Committee Says

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Trouble at Factory: More Issues At Russell McVeagh

A Standards Committee has found there was unsatisfactory conduct by a lawyer, L, for conduct amounting to sexual harassment. The finding followed an investigation by the Committee (of the Committee’s own motion) following information received by the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa expressing concerns about his behaviour. L’s conduct took place

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The $2000-Plus An Hourly Charge Out Rate For Former US Attorney General Eric Holder Reflects Growing Billing Rates

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Holder same sex marriage

Hourly charge out rates for lawyers have continued to rise rapidly, but for former US Attorney General, now a partner at Covington & Burling, Eric Holder’s rate is a hefty $2295 an hour according to a contract the law firm signed. The rate is heady, but not out of line with what top corporate lawyers

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Chapman Tripp – FMA Releases Guidance for fund managers to ensure their fees are reasonable

Power Law Firms - New Zealand /
Law business

Chapman Tripp – Although the statutory obligation not to charge an unreasonable fee is specific to KiwiSaver schemes, the Guidance is directed at all fund managers to assist them to satisfy the FMA’s conduct expectations and its interpretation of their issuer obligations to act in members’ best interests and to ensure members are treated equitably.

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Bell Gully – Access to justice cuts both ways: Class action law reform must ensure that all parties are treated fairly

Power Law Firms - New Zealand /
Class action lawyers

Bell Gully – The Law Commission is currently reviewing class actions and litigation funding, and considering whether reform is needed in this fast-growing and mostly unregulated area of the law. The Law Commission soug​ht submissions on an Issues Paper as part of its r​eview (see our previous summary here). Given our role representing ​clients in many

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Duncan Cotterill Expands to Queenstown & Secures Major Property Client

New Zealand Law News, NZ Power Law Firms /
Ronmackersy

Duncan Cotterill has opened a Queenstown office with the acquisition of Mackersy Legal, from the beginning of April. Mackersy Legal specialises in property syndication work and has managed property syndication company Mackersy Property, operated by Ron Mackersy (pictured) which has accumulated commercial property assets throughout New Zealand worth around $2 billion via at least 80

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The Asia Pacific Law Firm Hourly Rate Report Released

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hourly fees

DUBLIN, April 14, 2021 Powered by LawFuel — The “Valeo 2021 Asia Pacific Law Firm Hourly Rate Report” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The 2021 Asia Pacific Law Firm report details the hourly rates of all major law firms in the vast and growing Asia Pacific. Asia Pacific (and Africa) are forecasted to be the engines of global commercial opportunity mainly due

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What Fields of Law Make the Most Money Today? The 6 Existing and Emerging Fields Of Law Offering Big Fees for Lawyers

Frequently Asked Questions, Law Firms /
fields of law practice

It’s a simple question to ask which are the best fields of law for lawyers to work in that offer high prospects and big fees. LawFuel has been asked frequently, and we look at the high growth legal practice areas, including 6 law practice winners. Obviously there are no hard and fast rules regarding which

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22 New Partners At Freshfields As It Moves Towards Global Gender Diversity

Power Law Firms - Global, Press Releases, UK Law /
Freshfields

The Big Law firm’s gender diversity objective is for new partners to average at least 40 per cent women and 40 per cent men between now and 2026 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has announced the appointment of 22 new partners, with effect from 1 May 2021. Drawn from every region and practice area, the new

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