Don McIlroy – Archy and Mehitabel creator Don Marquis once said, “When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: ‘Whose?” If a company has benefited from your work and then fired you, or if you have been otherwise unjustly let go, you should consult with a wrongful termination attorney.
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Defendants Defrauded Victims of Tens of Millions of Dollars Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Peter C. Fitzhugh, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), announced the unsealing of an indictment charging PABLO RENATO RODRIGUEZ, GUTEMBERG DOS SANTOS, SCOTT HUGHES, CECILIA
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Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced today the election of Gerry Pecht as Global Chief Executive of Norton Rose Fulbright, effective January 1, 2021. Gerry Pecht will succeed Peter Martyr, who has led Norton Rose and then Norton Rose Fulbright since 2002. Currently Norton Rose Fulbright’s Global Head of Dispute Resolution and Litigation, Gerry
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Bob Jones – New Zealand is arguably the easiest country in the world to stomp out a virus pandemic, simply because of our small population and our islands remoteness. But after the often embarrassing small nation self-awareness, the back-slapping, self-congratulations and infantile “team of 5 million” claptrap, we’ve discovered we can’t. We’re not alone. Israel
John Stanley, a mature law student in his mid-60s, was denied admission to the bar in 2017 as a result of four drink driving convictions. The former insurance agent, who completed his law degree in 2011, took his case to the Supreme Court and has won his argument that he is a fit and proper
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The #Metoo movement seems to follow Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer like a very bad smell, but the latest issue involves a Freshfield’s woman partner whose conduct in respect of the investigation of a rape complaint involving a UBS bank employee has come under scrutiny from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The Financial Times reported that Freshfields employment
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A class action brought by a group of over 140 homeowners against cladding manufacturer James Hardie begins a 16-week hearing on Monday in the High Court in Wellington before Justice Simon France. The plaintiffs’ lawyer, Dan Parker of Parker & Associates said the claim was filed in 2015 and the owner group is looking forward
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Duncan Cotterill – A number of cases concerning COVID-19 employment issues have begun to move their way though the Employment Relations Authority. Recent determinations have explored redundancies, paying employees at “80%”, the minimum wage and issues surrounding pay during the lockdown. Our employment team have prepared a summary of these recent developments. De Wys v
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