Law firms throughout New Zealand are gearing up – or down – for the Lockdown over the next month and most NZ law firms are working overtime to provide resources on the crisis for clients. Many firms are announcing that they are essentially remaining open for business, albeit via remote working. Major firms are all
Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann has announced the procedures for court operations at COVID-19 Level 4. “I acknowledge the concern amongst the public, court staff and legal practitioners regarding any requirement to travel to court for hearings or to attend to filing of documents. I also understand that the restrictions imposed by the level 4 alert
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The message to stay at home could not be more clear . . so we at LawFuel urge everyone to listen to the message and do so during the time New Zealand shuts up shop. We’ve helped by providing the Stay at Home message from the “Grand Tour” team of Clarkson and others. And –
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AbovetheLaw founder David Lat is in critical condition and has been put on a ventilator as he battles coronavirus and is also placed on an experimental new drug, according to reports. LawFuel reported on Lat’s illness recently, where he had tweeted about the seriousness of the virus. Lat’s husband, Zachary Shemtob, told news sources that
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LegalBusiness editor Alex Novarese has been reporting on the law profession for a long time – but there has been nothing like the current Coronavirus crisis to confront the profession. His opinion piece is worth considering to help provide some context to the crisis, using the GFC as an ‘anchor’. The longer you do this
Penny Gerald* The COVID-19 crisis has driven lawyers home and we looked at key tips they need to use to make working from home more than just a pipe dream. You may have read the rules – you know the ‘keep a routine’, ‘set your boundaries’, ‘schedule breaks’ and a host of other well meaning
Lawyer David Lat has reported on legal matters for many years as founder of the ‘AbovetheLaw’ legal blog, but the now-legal recruiter is lying in a Manhattan hospital bed being treated for coronavirus. In a New York Law Journal story, Lat described the isolation in his room, sing ‘negative pressure’ to exclude germs and described
The Law Society is seeking clarification from the Chief Justice as to the operation of the courts given the impending elevation of the COVID-19 virus alert level to the highest level. New Zealand courts are to suspend 238 jury trials for nine weeks from Monday due to the Covid-19 coronavirus and the Chief Justice has
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Kirkland & Ellis has once again taken the top spot as the world’s highest-grossing law firm, adding almost $400 million to its top line and with a growth in turnover to $4.15 billion. Chicago-based Kirland & Ellis revealed its 2019 results with a 10 per cent increase in revenue and with its profit per equity
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