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JF Northey Prize won by Law Foundation funded work of Professor Richard Boast QC – VUW

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases / September 3, 2020

The Law Foundation congratulates Professor Richard Boast QC, VUW Law Faculty, for being awarded this year’s JF Northey Prize for the best book published in 2019 by a New Zealand author:The Native Land Court Volume 3 1910-1953: Collectivism, Land Development and the Law Professor Boast’s work on the Native Land Court has produced three substantial

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Feedback Form: 2021 Power Law List – Who Are The ‘Power Lawyers?’

Let us know who you think should be on the 2021 Power List LawFuel uses a range of lawyers in private and public practice to assess the significant ‘power’ players on the New Zealand legal scene at present. We list our annual 50 ‘Most Powerful’ and also welcome feedback from our subscribers and others able

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5 Marketing Tips for Law Firms in 2020

Law Firm Marketing / September 2, 2020

Mical Shand* The marketing world has changed over the years and none more so than for law firms in an increasingly competitive marketplace. It’s now an essential department of every business’s success to develop their marketing strategy to drive business and strengthen their brands. How you market your business depends on what it is. For

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Leading Lawyer Joins the Bar

Uncategorized / September 1, 2020

Jeremy Johnson has joined the Bar, leaving Wynn Williams the firm he joined in 2008. As signaled in our article on the new ‘Heavy Hitters’ that Jeremy Johnson was about to join the bar, noting his increasing work in complex disputes and litigation. He joins Bankside Chambers, who operate from Auckland and Christchurch. See: The

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Pacific Legal Network welcomes new affiliate law firm in New Zealand

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases / September 1, 2020

Pacific Legal Network (PLN) is pleased to announce New Zealand law firm Cavell Leitch has joined the network as an affiliate member. Cavell Leitch is based in Christchurch, on New Zealand’s South Island, and has over 75 staff, including 14 partners, practising across business, employment, immigration, litigation, family, property, resource management and trusts and estates

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The Return Of The Former Big Law CEO Demonstrates Part Of The COVID Crisis Upside for New Zealand

Headlining NZ, New Zealand Law News, Rankings / September 1, 2020

Former Big Law Chief Executive Alastair Carruthers is one of the ‘brains’ returning to New Zealand as a result – in part – of the COVID pandemic and establishing a new business at a time when returning ‘brain gainers’ may help New Zealand dig its way out of the COVID crisis. A man with a

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6 Ways For Law Firms To Become Social Media Influencers

Law Firm Marketing / August 31, 2020

Nowadays, like any business, law firms are looking for ways to grow their number of followers, and get a growing viewership on social networks. And, one of the best tactics to do this is influencer marketing. Now, influencer marketing is nothing new. As Hubspot pointed our a couple of years ago influencer ‘marketing’ has skyrocketed.

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The ‘Eat What You Kill’ Mindset Means More Law Partners Taking Work From Juniors To Beat Billing Targets

BigLaw, UK Law / August 30, 2020

Partners at US law firms are taking a greater share of the work from junior colleagues during the pandemic, research suggests, as solicitors adopt an ‘eat-what-you-kill’ mindset. Thomson Reuters’ ‘peer monitor index’ – which evaluates the performance of the largest US law firms based on demand, productivity, rates, direct expenses and overheads – found that the

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Five things to consider during your mortgage application to avoid money laundering suspicion

Press Releases, UK Law / August 29, 2020

With mortgage application fraud on the rise in the UK, experts reveal everything you need to know about the mortgage process and what steps you can take during your application to avoid unwarranted suspicion. Mortgage application fraud occurs when an individual provides false or altered documents in support of a mortgage application. Research¹ revealed that

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Chinese National Dumps Hard Drive Into Dumpster During FBI Investigation Into Software Transfer to China

Press Releases / August 29, 2020

NEWSRELEASE For Immediate Distribution August 28, 2020 Nicola T. HannaUnited States AttorneyCentral District of California Thom MrozekDirector of Media Relationsthom.mrozek@usdoj.gov(213) 894-6947 Chinese National Charged with Destroying Hard Drive During FBI Investigation into the Possible Transfer of Sensitive Software to China LOS ANGELES – A Chinese national and researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles has been arrested on

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