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Prominent New Zealand Lawyer Andrew Hooker Dies in Australian Motorcycle Accident

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Former class action legal leader Andrew Hooker has died in Australia following a motorcycle crash. Mr Hooker, 55, who was most famous for his lawsuits involving Australian bank fees and a test case he took against the Earthquake Commission, died while road testing his new Harley Davidson in Australia. A top New Zealand lawyer has

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Pierce Bainbridge: Chief SEAL – John Mark Pierce – Relieved of His Duties

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Dan Garner* John Mark Pierce is out at Pierce Bainbridge.  His own partners have placed him on leave for financial foul play.  State government filings show Pierce entering into a lending arrangement with a payday lending type entity at a residential address in Flushing, Queens; a location hounded by reports of unsavory activity.  According to

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Man Used Fake Warhols, Haring & Other Arts in Art Fraud Scheme

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            LOS ANGELES – A West Hollywood man has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges that he sold bogus art he claimed was created by artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. He also admitted using fake paintings as collateral for loans on which he later defaulted, and using fraudulent

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The QC Bearpit Divorce Battle – The Multimillion Dollar Fight Between the ‘Steel Magnolia’ and the ‘Prize Fighting’ QCs

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Lord Pannick is regarded as one of Britain’s top Queen’s Counsel – described by The Times as “a prizefighting legal titan” – has squared off with a QC known by some as the ‘Steel Magnolia’. The a multi-billion dollar divorce battle involving the Ruler of Dubai saw a reputed £1 million bill paid to Lord

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Will the effects of the coronavirus allow you to avoid contractual obligations?

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Bell Gully – The first months of 2020 have seen the new coronavirus, COVID-19, grow in its scale and impact, including in New Zealand. The World Health Organisation has declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and New Zealand has activated its pandemic response plan. The commercial impacts are likely to be significant,​​ with the

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The Legal Aid List: The Big Law Legal Aid Suppliers

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As might be expected, there are few Biglaw firms providing legal aid – pro bono services generally being their preferred contributor to such matters, but there are still a handful of larger firms on the list. The largest Biglaw earners (rounded figures): Morrison Kent – $853,000 Kensington Swan – $138,000 Tompkins Wake – $138,000 Chapman

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MinterEllisonRuddWatts Partner Stacey Shortall Named Social Mobility Lawyer of the Year

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Congratulations to Partner Stacey Shortall, named Social Mobility Lawyer of the Year at the inaugural Chambers Diversity and Inclusion Awards: Asia-Pacific 2020 announced in Mumbai, India last night. The Chambers Diversity and Inclusion Awards celebrate in-house legal teams and law firms who are furthering the advancement of diversity and inclusion, both within the legal profession and

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Top Women Lawyers Talk About Ways to Bridge Inequality Gap

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What questions both men and women need to do to permit women lawyers to advance in the profession Gender balance and inequality in the legal profession has long been a festering sore and the International Women’s Day has pushed the issue once more to the forefront of consideration. A recent survey of top women lawyers

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Telemarketer’s ‘Cruel Hoax’ on Grandparents Gets 41 Month Prison Payoff

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LOS ANGELES – A Canadian telemarketer was sentenced this morning to 41 months in federal prison for conning American senior citizens by impersonating their grandchildren over the telephone and asking for financial help to get the purportedly distressed relatives out of trouble in a foreign country.             Clifford Kirstein, 29, of Montreal, was sentenced by United

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