MP Chloe Swarbrick’s “OK, Boomer” snipe may have reverberated around the world but until now it had not also reverberated around the lofty chamber of the US Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts (right) is a busy man now with his impeachment trial of Donald Trump proceeding, but the “OK Boomer” reference came just 12
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Powered by LawFuel – Launching in 2019, Slaughter and May Collaborate aims to help shape the development of new legal tech and identify and harness future efficiencies in the delivery of legal services. The programme sets out to find the best legal tech companies in the market, helping them to test and develop their products
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AbovetheLaw report of a disciplinary complaint by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission against former Vedder Price partner Robert Hankes who was fired with allegations of fake invoices, misued client accounts and golf fees that needed paying. According to the complaint, Hankes, a one-time member of Vedder Price’s transportation finance team, faked invoices for
Powered by LawFuel – TEL AVIV, ISRAEL JANUARY 15, 2020 Verbit, the leading AI-powered transcription platform, today announced the close of a $31 million Series B funding round led by Stripes, a leading New York-based growth equity firm. Existing investors Viola Ventures, Vertex Ventures, HV Ventures, Oryzn Capital and ClalTech are also participating in the
Solicitor Boon Gunn Hong was ordered to pay the Auckland Standards Committee $35,850 at a late December hearing of the Tribunal. That followed an earlier hearing where he was found guilty of wilful misconduct. His actions consisted of a wilful contravention of trust accounting regulations by obstructing a trust account inspector from completing a review, the tribunal found. He refused repeated requests for
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Such is the state of the #Metoo movement in the legal profession that Magic Circle firm Linklaters has launched a ‘sober supervisor’ scheme to avoid bad behaviour after boozy lunches and social gatherings. The seemingly growing array of prosecutions and cases of sexual harassment and other incidents has lead to what some may see as
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Axiom Managed Solutions Relaunches as Factor Powered by LawFuel– After Spin-Out from Axiom, Legal Innovator Enters New Phase of Growth; Investors Double Down on their Commitment to the Company New York – January 15, 2020 – Building on its position as the leading provider of solutions for complex legal work at scale within the New Law sector,
Strength and capacity has been built and effort recognised at leading national law firm Lane Neave with five promotions. Taking effect from 1 January 2020, the firm announces the promotion of: Mike King, Christchurch, Litigation – Senior Associate Jacob Nutt, Auckland, Corporate (Banking & Financial Services) – Associate Julia Strickett, Auckland, Immigration – Associate Josh
Kensington Swan is delighted to welcome Liz Lim as a partner to the national banking and finance team. Liz will play an integral role in growing the practice nationwide from her base in Auckland. Liz is a specialist banking and finance lawyer with over 15 years’ experience working in New Zealand and internationally. She has
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Tony Hubbard – Who said Judge’s were over-paid? And why should ‘public service’ alone be sufficient to attract new judges to the bench? The Remuneration Authority has decided that Judges, particularly District and Maori Court Judges, deserve more and – in a recruitment initiative focused on money rather than public service – they have decreed
