[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A culture of ‘tribalism’ needs to alter in the New Zealand Crown Law Office, according to a report issued by the State Services Commission and reported in LawFuel New Zealand. The report said that at a time when problems are often more ‘wicked’, the complexity of the role performed by Crown Law has produced quality […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Google have been hit by a massive 2.42bn euros ($2.7bn) by the European Commission in respect of its abuse of power over its shopping comparison service. The strongly worded regulator decision is the largest ever made against any company for market distortion. The ruling says Google abused its dominant position by promoting its own shopping
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The student who assisted a partner at Baker & McKenzie during an assault at a Washington railway station has been both located and thanked – and also offered the ability to gain work experience at the Big Law firm. As Law.com reported, George Washington University law student, Andrew Miller, 23, jumped in to assist
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Who would have thought it? Well, most of us if we think long enough about the Davina Murray and her undying love for former client Liam Reid, serving a 23 year sentence for raping and killing deaf victim Emma Agnew in 2007 and who today married the former lawyer. Reid also attempted to murder
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Prepaid legal services is yet another disrupter in a rapidly changing legal marketplace. As if e-law developments and artificial intelligence were not enough, the prepaid legal market is one that is expanding rapidly – and it is changing even faster according to one of the current players, LegalShield. ABA Journal provided an interview with
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Earlybird registration has now opened for this year’s two-day national conference in Auckland, July 27-29 which promises to again be a memorable professional event for anyone involved in dispute resolution. The sessions run the gamut from highly specialised topics to broadly focused plenary sessions. The event will include concurrent streams for determinative, consensual and
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Suzette T. Rodriguez has joined the Firm as Of Counsel in the Labor and Employment group. She is based in the Firm’s Princeton, New Jersey, office. Ms. Rodriguez joins Blank Rome from Axiom where she worked as part of the in-house legal team for
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kiwi law professor Mark Henaghan, head of Otago Law School, holds a legendary status among students and alumni alike. But tales of secret sex, nudity on the law camp and other such stories added a certain sense of the “vintage Henaghan”, as one participant put it. Speaking to alumni in Auckland this week, the
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]LawFuel New Zealand – Legal Jobs & Law News – Justice Minister Amy Adams has today tabled the Law Commission’s report on proposals to modernise New Zealand’s contempt of court laws. “Contempt law is intended to protect the integrity of the justice system and maintain public confidence in the administration of justice,” says Ms
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kevin Fraher hadn’t thought much about the benefits of plain English until he was faced with his own frustration in trying to create a legal will. But what started out as a challenging experience soon became the seed of an idea that’s now helping to create wills for thousands of New Zealanders. That seed
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