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An Overview of Case Management Software in the Legal Industry

5 Key Reasons Why Case Management Software Will Enhance Your Law Firm’s Efficiency Bob Richardson* –  The legal industry is increasingly incorporating technological developments into the operations side of practice management and completing casework. Firms of all sizes, including solo practitioners, are realizing the benefits of using an integrated and accessible case management program. In

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Michael Heron QC

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16 Michael Heron QC It’s been a busy year for the former Solicitor-General, with matters ranging from handling the immigration inquiry into the handling of Czech drug smuggler Karel Sroubek by Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway (below) identifying risks to Ministers handling such issues, to representing an unnamed sportsman involved in the alleged financing of an

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Anna Rawlings

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12 Anna Rawlings Stepping into the shoes of retired Commerce Commission Dr Mark Berry, Anna Rawlings has assumed the mantle of competition and fair trading watchdog with an accompanying rapid rise up the Power List Elevated to her new role in June 2019, Anna Rawlings has been a Commissioner since 2014 and played a key

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Rebecca Kitteridge

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9 Rebecca Kitteridge Last Year: No. 11 Rebecca Kitteridge came to the NZSIS after six years as Secretary of the Cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council, within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and following her expert appraisal of the failings of the GCSB in 2013 and following the much-maligned raid on Kim

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At Last! More Diversity with Latest Paul Weiss Promotions

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The legal community well remember the embarrassment that Paul Weiss Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison suffered with their monochromatic partner announcements last year. The promotions are different this year with the firm promoting three women and four men, including one LGBT lawyer, to partner. Bloomberg Big Law reported that the firm had made good on its promise

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43. John Edwards

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The growth of privacy law issues, election interference issues and a range of other issues have elevated the privacy law argument – and Privacy Commissioner and watchdog John Edwards – into the List. The development of specific Codes of Practice for different industries as well as specifying requirements regarding different types of personal information has

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The New QCs – Fewer of Them; New Criteria Too

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The Attorney General has announced eight new Queen’s Counsel appointed under a process that includes new criteria with a focus upon access to justice issues. “The new criterion was included this year. It emphasises that excellence and leadership in the profession can be seen through a wider, community lens,” David Parker said. “It is pleasing

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