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Wiltshire Law Gets Personal Injury Law ‘Best Law’ Award

Award based on feedback from nearly 16,000 lawyers Powered By LawFuel –LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5, 2019  — Wilshire Law Firm is proud to announce that U.S. News & World Report, in conjunction with Best Lawyers, has recognized the firm in the 2020 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings in the area of Personal Injury Litigation

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Press release

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Reed Smith becomes first international law firm to gain ABS license

Regulatory approval enables firm to broaden client services, attract wider pool of top talent and be more agile. LONDON – Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that it has become the first international law firm to convert to an Alternative Business Structure (ABS), after receiving approval from the UK’s Solicitors Regulation Authority. Unlike the

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The Bee in Becroft’s Bonnet: Where Are The Lawyers?

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The busiest court in the country is set in a location without its own criminal law firm, relying instead on the local community law centre. Mangere has what Childrens’ Commissioner Andrew Becroft says is a ‘huge need’ for lawyers, but there is no firm in the area.Māngere Community Law Centre was the brainchild of a group

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Simmonds Stewart publishes fixed pricing options for NZ startups

Business Technology

Technology law firm Simmonds Stewart has launched a suite of fixed price offers for New Zealand startups.   The legal work covered by the offers includes drafting investment term sheets, preparing convertible note agreements, creating employee share option scheme documents, and completing investment documentation for a startup’s first equity financing transaction. The firm’s pricing page sets

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Lawyer and Accountant Indicted on Visa Fraud Scheme

Visa fraud

            LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury has indicted two men in a scheme to obtain lawful permanent resident status for South Korean nationals by submitting fraudulent visa applications that falsely claimed American businesses wanted to hire skilled foreign workers.             The indictment alleges that the defendants exploited the EB-2(a) visa program by submitting bogus Alien

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Bank This – Big Money For the Former Wellington Solicitor

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Former Wellington solicitor David McLean made a profitable move to his current employer, Westpac Bank, and has now also seen his remuneration rise to $2.455 million. The increase for Power List member McLean has seen an increase of over $14,500 according to the Bank’s recently released financial reports and despite his parent bank’s chief executive

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Forget The Lawyers: Civil Litigants Represent Themselves

Justice

Ministry of Justice stats show that most civil cases involve self-represented litigants . Over 13,000 civil claims involves cases where no lawyers are involved, causing concern for the Justice Minister who told The Herald, who obtained the information from the Ministry, that it could lead to New Zealanders “becoming prey to society’s powerful interests.” Court

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Employment Lawyers SBM Legal Usher in New Growth Phase

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Powered by LawFuel -Employment law firm SBM Legal is taking the next big step in its development as New Zealand’s leading employment law specialists. After more than a decade, co-founding partner Don Mackinnon is stepping away from day-to-day involvement in the firm, to practice as a Barrister. The move reflects Don’s changing priorities, including a

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49. James Farmer QC

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49. Jim Farmer QC Last Year – 49 Jim Farmer may have eased right off on the work flow, but he remains a influential and respected legal figure, having handled some of the country’s largest corporate and civil litigation cases, with an emphasis on competition law, over his lengthy career at the bar. His academic

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