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White & Case Hits $3.6bn — And It’s Just Getting Warmed Up

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White & Case has delivered another record-breaking year, posting an 8.5% revenue increase for 2025 to reach $3.6 billion Legal Business — and signalling loudly that this is very much a firm still in growth mode.Profits per equity partner hit an all-time high of $4.41 million, a 10% jump that will keep the partnership satisfied.

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Types of Fraud Charges in Alberta and How Lawyers Handle Them

Article source: BW Law, AlbertaQuick AnswerThe most common types of charges include fraud under $5,000 (summary conviction), over $5,000 (indictable, up to 14 years), identity fraud, forgery, and public-market manipulation. Penalties range from fines and restitution to lengthy imprisonment, depending on the amount and circumstances. Crown prosecutors must prove intent to deceive and resulting deprivation.

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What to Do After an Accident: A Practical Legal Roadmap

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Article source: Law Firm of Chaile Allen, TXEvery 13 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a personal injury—that’s nearly 7,000 people per day according to the National Safety Council’s 2024 injury statistics. Yet most people have no idea what steps to take when they become one of these statistics. The moments immediately following an

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What Personal Injury Lawyers Are Really Watching With the Hands-Free Driving Laws

Article source: Jeffcoat Injury and Car Accident LawyersImage generated by GeminiIn South Carolina, distracted driving is not a minor issue; it’s a documented crisis, contributing to over 20,000 traffic collisions annually. According to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, this equates to roughly two crashes every hour involving a distracted driver. In response, the

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Judges vs Parliament – The Stealth Revolution No New Zealand Lawyers Dare Name

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Former Bell Gully Chair Roger Partridge has come out swinging again over the ‘stealth’ activities of the Supreme Court as they steal law-making power in a ‘coup’ that has lawyers either ignorant of what is occurring, or deciding that silence is the best option.Writing in his Substack column Partridge, (pictured) who a former litigator with

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Law Association of NZ WelcomeRaynor Asher KC As Life Member

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It’s always pleasing to see genuine achievement recognised without fanfare or fuss. Last Friday evening, at The Law Association of New Zealand’s inaugural President’s Dinner in Auckland, the Honourable Raynor Asher KC was one of four distinguished figures awarded Life Membership, a quiet but emphatic nod to a career that has quietly shaped the profession

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OIA Documents Reveal $1,680/Day Rate and ‘Unwieldy’ Warning in Tom Phillips Probe

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Retired High Court judge Justice Simon Moore KC has been appointed sole commissioner of the Public Inquiry into the Disappearance of the Phillips Children and will be paid a daily fee of $1,680 for an eight-hour day (equating to $210 per hour), documents obtained under the Official Information Act confirm.The rate applies for work of

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$100M Meltdown – The Australian Radio Contract War Lawyers Will Feast On

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There are messy breakups, and then there’s the nuclear-level legal car crash now exploding between top-rated radio hosts Kyle Sandilands and Australian Radio Network (ARN). Official termination landed this morning (18 March 2026), a $100 million contract to 2034 is in tatters, Jackie “O” Henderson is out too, and the only guaranteed winners are the

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Risk Management and Protective Technology: Legal Considerations for Modern Security

Article Source – National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthImage by mohammadhridoy_11 on FreepikModern societies depend on complex systems designed to protect individuals, institutions, and public spaces. While law enforcement agencies remain central to maintaining order, a wide range of organizations, from private security firms to media companies and investigative agencies, must also manage safety

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Former NZ Lawyer’s BDO Complaints Campaign Sparks Billboard Dispute

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In posts on LinkedIn, retired lawyer Dave Jaques has upped his battle with BDO Auckland (specifically Growth Advisory Partner Nicholas Innes-Jones) to review supplier and sales contracts and verify cashflow forecasts for bank lending for his digital billboard business, Digital Signs (2017) Limited. He claims Innes-Jones provided positive verification and advisory support.Jaques further claims that

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