With over 70 per cent of survey respondents from New Zealand’s construction industry predicting an increase in the number of disputes in the next two years, insights released today by law firm Russell McVeagh, offer an opportunity to avoid them. Russell McVeagh’s report, ‘Getting it right from the ground up: A survey on construction disputes
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Mark Hamilton The growth in the legal head count at the Big Four accounting firms has increasingly got lawyers talking. And clients. A recent comment from WickerPark Group in a blog item noted that the main observations about what is happening comes from the M&A and tax professionals who have wide exposure to both the
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Bank Admits to Helping U.S. Taxpayer-Clients Hide Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Offshore Accounts Bank’s Cooperation Credit Reduced Because it Dissuaded Bankers from Cooperating with U.S. Authorities Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Richard E. Zuckerman, the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division
Leading law firm Tompkins Wake has appointed four new lawyers as the firm continues to strengthen and grow across its three offices. Senior Associate, Kirsty Ridling, joins Tompkins Wake’s Local Government and Environmental and Resource Management teams. Based in the Hamilton office, Ridling brings a wealth of experience following seven years with the Council of
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We’ve had RBG the rapper, “Notorious RBG” teeshirts, RBG the movie and now . . hold on to your hats! . . it’s RBG the action hero. The iconic Supreme Court justice has further enhanced her pop-culture role following a crowd funding campaign that secured over $600,000 to create the doll of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Facebook’s move into the dating market is something that was inevitable, but should be treated with caution, says leading New Zealand personal dating site Matchcompany in a new article. Matchcompany, the New Zealand personalised dating agency carries an article on five of the concerns that may arise when Facebook steps into the dating scene. The
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This Fraud Ring Used the Dark Web to Purchase Customers’ Personal Identifying Information, Accessed More Than 3,300 Customers’ Accounts, and Fraudulently Obtained More Than 1,200 Cellphones Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Angel M. Melendez, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of
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Dorsey & Whitney – Is graffiti protectable under the Copyright Act? In principle, yes because it is a graphic art. But graffiti tends to appear on buildings that are visible from a public place, and photographs of such buildings are exempt from copyright infringement suits. So what happens if someone photographs a building that features
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Legal giant Baker McKenzie has announced global revenues for the year ended 30 June 2018 of $2.9 billion, a 10 per cent increase over the previous year. The firm reported revenue increases of up to 10 per cent in all regions with profit per partner up 13 per cent to $1.44 million. The growth was
The email issue – too many, too little time – is one that preoccupies everyone, particularly clients. An article from Laura Meherg from The Wicker Park Group provides some keys to lawyers seeking to use email effectively, but without creating a nuisance for their clients. The information came from a survey from clients as to
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