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MinterEllisonRuddWatts recognised by Australasian Law Awards

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MinterEllisonRuddWatts performance on New Zealand’s most interesting business opportunities and transactions has been recognised in this year’s Australasian Law Awards. The Australasian Law Awards recognise leading law firms and in-house teams for their outstanding achievements. A finalist for New Zealand Deal Firm of the Year and the only national law firm to have two finalists […]

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Kim Dotcom Statement On Obama & Extradition Issue

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Kim Dotcom raid LawFuel

Since 2012, I have been defending the United States’ attempt to extradite me to face a criminal prosecution in the United States. I have always argued that the conduct alleged online dissemination of copyright protected works by Megaupload’s users – is not an extradition offence. The High Court correctly found this conduct is not an

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Artificial Intelligence: The Responsible Deployment of AI in Business

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Slaughter & May – Slaughter and May and ASI Data Science, the high-growth British Technology firm, have published Superhuman Resources, a joint white paper on the responsible deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in business. We believe that AI could become the most transformative workplace technology of the 21st Century, with the associated need for business

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Chambers Global List: Akerman Once Again Ranked by Chambers Global

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MIAMI — March 26, 2018 — Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced that the firm and its lawyers have again been recognized among the best in the world by Chambers Global for their leading international practices. Once again, the firm’s Cuba Practice was recognized among the

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8 Surprising Facts About Sexual Harassment By Lawyers Which Your Law Firm Needs To Know

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                                  Image: Law.com Caroline Burgess –  Why are lawyers prone to sexual abuse and harassment?  The answer to a large extent can be found in the way in which lawyers operate, their personality type and the fact that their

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New Zealand Law – Study to ensure regulation keeps pace with changes in mobile telecommunications

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The Commerce Commission has confirmed the scope for its study into mobile telecommunications markets in New Zealand. “Mobile technology is an increasingly critical enabler for business productivity and social interaction. We know that New Zealanders love their mobile devices with more than 6.4 million in use – or about 1.3 per person,” Telecommunications Commissioner Dr

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The Verdict From the Lawyers: Judges Are The Worst Harassers

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Judges have been identified as the worst offenders in a Bar Association survey on bullying and harassment issues, with almost 90 per cent of the criminal lawyers surveyed saying they had experienced such behaviour. The survey was instigated by Bar Association president vice-president Elizabeth Hall who described the results as “staggering”. Parliamentary under-secretary for justice

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Tougher Privacy Regime On The Way

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Chapman Tripp –  The Privacy Bill tabled by Justice Minister Andrew Little this week will increase the Privacy Commissioner’s powers and strengthen privacy protections. The changes will align New Zealand more closely with comparable regimes but do not go as far as the Privacy Commissioner would have liked. No date has been set for submissions as yet.

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