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NZ Big Law Firm’s Serious Sexual Harassment Allegations in #MeToo Sex Storm

Headlining, Law Firms /
Elhorno1

No sooner had LawFuel published its piece on sexual harassment/assault issues with Baker + McKenzie when New Zealand’s arguably most prestigious law firm, Russell McVeagh, has been brought into the same firing line. The sexual harassment issue with law firms internationally has been an issue for many years, made worse by the male-dominated legal partners

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NZ Immigration Law: “Storm in a teacup- Workers in demand have always been able to be recruited offshore”

New Zealand Law News, Press Releases /
immigration law

Property developers Fu Wah have been in the news lately for moves to recruit construction workers from China. The Beijing-based construction company is applying for short-term work visas for 200 + workers to complete the fit-out of new luxury Auckland hotel Park Hyatt by March next year. The Opposition are trying to paint this as

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Chelsea Bomber Rahimi Gets Life For ISIS and al Qaeda Inspired Bombings

Press Releases /

Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Edward C. O’Callaghan, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (“FBI”), and James P. O’Neill, Commissioner of the Police Department for the City of

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Legal Risk: Using Artificial Intelligence to Fight Financial Crime

Briefings, Briefings, Featured /
Panama papers y los trapos sucios de la guerra a los paraisos fiscales

Allen & Overy – The Head of the Financial Crime Department at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA), Rob Gruppetta, gave a speech on “Using artificial intelligence to keep criminal funds out of the financial system” in December 2017.1 In it, he explored how artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially be used to prevent financial crime,

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What’s Ahead for Privacy & Data Security in 2018?

Briefings, Briefings, US Law /
Cyber

Wilson Sonsini – 2018 promises to be an interesting year in the world of privacy and cybersecurity. In this article, we highlight a few of the most notable developments we expect this year, including major developments in Europe, changes and pending cases at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), notable U.S. Supreme Court cases scheduled to

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No Early Return to Form For NZ Equity Capital Markets – Chapman Tripp ECM Report

Briefings, New Zealand Law News, Press Releases /
Racheldunne

Chapman Tripp – 13 February 2018 More vibrant equity capital markets may be on the horizon for New Zealand – but not this year, Chapman Tripp says. The firm today released its annual Equity Capital Markets – trends and insights report, which tips 2018 to be a transitional year to healthier capital markets from 2019

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The Big Law Lawsuits That Have Come . . and Gone

Law Firms /
Justice for elders and the infirm

Lawsuits both for and against law firms have been outlined in a New York Law Journal article that looks at everything from gender discrimination suits to malpractice actions. A number of the lawsuits that commenced have been silently settled or gone the arbitration route. One settled lawsuit included Winston & Strawn’s five-year legal battle with women’s clothing

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