Harvey Weinstein’s in more trouble than you can shake a stick at, which means hiring attorneys fast. And in Harvey’s case in particular he’s turning – surprise, surprise – to the lady lawyers. Will that work, though? The fired movie mogul is an old hand at hiring attorneys and has used several of the best
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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 leaders to assure themselves that they are
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Law Society elections are usually pretty tame affairs, but not this week’s battle in Queensland, which has pitted faction against faction and become a battle royal with the decision by current leaders to run for re-election. Mostly, past presidents slip down the rungs of office, but for the third time in nearly a century the
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The Australian purchase of AJ Park has meant a big payday for the 18 partners in the largest IP law firm in New Zealand – at close to $4 million per partner in the 18 partner firm – and could herald the purchase of more professional services firms in New Zealand. The purchase of the
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The pressure for lawyers to succeed – or anyone to succeed for that matter – is increasing and also increasing at as younger age. But one Sydney barrister has ‘come clean’ over her secrets of failure and the fears that came with it. The Sydney Morning Herald carried an article about Sharna Clemmett, 38, a
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It’s the biggest gathering of lawyers in the world and Sydney is turning it on for them at the annual International Bar Association conference. With more than 4000 people coming from 128 countries, it is the first time in the IBA’s 70 year history that Sydney has played host and it is doing so with
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New Zealand’s leading Intellectual Property (IP) specialist, AJ Park, today announced it will be joining the IPH Limited group of companies from 1 November 2017. IPH is an ASX listed holding company for a number of intellectual property and associated companies offering services and products throughout the Asia-Pacific region. AJ Park is widely regarded as
The first law firm in New Zealand owned by a public-listed entity has emerged in a $66 million deal to buy the country’s leading IP law practice, AJ Park. The deal involves the purchase of the long-established law firm by the ASX-listed IPH Ltd and is set for completion at the end of October. IPH
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Sponsored Disability discrimination is one of the most commonly misunderstood areas of employment and disability law. While discrimination in the workplace based on disability is unlawful, it happens far more frequently than one may expect. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continues to receive thousands of complaints every year citing workplace discrimination based on disability.
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