Leading Queens Counsel David Goddard has been announced as LawFuel New Zealand’s Lawyer of the Year. Mr Goddard is one of the leading appellate lawyers in New Zealand and handles a wide variety of major appellate, regulatory and public law work. Despite his prominence at the bar, he does not hold a New Zealand law […]
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Byron Miller* – There’s no shortage of great marketing ideas for law firms. The problem is time and resources. Because we’re in a vertical that’s so competitive, it’s harder but even more crucial that we get it right. So whether you have a dedicated team or are an in-house marketer, here are some ways to
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Law School ‘newbies’ are faced with a range of issues and downright fears when it comes to determining whether they have made the right choice about going to law school in the first place, let alone graduating and embarking on a whole new career and life. But fortunately Renwei Chung, AbovetheLaw’s ‘Diversity Columnist’ made a
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With all the talk of the effect of artificial intelligence and the manner in which it will reshape the future law firm, one Big Law firm has taken a fresh approach to handling the challenge – by asking the associates what to do. Bryan Cave started thinking about all this in May when their chief
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts is proud to be named as a finalist in all deal categories, and a challenger for the Large Law Firm of the Year, Deal Team of the Year and Employer of Choice categories. The New Zealand Law Awards celebrate excellence within the legal profession. They recognise outstanding achievements advising on the country’s largest and
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Russell McVeagh has been recognised as finalists across the entire spectrum of categories for the 2017 New Zealand Law Awards. Announced today, the firm has received eleven finalist nods across all deal categories, and been shortlisted for Large Law Firm of the Year, Deal Team of the Year for the firm’s Corporate Advisory team lead by Dan
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Three of New Zealand’s largest telecommunications companies – 2degrees, Spark and Vodafone – will work together to improve internet connectivity in rural areas and fix mobile blackspots along main highways and key tourist spots. Top tier law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts acted for 2degrees, Spark and Vodafone on the establishment of joint venture company, the Rural Connectivity
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Michael Heron QC’s Complete Online Dispute Resolution (CODR) service completed what it believes is the first online arbitration in August, at a cost estimated to be 10 per cent of the cost of a court process. And the system is about to use artificial intelligence to make dispute resolution even faster, says Michael Heron.
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Property and construction lawyer, Steve Rendall, has today been promoted to partner at leading law firm, Russell McVeagh. With more than 10 years’ experience in the property industry, Steve provides expert advice on all aspects of property and construction law. He has significant recent experience in complex real estate development projects, real estate capital markets transactions, office
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Miriam Dean QC took the opportunity to confirm the two most limiting factors impeding the career development of women – in the law or elsewhere – being lack of self belief and lack of self confidence. Her simple career advice to women: “Be bold”. Speaking at the Auckland District Law Society’s Catapult Leadership Training workshop
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