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The Rising Tide of Class Actions an “Access to Justice” Issue says Academic

The rise of class actions in New Zealand, culminating most recent with the $36 million Mainzeal action, reflects a trend towards lawsuits against corporate targets rather than the government, according to a new report from Auckland University law lecturer Nikki Chamberlain. Her report shows that one third of class actions have been taken against the […]

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What Bob Jones Told Michael Cullen About The Changed Law Office Since the Days of Bungay

Bob Jones* Recently, I wrote about “the good old days”, specifically the early 1960s and the character lawyers so prevalent then. Here’s another tale of those times to lighten your day. In my previous contribution I referred to Mike Bungay, John Tannahill (“Tan”), Des Deacon and Colin Beyer who about 1961 collectively set up offices

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Mayer Brown Nabs DLA Piper Transactions Partner

Press Releases, US Law / March 5, 2019

Northern California, 4 March 2019 – Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Paul P. Chen has joined the firm in Northern California as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice. Mr. Chen was most recently at DLA Piper in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, where he was the head of US

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Baker Donelson Announce Former US Senator Thomas A Daschle Honored With Public Service Award

Press Releases / March 5, 2019

(Washington, D.C. / March 4, 2019) Former U.S. Senator Thomas A. Daschle of The Daschle Group, a Public Policy Advisory of Baker Donelson, has been recognized with the Rosalie Wynn Hearst Distinguished Public Service Award, the highest distinction offered by the United States Senate Youth Alumni Association. The Rosalie Wynn Hearst Distinguished Public Service Award

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LexisNexis Breaks Down Legal Barriers and Provide Free Online Resource For Information on New Zealand Law

Press Releases / March 4, 2019

Legal publishers LexisNexis have released a major, online resource providing free information about New Zealand law in a move designed to provide the New Zealand public with more information about New Zealand law. Access to justice issues have become increasingly important and the aim of the new LexisNexis portal is to provide an extensive resource

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Is Investment Arbitration at a Crossroads?

Briefing, Press Releases / March 4, 2019

Lord Goldsmith QC, Chair of Asian and European Litigation at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, has delivered the keynote speech at the opening of the inaugural Tel Aviv Arbitration Day, where he asked if investment arbitration is at a crossroads in its development. Some 3,000 Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT) have been made since the first one

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Huawei Executive Sues Canada

Press Releases / March 4, 2019

Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is suing three Canada Border Services Agency officers and others in a civil lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed last week claims no one told her she was being arrested until after she had endured three hours of interrogation and searches by border agents, according to a civil suit filed Friday against

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Research Shows Victims Lack Faith in Justice System

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases, Press Releases / March 3, 2019

The majority of serious crime victims lack faith in the justice system and feel justice was not served in their case, according to new research released by Victim Support. Victim Support released preliminary findings from the study at the two-day Hāpaitia te Oranga Tangata Safe and Effective Justice: Strengthening the Criminal Justice System for

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Doing Away With Lawyers . . Why ‘The Law’ Is Increasingly Dispensing With Lawyers

Headlining, Law Firm Technology, Law Firms / March 3, 2019

Charles Needham* The Practice of law is increasingly doing away with the notion that ‘lawyers’ in the conventional sense are the ones to provide the advice businesses and people require. The need for lawyers is diminishing, with the onset of technology and ‘new-model legal providers’, who are now handling business and personal issues in a

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Former Congressman Michael Capuano Joins Foley in Boston

Law Firms, Press Releases / March 2, 2019

FOLEY ADDS FORMER U.S. CONGRESSMAN MICHAEL CAPUANO IN BOSTON BOSTON, MASS. – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that former U.S. Congressman Michael Capuano has joined the firm’s Government Solutions Practice as a public affairs director, splitting his time between the firm’s Boston and Washington D.C. offices. He joins Foley’s team of former Congressmen, which includes public affairs directors Dennis Cardoza and Scott Klug,

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