The New Zealand Law Society is not seeking a review of a finding by a lawyers standards committee that a lawyer was guilty of unsatisfactory conduct after he sexually harassed two of his law firm’s employees. The decision was published recently. The Law Society has stated its position in response to comments by some lawyers
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A recent court decision in Canada involving an insurance coverage dispute between an international law firm and its insurance provider arose from an inadvertent wire transfer by a Vancouver-based law firm associate of $2.5 million of his client’s funds into a fraudster’s Hong Kong account. The associate represented a client in a sale of real property, which
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The ongoing development of legal technology is changing many things in the legal profession and the need to understand what is happening has become more important than ever for the profession. But law firms can innovate without having to spend a great deal too, as was recently demonstrated by legal entrepreneur Tamina Cunningham-Adam, one of
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ELIZABETH ANN PIERCE, the former Chief Executive Officer of a telecommunications company based in Anchorage, Alaska, pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to use forged guaranteed revenue
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Recruiting and retaining the best quality employees can become a challenge. Creating a sense of ownership and a customized rewards program could make all the difference. Join the discussion with MNP’s Lynne Fisher and Field Law’s Britt Tetz on Wednesday, February 20. Find out about employee stock ownership plans (ESOP), other customized compensation structures and structuring minority shareholder rights to
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Slaughter & May – The prospect of Brexit will dominate the UK’s political, legal and economic landscape over the coming years. Our Brexit Practice Group have produced and will continue to produce publications outlining the procedural and substantive implications of the referendum result and Brexit as events develop. Members of the firm have advised and continue to advise clients
The death of British actor Albert Finney brings to mind the busy year the Oscar-winning actor had almost two decades ago when – among other movies – he achieved a nomination for his role in Erin Brockovich He played California lawyer Ed Masry, opposite Julia roberts as Erin Brockovich. Masry was a veteran Los Angeles
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Jesus Wilfredo Encarnacion Was Arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport While Allegedly Attempting to Travel Overseas to Join Lashkar e-Tayyiba Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office
One of the major trends that has emerged in the New Zealand law jobs market in recent years has been the rapid growth of in-house law jobs, which now accounts for nearly 25 per cent of the legal profession’s figures. A recent LawTalk article highlighted the situation with Law Society figures showing 3,206 in-house lawyers
Disruption around Brexit and legal changes could lead to an uptick in the number of partnership disputes reaching the High Court, a law firm has said. Partnership and employment law firm Fox & Partners said the process of the UK leaving the EU could end the downturn in the number of partnership disputes, which dropped
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