Ructions at the New Zealand Transport Agency have impacted the legal team, including many from its Land Transport Rules Team and as a result of the Agency's new focus on technology and its apparent aim to transform from a traditional transport funder and safety regulator to a digitised transport service provider. The legal team at the agency commenced under the guidance … [Read more...]
US Heavyweight Law Firms Still Lead the Pay Rate Pack
Pay rises continue in London as two further firms lift their legal pay rates in the hot London market, but the US heavyweights still lead the pack in the money stakes. Clifford Chance recently lifted its associate rate to £100,000 and was the second of the Magic Circle firms to lift its starting pay following Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer who had made a similar increase for … [Read more...]
SFO charges forex broker Russell Maher with fraud
A foreign exchange broker whose company is in liquidation has entered no plea to fraud charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office. Russell Maher (52) appeared at the Auckland District Court today charged with 47 counts of ‘Using forged documents’. The charges relate to Forex Brokers Limited (FBL), through which the defendant provided foreign exchange services. The maximum … [Read more...]
ASX-Listed Shine Corp Settles Class Action Against it
ASX-listed Shine Corp., the parent company of Shine Lawyers has settled a $250 million shareholder action brought against it in 2017 on a confidential basis and without admission of liability. The class action was filed in the Supreme Court of Queensland by US law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan (QE) who alleged Shine misled investors in a series of … [Read more...]
How Did “Crazy Rich” Star Gemma Chan Move From Slaughter & May to Stardom? (And How Did Her Law Degree Help?)
Gemma Chan has had a raft of movies before starring in the blockbuster hit "Crazy Rich Asians", but her movie career success was helped by both an Oxford Law degree and her work at leading law firm Slaughter & May. Read More Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK7k-RF5dVo … [Read more...]