The Power Lady Lawyer Who Has Depleted Boies Schiller in London
The Power lady lawyer who has set up her own litigation power house law firm in London
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DLA Piper NZ Suffer Second Law Talent Swoop From Rival
Trans-Tasman law firm Wotton + Kearney has made a lateral recruitment move on DLA taking a team of insurance lawyers, including partner Peter Leman, who has been an insurance litigator for 35 years and including Caroline Laband and Misha Henaghan. Latest law jobs here on the largest dedicated law jobs board Wotton + Kearney has
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Employment Law: What does ‘academic freedom’ mean in practice?
Why the Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy employment case matters Jack Heinemann* Two high-profile University of Auckland academics raised important questions about academic freedom with their complaint to the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) that their employer had failed its duty of care to them. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles and Professor Shaun Hendy have become well known
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Stripping Prince Andrew – But The Legal Sex-Suit Troubles Remain Unaddressed
Buckinham Palace has removed the Duke of York’s royal privileges, but the recent US Court ruling leaves Prince Andrew in a pile of trouble over the Epstein-related legal proceedings, even as Epstein’s former lawyer Alan Dershowitz continues to push a defense similar to that tried by Epstein before his death. Prince Andrew’s motion was an
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The Sanity-Defying Faustian Pact Struck By Biglaw Junior Lawyers
The salaries may be eye-popping and the addition to their CVs prestigious, but for midnight-oil burning junior lawyers working at Biglaw firms the deal is largely a ‘Faustian pact’, as lawyers continue to leave elite law firms despite the money and prestige . . but the deals and work continues to flow. UK legal services
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The Herald’s Shamelessly Appropriated ‘Power List’ . . And The Missing Power Lawyers
The New Zealand Power Lawyers missing from the Herald’s ‘Power List’
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How Technology Will Shape Law Firm Success in 2022
Law firm success in 2022 will depend upon technology to retain legal talent and obtain new clients
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Dubai Ruler’s Record-Breaking Divorce Settlement – And The Legal Fees To Match
A record-breaking divorce settlement has been achieved by Dubai’s ruler who has been ordered to pay his former wife and two children up to £554m in what is believed to be the biggest divorce settlement awarded by an English court. The legal fees for the massive settlement are believe to be around £150m (almost USD$200m).
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Courts around the world have made strong climate rulings – not so in New Zealand
Nathan Cooper * New Zealand made two important climate commitments at the COP26 summit last month — to halve emissions by 2030 and to join the global methane pledge to cut methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030. But what happens if these pledges are inadequate for the climate emergency we face? And how can we ensure
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Is The Lockstep Model On Its Last Legs? Linklaters The Latest To Alter The Model
Just after we reported on changes being made to hourly billing, (from Freshfields) we read that Linklaters are changing from the traditional lockstep compensation model for their partners, driven by competition and a need to attract and retain legal talent. The news comes from a Financial Times report indicating that senior partner Paul Lewis indicating
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