Christchurch lawyer Grant Cameron scored a major win with his ‘opt-out’ class action win this week, representing another major advance in class action litigation in New Zealand.His lawyers argued an opt out action would better protect the rights of class members, be more efficient, and allow better access to justice. Southern Response opposed an opt out action […]
A Former Employee’s Conviction, A Jet Sale and a Billionaire Buy-in . . A Big Week For the Movie Mogul The conviction for fraud of Movie mogul Sir Peter Jackson’s former aviation company director Eugene John DeMarco has been another unhappy aviation experience for the movie mogul, who recently sold his top-end private jet for
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Walmart Steps on Amazon’s Shoes as it Increases Its e-Commerce PositionNew legal roles emerge almost daily, as evidenced by retail giant Walmart’s recent appointment of former Amazon counsel Nuala O’Connor (pictured) as the company’s first Chief Counsel of Digital Citizenship.In essence, that means that Ms O’Connor, who comes with over 20 years’ experience with the
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Robert Morgan* Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s crisis-de-jour is the sex scandal surrounding allegations around an alleged staffer in Labour HQ and the PM has once again sought the assistance of QC Maria Dew to help sort out the mess.You may recall that Bankside Chambers-based Ms Dew, an employment law specialist and Top 10 mediator on
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John Bowie* So here’s another initiative for your law firm to make in an age when making a difference in an age of sameness is all important. Cavell Leitch have taken the initiative following the initiative taken by some firms, like Australia’s McCabe Curwood.In a world of flexible work hours, hot desks, casual fridays, flexi-time,
“Compelling synergies” between two Big Law firms not enough to cement merger dealAttempts by City-based legal giant Allen & Overy to enter the US legal market have collapsed after 18 months of talks with US – based O’Melveny & Myers and evidences the structural differences between US and UK law firms.Allen & Overy said in
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” . . on August 26, 2019, UP Fintech’s stock price dropped by more than 11%, causing harm to investors”A US class action law firm is investigating the float of the Fintech-driven New Zealand company Tiger Brokers (NZ) Limited (TBNZ) which was set up “to enable Kiwi investors dip their toes into multiple world’s most liquid
New Productivity Tool From the World’s Top Earning Law Firm: Someone To Buy Your Doggie BootiesKirkland & Ellis are known for their aggressive revenue-generating culture, but have come in for some roasting for their new tool designed to increase further productivity.Their latest move to reportedly ‘chain lawyers to their desks’ by offering a concierge service
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4.4 per cent revenue increase in all regions Powered By LawFuel – Record revenues for Baker + McKenzie Revenues up 4.4% with growth in all regions PPP up 3% Major program to drive global digitization and optimal client service delivery Leading the sector for our people through Diversity & Inclusion Baker McKenzie, the leading global
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