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The Harvey Weinstein Case: Harvey Weinstein’s Anti-Metoo Lady Lawyer (And 5 Things You Should Know) . . Updated

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5 Things To Know About Harvey Weinstein’s ‘Bulldog’ LawyerImage: Chicago MagazineHarvey Weinstein’s trial is now – at last – about to be heard.  After two years of legal and public turmoil with the disgraced movie mogul forming the epicenter of his greatest prodution: The MeToo Movement, he has a top attorney who is 2 things […]

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Top Lawyer Fronts Kiwi Ponzi Scheme Class Action

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Former top DLA Piper lawyer John Strahl is fronting an action against the ANZ bank in respect of the ponzi scheme mounted by former Wellington broker David Ross.At least 200 of the largely Wellington-based investors have signed on to the scheme which could involve tens of millions of dollars, which alleges that the ANZ Bank

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Defending Epstein: The Lawyers Defending Jeffrey Epstein (And The Arraignment Stumble)

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The lawyers defending Jeffrey Epstein, the billionair friend-of-presidents of any stripe and long-time underage sex accused, have a job on their hands.  However new lead lawyer Reid Weingarten also had to get his rape definitions in order during his client’s arraignment.  The jet-setting Epstein, 66, was arrested Saturday when his private jet landed at Teterboro Airport

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Top Mediator Sets Up Singapore Chambers

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Leading Mediator Geoff Sharp has been involved in setting up mediation chambers in Singapore involving a British QC and SingaporeanMaxwell Mediators , not to be confused with Singapore’s Maxwell Chambers which bills itself as the world’s first dispute resolution complex, is intended to introduce a chambers that involves the three jurisdictions in what Geoff Sharp

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The New High Profile Barristers With CVs You Just Can’t Ignore

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The New, High Profile Barristers With CVs You Just Can’t IgnoreFormer Commerce Commission Chief Dr Mark Berry is the latest senior legal figure to set up in private practice following the end of his tenure at Comcom. His new website talks of his speciality (surprise, surprise) in competition and consumer law and economic regulation.Speaking like all

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#Himtoo – How Men Are Losing Out to Women in Law Recruitment

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The flip side of #Metoo is the need to employ ‘superior’ men, requiring positive discrimination in the view of Australian law firm Lander & Rogers.The firm ranks highly on The Australian Financial Review Law Partnership Survey, with 37 per cent of partners being female and with 76 per cent of senior associates being female also.The

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Justice Minister’s “Don’t Be Evil” Warning to Google

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New Zealand Justice Minister Andrew Little has admonished Google for their name suppression breach over the naming of a murder suspect in a Twitter video.Justice Minister Andrew Little has taken to his 27,000 followers on Twitter to admonish Google for breaching name suppression orders in the Grace Millane case in December 2018.The online stoush related

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LawFuel Feature: Trends in Law Office Design

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Law Office Design:From Corporate to Collaborative: Redesigning Legal SpacesSapna Patel* Often when we think law firms, there are a few stereotypes that tend to come to mind: commonly, people in suits with briefcases perched in plain, wood panelled corporate offices. However, as work trends change, there is also a need for work environments to adapt

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Law Commission Green Lights Litigation Funding Review

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The Law Commission is proceeding with its review of litigation funding, after a period with some high profile cases that have created a higher-than-ever interest in what litigation funding means for litigants.Recent high profile class action-type cases in New Zealand include the recent case taken against the directors of Mainzeal, the PSA kiwifruit action, the action

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Transport Agency Burns While Lawyers Get Rich . . And a Possible Class Action Looms

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The disaster that is The NZ Transport Agency has been further highlighted after reports that the Agency has spent close to $2.2 million on consultants with the largest amount – at $1.8 million – going to Meredith Connell to help sort out the Agency mess.LawFuel has reported on the disaster Agency presiding over its app-obsessed

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