Continuing his pre-eminent role in New Zealand mediation, Warren Sowerby has over 2000 mediations to his credit and his mediation success has extended well beyond New Zealand, with mediations in Asia, Australia, the UK, US and Russia. A ‘high stakes’ mediator, Warren Sowerby has developed a practice that has seen him trusted to help resolve […]
A major survey from the International Bar Association, the London-based body that has a global membership, has found that bullying and sexual harassment are rife in the legal profession. The IBA survey covers almost 7000 lawyers across 135 countries and is the largest such survey undertaken on the issue, covering the US, UK, Australia, New
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United Kingdom Clyde & Co Clyde & Co is a global law firm with a focus on five core sectors: insurance, energy, trade & commodities, infrastructure and transport. The firm employs 2,200 legal professionals in 52 offices in every global region, including Latin America, Africa, Europe, the U.S., Canada, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and
Case Status US. Client relationship and marketing portal designed to help firms develop client relationships. Clerical US. An app designed to make it easier for solo and small fiorms and legal aid organizations build expert systems to create greater efficiency in service delivery. Effortless Legal US. A software automation provider using AI and machine learning to
About Johnson Winter Slattery – A recent arrival on the corporate law scene in Australia, the firm was established as a boutique corporate law firm in 1993 and has grown to over 60 partners with offices in the main centres, servicing corporate clients in Australia and globally. What the Firm Says – “Our clerkship and
About Gilbert + Tobin Gilbert + Tobin is an independent corporate law firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. The firm has favourable rankings and comments from graudates and others for work quality, teamwork and innovative approach to its employees and partners. What Gilbert + Tobin say – We have over 500 professionals working
Every year, over 200,000 foreign-born individuals become lawful permanent residents of the United States, or green card holders, by being sponsored by their spouse who is a U.S citizen. Luckily for the thousands of foreign-born people looking for a green card, the procedure is relatively easy. Spouses of U.S. citizens are considered “immediate relatives” under
The China-US trade war may be heating up, but for law firms operating in the Asia Pacific area, the business has been good, in particular the China Belt and Road Initiative, the subject of considerable controversy among most Western countries. The Initiative, along with the Greater Bay Area Development are two of the major Chinese
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Karen Lake* Law firm rebranding has become an almost daily feature of law firm life – shorter, sharper names, new logos, reworked web sites – the whole gamut of ‘branding’ that has exercised the minds of both lawyers and their branding advisors increasingly. A recent article in Law.com pointed out what might appear obvious, or
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H Hilary Meredith Solicitors in Wilmslow has appointed Invictus Gold medallist and high-ranking military solicitor, Natalie Robinson as Head of its Armed Forces Compensation Scheme department. Natalie provided specialist military legal support to the British Army for twelve years, reaching the rank of Major, before being medically discharged in 2015 after an injury on duty
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