One of the most experienced mediators in the United States, Lee Jay Berman, has expressed his support for the establishment in New Zealand of a disaster mediation centre that can mediate issues following a disaster. Mr Berman spoke to LawFuel after the AMINZ conference in Wellington this weekend, explaining that the ability to deal with […]
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First published in JDSupra In his classic book, Influence, psychologist Robert Cialdini identifies “authority” as one of the primary principles of persuasion. From a police officer in uniform, to a doctor in a lab coat, to a professor at a lectern, Cialdini explains that we tend to listen to and respect those who possess the titles
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Marilyn Monroe stirred the senses more than most celebrities born and one of her most celebrated photographers, Bert Stern, has now placed the star into a legal stoush over ‘The Last Sitting’ pics. The images depicted Monroe in a Bel-Air hotel swathed in sheets, gossamer scarves and the accouterments that helped account for her sex
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With over 70 per cent of survey respondents from New Zealand’s construction industry predicting an increase in the number of disputes in the next two years, insights released today by law firm Russell McVeagh, offer an opportunity to avoid them. Russell McVeagh’s report, ‘Getting it right from the ground up: A survey on construction disputes
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Mark Hamilton The growth in the legal head count at the Big Four accounting firms has increasingly got lawyers talking. And clients. A recent comment from WickerPark Group in a blog item noted that the main observations about what is happening comes from the M&A and tax professionals who have wide exposure to both the
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[vc_row][vc_column][ultimate_info_banner heading_tag=”h3″ button_text=”LawFuel TechLaw Feature” info_alignment=”ib3-info-left” info_effect=”zoomIn” banner_size=”25″ ib3_border=”solid” ib3_border_width=”7″ button_color=”#dd1818″ button_border_width=”6″ title_font_style=”font-weight:bold;” button_font_style=”font-weight:bold;” ib3_background=”#ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Legal entrepreneur and former student politician Anton Smith has developed a legal marketplace that continues to break down legal barriers using technology and some legal smarts. Talking with LawFuel, Anton Smith discussed the long journey to develop Consensus as an
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/qYUcJv7bbJw”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Fifth year law students Sarah Bradley and Henry Law were hardly short of material for their Wellington Law Revue. The sexual harassment-themed review is set to Dua Lipa’s ‘New Rules’ and . . in case you want the lyrics – Reading Zoe Lawton’s blog, All this shit is crazy (So many crimes, so
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August 6, 2018 – DLA Piper announced today that Xavier Mangino has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in Mexico City. Mangino focuses his practice on corporate and commercial law, private equity, banking and finance, foreign investment, debt and capital markets, securitizations, structured finance, peer-to-peer lending, general finance transactions, real estate, corporate governance
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sexual harassment complaints in the law are on the rise, but how difficult is it for former lawyers accused of such behaviour to switch jobs? Not very, it would seem. A WSJ story indicated that opaque hiring practicves in the legal profession make earlier sexual harassment complaint easy to leave behind. The issue is
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Law firm mergers are a big deal with many already closing in 2018. We’ve reported on some this year here and here. But what is the best strategy for merging. There needs to be an alignment of strategies between the proposed merger parties, say legal consultant and strategist for law firms in transition Andrew Jillson of
