A Scandal Unfolds As Slater & Gordon Grapples with Anonymous Email Leak Slater and Gordon, one of Australia’s largest plaintiff law firms, is at the center of a storm after an anonymous email—allegedly sent by the outgoing acting chief people officer, Mari Ruiz-Matthyssen (pictured)—landed in the inboxes of its entire staff. The email, which included […]
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From Courtroom to Cuckoo’s Nest for Florida Law Drama South Florida’s legal circles are intrigued by a tale involving a stalking, rap-writing lawyer that reads like a true-but-weird crime podcast script. Carlos L. Santi, a 43-year-old Coral Gables attorney now facing aggravated stalking charges after allegedly terrorizing a fellow lawyer with late-night texts, uninvited office
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Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) recently reported strong financial performance, with partners receiving £44m in payouts for the 2024/25 fiscal year – a 16 percent increase from the previous year’s £37.8m distribution. This comes alongside a net profit of £274,000, reversing last year’s £568,000 loss.
Fair Use for Legal Tech John Bowie A US federal court’s landmark decision relating to fair use in AI technology in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence offers some critical guidance for navigating AI and copyright law, signaling how courts may assess “fair use” in the age of machine learning. Judge Stephanos Bibas ruled that ROSS infringed 2,443
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Addleshaws in Warsaw Addleshaw Goddard is making a move in Central Europe by taking over Linklaters’ Warsaw office, marking its 20th global office and expanding its reach in Poland and nearby regions. The deal, expected to finalize by April 2025, is part of the firm’s long-term growth plan to meet rising client demands for cross-border
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Photo – https://unsplash.com/photos/brown-concrete-building-VSG0ytKGlEc Malta Nomad Permits Malta offers flexible residency programs for non-EU individuals. Permanent Residence and Nomad Permits cater to different needs, providing access to the Schengen Area and Malta’s thriving economy. Julia Loko, Investment Programs Expert at Immigrant Invest explains Malta Permanent Residence Programme and Digital Nomad Visa options, their benefits, and application
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North England law firms Ward Hadaway and The Endeavour Partnership LLP are in talks to merge and create a firm with a potential £75m revenue stream. The managing partner of Ward Hadaway, which has offices in Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester, says the two combined business have the potential to create “a stronger, more diverse business”
Linklaters Puts Robot Lawyers to the Legal Test Ben Thomson, Legal affairs writer Magic Circle firm Linklaters puts AI through rigorous legal exams – and the results might surprise you. In a bold experiment that reads like science fiction but is very much our present reality, Magic Circle firm Linklaters has been subjecting artificial intelligence
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Law School Rankings Stanford University in California leads the 2025 global law school rankings by Times Higher Education, followed closely by Harvard University and New York University. While US institutions dominate the top three, the UK’s University of Cambridge and University of Oxford rank fourth and seventh respectively, marking a decline for Cambridge from its
Could it be New Zealand’s Largest Class Action? A potential landmark consumer rights case alleges Johnson & Johnson sold New Zealanders decongestants containing a “useless” ingredient for nearly 20 years in a claim that suggest it could be the largest class action lawsuit in New Zealand. Boutique law firm SGA Saddler (with offices in New
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