Dane Panes* Starting your own law firm is a major step towards success as a passionate lawyer. However, the process of building a law firm from the ground up can be daunting – not to mention, challenging. Once you open your law firm, you won’t just be a lawyer. You will also become a business […]
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London lawyers Mishcon de Reya, already preparing for a stock exchange float, has started a litigation funding division with Harbour Litigation Funders, one of the largest litigation funding operations in the world. A report in the FInancial Times says that Harbour is to invest £150m in the new fund which will see Mischon de Reya
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Last year 39 – A variety of profile criminal cases and appeals, including Kim Dotcom’s ongoing fight for freedom, has kept Ron Mansfield as a List member. Regularly appearing in high profile criminal cases like appearing for the ‘media personality’ in the Comanchero Motorcycle Gang bust, ‘the “designer drug” Operation Arc case and recently acting
New Entrant We have previously identified Davey Salmon as one of the up-and-coming heavy hitting barristers and his high profile rise has cemented his role in the Power List, particularly given his popularity with major clients and the Bench. Destined to be Silk this year, he served his time as litigation partner at Lee Salmon
Last Year – 26 – LPF Litigation funder co-founder and director Phil Newland continues his high rankings as key figure in the leading litigation funding group, which was boosted by the Law Commission report last year. The controversy over litigation funding continues, heightened by the surprise withdrawal by litigation funding giant Harbour Litigation Funding from
The pressure has been on Rebecca Kitteridge following the Mosque attacks in Christchurch and an increased focus on the balancing act required to provide quality intelligence services and a respect for privacy and other democratic rights. The rise in white supremacy groups and other issues confront Kitteridge, who also faces increased scrutiny over her agency’s
The highlight of Tiana Epati’s year was the birth of her daughter (below), but the COVID-wracked year also saw her entrench and increase her leadership role within the profession, boosting her Power List rankings as one of the country’s most powerful and influential lawyers. As the first person of Polynesian descent to hold the Law
Solicitor General Una Jagose oversees the 800 lawyers in Government but hit the headlines with her fronting to the AbuseinCare Royal Commission last year, when she apologised on behalf of the government for the abuse of children. The apology had mixed reviews as she announced her strategy for dealing with the situation. “It might be
Boies Schiller’s Deputy Chair Natasha Harrison is to leave the firm following disclosure of a memo sent around the troubled firm recently with more than one third of the partners having left in the past year. Harrison was appointed to the role Her departure follows the departure at the end of last year of then
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The James Hardie class action settlement left questions about litigation funding
