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Google This: Law Firm Accused of ‘Skulduggery’ And Breach of Duty in Nasty Divorce Fight With Google’s ‘Third Man’

Its a case of a nasty divorce that just got nastier disaffected litigant Allison Huynh alleged that Big Law firm Morrison & Foerster had been a “willing architect and facilitator” in a nefarious scheme to cheat her and her children out of former husband and Google code writer Scott Hassan’s share of a fortune. Hassan […]

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UK Law Firm TLT Closes in On £100 Million Turnover Mark After Key Changes, Including Legal Service Delivery

Bristol-based TLT Solicitors law firm has closed in on the £100m mark in a year when the law firm elected its first new managing partner in almost two decades, according to a report in InsiderMedia. In the year to 30 April 2020, revenue climbed by 13 per cent rise from £87.6m to £98.8m. Growth across

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Exodus From Irell & Manella’s Deal-Makers Continues – 2 More Leave to Join Reed Smith

The exodus of transactional lawyers from Irell & Manella continues with two corporate partners joining Reed Smith.  Irell & Manella is abandoning most of its transactional practices in an effort to focus solely on high-value litigation work, in a move that’s lead to the departure of a number of partners, including two more this week.

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NBR Appeal To Claim Serious Threat To NZ Media in Heavy Joyce Costs Award With Chilling Effect

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NBR are appealing the award of $269,000 costs award made in favour of former National Minister Steven Joyce, after he had won a defamation case against the newspaper involving a column written by Matthew Hooton and involving Tweets and apologies. Justice Pheroze Jagose heard the case last year and made the decision that Joyce had

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Are Lawyers Threatened By Tech-Savvy Disrupters Who May Ignore Them In Future?

The fact that lawyers may be ignored by more tech-savvy industries, leaving them out in the cold, is something that has been identified as a real threat by a legaltech expert this week. Speaking a an online event, Rick Seabrook, (left) founder of law firm technology consultancy Panoram, said he was unsure whether the legal

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‘Nimble’ Law Firm Changes Name

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Simmonds Stewart to change name to Kindrik Partners From Thursday 16 July 2020, Simmonds Stewart changed its name to Kindrik Partners. Victoria Stewart, the firm’s chief executive, said “We are at a new stage in our company’s life and we wanted to reflect that with a new name.” “We’re so much more than a couple of surnames, we’re a group of exceptional

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Koru Lounge Clouting – Excess Baggage is One Thing – A $33,000 Penalty For This Nelson Lawyer Is Another

We reported on the incident involving Nelson lawyer Anjela Sharma earlier this year when Justice Davison rejected her plea for Air New Zealand to lift her travel ban after bad behaviour in the Koru Lounge. Now her’s order her to pay the airline $30,114 for costs and $3,657.21 in disbursements after her failed bid to

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Dentons’ Desert Storm Crisis – Claims of Nepotism, Colonialism and Misdeeds Within The Middle East Offices of the World’s Largest Law Firm

“. . our culture does not reflect a scintilla of the image we try to project to our . . pro bono partners, clients and potential recruits.” Dan Garner* Dentons have been faced with criticism that they have engaged in a raft of cultural, management and ethical issues involving their Mid-East offices in serious claims

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