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The Harvard Law Grad Kiwi-Kurdish Survivor Now Prosecuting IS War Crimes

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It doesn’t get much tougher for anyone that surviving a tough refugee camp, particularly if education has been denied. But Kiwi-educated lawyer Rez Gardi became the first Kurd graduating from Harvard Law School and is now prosecuting the Islamic State for egregious war crimes – the very people who persecuted her own Kurdish people. Once […]

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Who Are The Lawyers Helping Prince Andrew Keep Safe From US Law Enforcement Over Jeffrey Epstein?

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As Prince Andrew faces increasing pressure to speak with the American authorities regarding his links with deceased and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein his law firm has provided a firm rebuttal of claims of ‘zero co-operation’ with US authorities. So who are the Duke of York’s lawyers? His law firm, a six partner firm specialising in

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Archie Williams – The Innocence Project YouTube Star & The Lawyers Who Saw Him Free

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Reality TV show ‘Americ’a Got Talent’ is as used to pulling heartstrings as strumming guitars, but the recent appearance of Archie Williams, a man who served 37 years’ jail for a crime he didn’t commit, was a standout performance for both Williams and the Innocence Project lawyers who secured his release. In 1982, at the

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Gerard McCoy – The Legal Giant Who Took The Difficult Cases & Developed a ‘Cult Following’

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The death of Dr Gerard McCoy, 63, arguably Hong Kong’s leading QC, saw the end of a 40 year-long legal career that included some of Hong Kong’s most difficult criminal trials for the kiwi lawyer. Highly regarded in both New Zealand and Hong Kong for his legal skills, he was a senior counsel since 1997

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The Privacy Law Superstar & The Law Firm at the Centre of the Meghan Markle Battle . . And Meghan’s Humiliating Courtroom Loss

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In the midst of the coronavirus lockdown, the legal fight between Meghan Markle and Prince Harry commenced in London, via a virtual hearing, with a successful but relatively little known legal powerhouse and a go-to celebrity barrister who acted for Prince Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, firing the legal shots for the Sussexes. Schillings doesn’t make

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George Pell Decision a Major Win For One of Australia’s Top Lawyers – The $25,000-a-day Silk

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The unanimous High Court decision to acquit Cardinal George Pell is a major win for Bret Walker SC, cementing his place as one of Australia top lawyers. In releasing Cardinal Pell from prison, the Court said there was “a significant possibility that an innocent person has been convicted because the evidence did not establish guilt

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David Lat Awaits Discharge From Hospital After Life-Threatening Coronavirus Treatment

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David Lat, founder of the AbovetheLaw legal blog, realizes his lucky escape from the severe coronavirus infection and his ability to donate blood for research into the virus. Just under two weeks ago he was receiving oxygen and afraid for the worse, being rendered unconscious and incubated before receiving the ventilation that saved his life.

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Leading Jurist Talks of Covid-19 “Police State” Moves

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The powers used by government to enforce compliance with restrictions on movement have been heavily criticised by former UK supreme court Justice Lord Sumption who has said the public should not be “resigning their liberty” to ovewr-zealous citizens in uniform. A Guardian article reported the former justice when he heavily criticised Derbyshire police for stopping

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What “AbovetheLaw” Founder David Lat Says About His Coronavirus Infection . . And What We Need To Do

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Lawyer David Lat has reported on legal matters for many years as founder of the ‘AbovetheLaw’ legal blog, but the now-legal recruiter is lying in a Manhattan hospital bed being treated for coronavirus. In a New York Law Journal story, Lat described the isolation in his room, sing ‘negative pressure’ to exclude germs and described

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