From Legal Briefs to Board Game Design for Simon Mortlock New Zealand lawyer Simon Mortlock’s law career transition has seen 53 years as a practicing lawyer to developing a winning board game to benefit his local community. NZ Law Jobs Here The retired founding partner of Christchurch law firm Mortlock McCormack Law has channeled his […]
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Basrristers disciplined over ‘LGBTQ ‘joke’ posted in elevators Two veteran Melbourne barristers, John F. Perry and Robert G. Squirrell, have been officially disciplined after admitting to involvement in posting an offensive and demeaning “joke” targeting LGBTQ lawyers in the lifts of the Owen Dixon Chambers East, in Melbourne. Citations:
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f you thought class action was a contact sport, wait until you hear what’s been happening at Pogust Goodhead. The London-based litigation shop that made its name (and burned through a fair bit of investor cash) chasing down corporate behemoths is now facing a drama worthy of its own mini-series.
Pogust Goodhead burst onto the scene with a business model that could make even the most jaded litigation funder’s eyes water.
However there has been trouble brewing and, as The Times reported this week, the law firm’s own auditors have questioned whether the firm can continue as a going concern. Read More . .
The Dorsey & Musk Battle on IP Law Jacqui Coombe, LawFuel contributor When Jack Dorsey, the bearded oracle of Twitter (now X), tweeted “delete all IP law,” and Elon Musk, the world’s most famous meme stock, replied “I agree,” the legal world collectively spit out its coffee. Was this a joke, a provocation, or the
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Ponzi Financial Scheme By Attorney Leads To Jail NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, disbarred attorney was sentenced to 30 months in prison for a wire fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced. Lawrence Coven, 61, of Hillsborough, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert Kirsch in Trenton federal court
The Strange Case of Auckland Lawyer Benjamin Wong Benjamin Wong has been struck off the rolls by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal for an extensive scheme of forgery and client deception spanning nearly two years – and yet there was no apparent benefit to Wong in any of the misdeeds. >> A new job?
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How One Lawyer Turned Mockery Into a Business Model Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor In a profession where “aggressive representation” is practically a sacred mantra, one UK solicitor has flipped the script by building his practice on, brace yourself, being nice to clients. He’s the Mr Nice Guy lawyer who built a whole business model
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Pro Bono Leader Exits Following $40M Trump Settlement Steven Banks has stepped down as Paul Weiss’s pro bono practice leader just weeks after the firm’s contentious deal with the Trump administration. Banks, 68, didn’t directly blame the Trump agreement but stated his “opportunity to make an impact as a lawyer is diminishing.” He expressed a
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Sidley Austin Scores Wall Street Heavyweight in Latest BigLaw Drama Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor When your firm has spent decades as the Fort Knox of partner retention, watching top talent walk out the door must sting worse than a first-year associate’s billable shortfall. That’s the reality Cravath Swaine & Moore now faces as Dave
The ASIC Blockbuster Hits Aussie Court When your company’s getting cozy with alleged crime bosses, maybe don’t leave the receipts? That’s the free legal advice Star Entertainment’s former general counsel Paula Martin probably wishes she’d followed before landing in Australia’s Federal Court hot seat. Martin — who climbed from group general counsel to chief legal
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