At a time when the legal business is booming across the globe, running a major law firm becomes a really big business too. And with revenues of $265 million the top of the largest, independent Australian law firm comes with a hefty price tag. For Corrs Chambers Westgarth CEO Gavin McLaren it means he is also […]
New Zealand law business booms
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An attempt to strike out a negligence claim by Morrison Kent and relating to a troubled property development partnership has failed in the High Court in Auckland. The claim against the firm has been brought by Premier Legal Finance who is suing the firm for alleged breaches of duties of care. The property partnership at
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>> Latest Law Jobs in New Zealand Here FB Rice – It is with great excitement to announce we have recently onboarded a senior attorney in Wellington, New Zealand to expand our New Zealand-based service offering. FB Rice is excited to expand our local service offering in New Zealand by welcoming Matt Adams, special counsel
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Recently anointed Law Society President Jacqui Lethbridge has found herself in the unfortunate position of being the subject of publicity about ‘behaviour concerns’, just as the Law Society attempts to put bullying and harassment issues in the profession behind it. And it is apparent that she is less than happy with a statement issued by
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It may not be the race to be Prime Minister of the UK, but the race is on to succeed retiring Crown Solicitor Brian Dickey who announced he would be resigning the role at the end of the year. Meredith Connell, who hold the Auckland warrant, said they have three partners who have signaled their
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The Law Society’s Standards Committee appeal to increase the suspension of former Russell McVeagh partner James Gardner-Hopkins has been increased to three years, with the requirement that he applies to practice as a lawyer following the lengthy suspension. The decision was released in a High Court decision today, which has the link at the foot
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Anderson Lloyd senior partner and former chairman of the firm has encouraged younger lawyers to be aware that the stress lawyers need to live with can be countered by keeping fit and a sense of humour. He also encourage lawyers to keep a strong interest outside of the law. Coming from the leading firm in
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Australian-based legal disrupter LegalVision, a business set up to provide fixed price membership for legal clients, has opened its business in the UK. LegalVision started life as a business resource for business owners rather than as a law firm, has now grown to a point where it has over 350,000 monthly visitors and it claims
Former Buddle Findlay litigator Sebastian Bisley has joined Thorndon Chambers in Wellington. >> Check The Best Jobs on NZ’s Best Law Jobs Network He is an experienced civil litigator with an administrative law and commercial practice, noting in a 2014 interview that one of his most interesting jobs was unpicking a massive fraud involving Russian
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