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How Two Fast-Moving Kiwi Lawyers Use A Tech Tool To Boost Productivity

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Two Fast-Moving Lawyers Talk About Using Their Voices To Increase Productivity Lawyer Joseph Garven, a patent attorney with James & Wells, is something of an adrenaline junkie whose spare time is spent mountain biking, snow boarding or doing anything else that involves speed. And so, it is no surprise that when it comes to running

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Senior QC Dies

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Leading QC and criminal law expert Bruce Squire QC died on Monday. Known and respected as a tough-but-fair lawyer who took an uncompromised, professional stance on behalf of clients, the former Crown lawyer acted on a range of cases, including successfully representing murder accused Murray Foreman in 2008, accused of the shooting of Hawkes Bay

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Why The NZ Law Society Is Barking Up The Wrong Tree With It’s ‘Culture Change’ Task Force

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The Culture Change ‘Task Force’ Sounds “Fervently Marxist” – But Is It What The Law Society Should Be Doing? Thomas Bloy* #MeToo has ushered in a new era for lawyers and it’s all about ‘culture change’.  The scandals that rocked the ivory towers, the Bazley report, and the countless blogs, articles, and radio and TV discussions

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MinterEllisonRuddWatts in Large Firm of Year and More

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MinterEllisonRuddWatts is proud to be named as a finalist for the Large Law Firm of the Year, Deal Team of the Year and Employer of Choice categories in this year’s New Zealand Law Awards. Senior Associate Vanessa Hunter has also been selected as a finalist for Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year. The New Zealand Law

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Which Are New Zealand’s Oldest Law Firms? – And Who Are The More Recent Contenders For Long Term Survival?

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Herald columnist Sasha Borissenko did a useful job of listing the oldest law firms in New Zealand, which include names reaching into the profession’s Jurassic period, well at least 150 years. She reported AUT Helen Dervan’s comments that firms if properly managed can survive in both upturns and downturns, which combined with the legal regulation

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Minter Ellison Act on Tower Insurance Deal

Tower to acquire Youi NZ Insurance portfolio Powered By LawFuel –Insurance market disruptor, Youi NZ Pty Ltd’s has announced its insurance portfolio is to be acquired by Tower Insurance Limited, after signing a Portfolio Transfer Agreement. Under the agreement, Tower Insurance will acquire around 34,000 in-force policies from Youi NZ for a purchase price of

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