With the term of Chief Justice Sian Elias coming to an end in early 2019, the process for replacing her will now be well underway by Attorney-General David Parker (above). And with it, there has been observed a few instances of political jockeying by those who are quite clearly vying for the job. A legal […]
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Legal entrepreneur Claudia King has reached the Holy Grail of Lists – forgetting the Billionaire Forbes List perhaps – by making that magazine’s list of 60 women-led startups. Claudia King’s Automio, is a tech law platform that has been notching up continuing success in the law tech area with its recent successes. The ‘bot’ can
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Russell McVeagh has acted for global private equity firm The Riverside Company on all aspects of its majority investment in Hiway Group. Hiway Group is a market-leading provider of road construction and maintenance, geotechnical and environmental services in New Zealand and Australia. The Russell McVeagh team worked closely with Riverside partners Steven Spiteri and Nick
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Sacha Judd was – and is – a successful lawyer who had made it in the male dominated New Zealand legal profession, like those in the US, UK and Australia too, but she knows too that it is “profitable jerks” that are one factor making things difficult for women lawyers to enjoy a successful, satisfying
[vc_row][vc_column][ultimate_info_banner heading_tag=”h3″ button_text=”LawFuel TechLaw Feature” info_alignment=”ib3-info-left” info_effect=”zoomIn” banner_size=”20″ ib3_border=”solid” ib3_border_width=”6″ button_color=”#dd1818″ button_border_width=”6″ title_font_style=”font-weight:bold;” button_font_style=”font-weight:bold;” ib3_background=”#ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Any lawyer will know that technology is driving major changes in the way law practices are managed, but few ‘old line’ lawyers have made the dramatic changes that Christchurch lawyer John Shingleton has. Having spent most of his career with
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Victoria University of Wellington’s Council has confirmed its earlier draft decision to change the University’s name to ‘University of Wellington’. The University Council today voted in favour of making a recommendation to the Minister of Education to approve University of Wellington as the new legal name for the University, as well as adopt a new
Russell McVeagh is investigating a further complaint relating to “inappropriate comments” made by an unnamed partner while at a client event and under the influence of alcohol. In a press release issued today, the firm which has been at the centre of a major sexual harassment complaint said that an independent investigation was under way.
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The ability of new technology to increase the lawyers’ efficiency continues to expand along with the technology driven by new AI apps. But now, with the introduction into New Zealand of the Dragon ‘Anywhere’ app, there is a true ability for an increasingly mobile legal workforce to maintain and increase their productivity with the power
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WELLINGTON — Royden Hindle is the new president of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand. Mr Hindle, an Auckland-based arbitrator, adjudicator and mediator with Bankside Chambers was elected to the position by members of AMINZ. He also teaches dispute resolution at AUT University, and will continue in the role of AMINZ Director of
Otago University’s artificial intelligence research will help shed light on the effect of AI innovations on law and public policy in New Zealand, including a look at some potentially harmful implications from the powerful and fast-developing technology.The Otago initiative, Artificial Intelligence and Law in New Zealand, is funded in part by the Law Foundation and
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