The world’s highest-grossing law firm, Power Law firm Kirkland & Ellis, is on track to post record annual revenue of ~$5 billion for the 12 months ending in January, according to the Financial Times. Despite a sagging global economy, Kirkland & Ellis has surged with growth in its three main areas of operation —private equity, restructuring, and […]
Highly regarded IP litigator Matt Hayes of AJ Park died this week after a brain aneurism while surfing at Wellington. The father of two boys, Matt Hayes was described as dynamic and driven and the tragedy has shocked his firm. ‘One of the first people I worked with said litigation is 90% preparation and 10%
The chief executive of law firm Knights has sold a £61.2m (US84 million) stake in the company after it underwent a secondary placing and has already joined the Sunday Times Rich List as one of Britain’s new Power Lawyers. The firm, originally back by Dragons’ Den principal James Caan (pictured left) in 2013, as we
An international row broke out yesterday in Europe, with the European Union crying unfair and accusing Britain of hogging access to coronavirus vaccines at the expense of EU nations. Boris countered, saying it’s a contractual matter which they expect to be honoured. Plainly Britain had acted quickly ordering the vaccines while of all countries, amazingly
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NZ Law Society president Tiana Epati has returned to her old role, with a new sidekick 12 week old third child. LawFuel’s Lawyer of the Year for 2019, Ms Epati took maternity leave last October. She is married to fellow lawyer and founder of Kahui Legal, Matanuku Mahuika who is also chair of Ngati Porou Holdings.
A run-in with Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr. Sailele Malielegaoi over a plan to overhaul the country’s legal system didn’t prevent Law Society president Tiana Epati from being recognised for standing up for legal rights in the country. >> Coming Soon! The 2021 Lawyer of the Year Her support of the Samoa Law Society (SLS)
Arthur Taylor, the now somewhat celebrated “jailhouse lawyer” is making a return to court by suing his former landlords, Corrections, over their banning of the book ‘Gangland’ from New Zealand prisons. The book, written by journalist Jared Savage, deals with organised crime in New Zealand and specifically the ‘inside story’ of how the police took
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The practice manager of two Christchurch barristers stole around $170,000 over a 16 months’ period to feed her meth addiction. Barristers Rupert Glover and Margaret Sewell have worked from their chambers for several years and employed Sarah McGirr as a reportedly ‘cheerful and obliging’ practice manager. Glover described the series of thefts to Stuff.co.nz as
The twin 23-year-old girls inspired by their non-lawyer father’s arguments for Maori Land Rights has seen them develop their respective legal careers, recently reported in the Southland Times. The twins, who grew up in Bluff and attended high school in Invercargill, are of Kāi Tahu and Kāti Māmoe descent. Their father was on the Titi/Mutton
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