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Power Lawyer Litigation Funder Calls For Improvement in Access to Justice

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Power Lawyer Phil Newland, principal of litigation funder LPF Group has asked insurance companies to support initiatives designed to improve access to justice and prevent time-wasting delays that waste court resources. >> In-house Counsel role – Auckland or Brisbane – Check here Delaying tactics ‘abuse the justice system’, he said in a press statement which […]

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Frazer Barton

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Law Society President New Entrant Anderson Lloyd partner Frazer Barton has stepped into the Law Society presidency following the debacle over the leadership with the resignation of both the CEO and the elected president Jacque Lethbridge. Frazer Barton is a litigator with Anderson Lloyd, a nephew of the former academic and Queen’s Counsel Dr George

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Bar Association says current name suppression laws allow for balancing important rights 

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> Legal Jobs Here  The President of the New Zealand Bar Association | Ngā Ahorangi Motuhake o te Ture, Maria Dew  KC says that overall, the current name suppression regime is working well. Commenting on recent  suggestions that the system needs to be reviewed, Ms Dew says that while there is always room for  improvement,

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Meredith Connell Recruit Clifford Chance COO As Chief Executive

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Meredith Connell have recruited former Chief Operating Officer for the UK at Magic Circle law firm Clifford Chance as the firm’s new chief executive. Sophie Schwass’s appointment was announced by Meredith Connell Managing Partner Steve Haszard (pictured above) who said she would start at the firm in February 2023. Haszard retires from the partnership next

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How One ‘Best Lawyer in America’ Uses Speech Technology To Power His Practice

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The advances in speech technology provides lawyers with the ability to provide faster and better service to clients, as well as enhancing efficiencies and profitability. One US law firm had a ‘gadget guy’ partner who explains how ‘voice solutions’ have helped power the firm’s growth With more than 145 years of experience, Eastburn and Gray,

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NZ Franchise Legal Leader Brings Billion Dollar Franchises to New Zealand

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  Long time franchise law expert Stewart Germann, sometimes known as ‘The Franchise Coach’ has cemented a deal in the UK to bring a portfolio of global franchise heavyweights to New Zealand. The new franchises include companies representing $NZD5 billion in revenue, employing tens of thousands of people globally. They incude seven restaurants and two

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