Described as the ‘one to watch’ in New Zealand’s legaltech industry, Chapman Tripp with their technology and innovation business, Zeren, has been recognised on NZ Lawyer’s Innovative Firms list for 2020. Zeren delivers automated, legal technology services to help clients become more efficient, improve performance and manage risk. Products include a document automation service, a […]
Litigation PR is increasingly popular overseas . . and catching on in New Zealand, lead by a two-woman power team Litigation PR is an interesting concept. In many countries using PR to support a legal case has matured beyond being considered part of crisis communications into its own speciality, yet in New Zealand, are we
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A virtual chambers model is designed to encourage more women into chambers – earlier than otherwise It had to happen – a Chambers or law firm celebrating suffragette Kate Sheppard. (Surely, the even more appropriate Ethel Benjamin Chambers can’t be far away). And now a barrister returning from Europe to New Zealand, Charlotte Griffin, has
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By Members of the International Bar Association’s High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom NZ Bar Association – The rule of law is arguably the most basic requirement of any civilised society, and an independent judiciary, to which access is available to all citizens, is an essential ingredient of the rule of law.
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Kiwi legaltech startup LawVu, a collaboration tool for in-house legal teams, has raised $2.5 million in a funding round involving Australian, US and New Zealand investors. It’s another major milestone for founder Sam Kidd. The latest round follows a 2020 funding investment of $3.65 million, with its legaltech suite of tools used by clients including
Among the top listings this week on the New Zealand law jobs network at LawFuel we outline some of the major legal opportunities available on the leading law jobs and news network. The jobs range from in-house to law firm and continue the range of opportunities that we see coming in to provide top job
Intellectual property firm, James & Wells, has announced the promotion of Andrew Scott to Partner and James Rowland to Associate. Andrew Scott joined James & Wells’ patent team in 2014 after practicing in Australia for eight years. With a background in physics, biochemistry and chemistry, including a PhD in synthetic medicinal chemistry and post-doctoral studies
Board Chair Allison Arthur-Young said, “Congratulations to all of our clients and their advisers who are finalists ahead of this year’s INFINZ Awards – we’re extremely proud to have assisted on half of the dozen transactions noted as finalists and thank our clients for choosing us to work alongside them on these market-leading transactions, undertaken in a
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Russell McVeagh is delighted to announce that Tax expert and alumnus Greg Neill is returning to the firm as Russell McVeagh’s newest Tax partner, effective 1 April 2021*. Based in the firm’s Auckland office, Greg returns to Russell McVeagh following six years as a partner of an Australasian financial advisory firm in its tax group, where he has been advising on a broad range
Internet entrerpreneur Kim Dotcom’s ongoing battle to avoid extradition to the United States has seen a number of lawyers appearing for him in the numerous proceedings. Most recently the lawyers have been Ron Mansfield and Simon Cogan, however the instructing solicitors have now changed. Formerly, the on-the-record solicito5rs were Anderson Creagh Lai, who have requested
