The issue of settling personal injury lawsuits is one that occupies the minds of many people given that there are around 400,000 personal injury claims filed every year in the United States. Out of all of the personal injury cases, motor vehicle accidents were the most frequent causes of injury, making up over half of all cases. […]
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London lawyers Mishcon de Reya, already preparing for a stock exchange float, has started a litigation funding division with Harbour Litigation Funders, one of the largest litigation funding operations in the world. A report in the FInancial Times says that Harbour is to invest £150m in the new fund which will see Mischon de Reya
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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that HERODE CHANCY, who at the time of the offense was employed as a manager at a Manhattan branch of a national bank (“Bank-1”), was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his role in a commercial
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Sir Michael Friedlander The Keegan Alexander consultant has a vast property portfolio via his Sampson Corporation with a fortune that may well be touching a billion. Still retaining a modest entry on the Keegan Alexander website, he has a Power List ranking befitting his wealth and philanthropy through his Friedlander Foundation. A consultant at law
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Australian lawyers are providing pro bono legal help to people from Afghanistan living in Australia following the Taliban takeover of the country. The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has just launched an Afghanistan Legal Clinic with the help of pro bono law firms and lawyer volunteers. According to ProBono Australia the ASRC has been receiving
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Last Year: 49 Jim Farmer QC has remained one of the most influencial lawyers in New Zealand for several decades, following a distinguished and continuing legal career as one of the country’s foremost silks. His academic and legal credentials are impressive, with books on Government, Tribunals, Creditor and Debtor law, Industrial Relations, CER and many
New Zealand trademark law practice Sortify has been bought for $11 million by ASX-listed Australian intellectual property group QANTM Intellectual Property Ltd, establishing a further kiwi law tech success story. Sorftify has achieved status as the top-ranked online trademark filing website in both Australia and New Zealand, as the second- the third-ranked trademark filing agent
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Numerous power lawyers inhabit the country’s boardrooms, including some who have also inhabited the higher reaches of the Power List’s rankings. We have purged the list of those who operate purely in a business environment, other than some who remain as key influencers and remain involved in the profession (like Pip Greenwood and Cathy Quinn)
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Having a law career does not mean you have to be a lawyer and now, more than ever, there are multiple opportunities for lawyers who do not seek to practice law but are looking for a law career pathway beyond getting behind a desk with a law firm. Career opportunities for those with a law
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New Entrant – Following the departure of former FMA General Counsel and Power List member Nick Kynoch, the current General Counsel Liam Mason steps into the List, leading the FMA’s compliance, licensing and fintech functions. Newly appointed as General Counsel, he spent 14 years with the Securities Commission before joining the FMA in 2011. His
