Access to Justice in New Zealand is a major problem with as many as 20,000 people have been denied legal representation by legal aid according to a report published by the New Zealand Law Society. The report’s findings followed the largest survey ever undertaken on New Zealand’s legal profession, identifying the major issue of legal aid being a
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Former senior UK Cabinet Minister Sir Geoffrey Cox QC has created a furor in the UK for his lawyer earnings over what was described as his ‘moonlighting’ legal work, which earned him more than £5.5 million ($7.7 million USD) since 2009. The British media, including the Daily Mail, revealed how he had spent 10,700 hours
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Court sides with Amistad Project, declares statewide mask mandate void HARRISBURG, Penn., Nov. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled in favor of The Amistad Project’s lawsuit today and voided the statewide school mask mandate issued by Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam. The ruling was issued in response to a lawsuit filed by The Amistad Project
SEATTLE (November 10, 2021)—Powered by LawFuel – Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 28 counsel and senior counsel have been promoted to partner effective January 1, 2022. The new partner class of 2022 includes: Alberto Araiza Diana Z. Bowman Alexander O. Canizares Jesús J. Castillón Michelle W. Chan Erin K. Earl Rebecca A. Eberhardt John D. Esterhay
BigLaw giant Kirkland & Ellis has picked up a $200 million fee in a contingency legal case involving chemical companies. Law.com reports that the fee was revealed in a press release from Kirkland & Ellis client Huntsman Corp which“shows that Kirkland & Ellis’ strategic decision to ‘double down’ on contingency fee cases is paying off
Law Firm recruitment has always been an intensely competitive business, but it just got a lot hotter as some legal recruiters describe the present situation among major law firms in the US and the UK as “approaching boiling point”. The reason for the issue has been the much more competitive market for legal talent. Law
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(SAN DIEGO, CA – Nov. 9, 2021) – Today, MyCase, a leading provider of cloud-based legal practice management software and payment services to law firms, announced key product enhancements to the MyCase solution, along with the acquisition of three leading legal technology providers: Soluno, Legal Accounting; CASEpeer, Practice Management for Personal Injury Firms; and Woodpecker, Legal
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Davis Polk – Powered by LawFuel – For the seventh year in a row, Global Investigations Review named Davis Polk to the “GIR 30,” its ranking of the world’s top law firms for investigations work. GIR recognized Davis Polk’s White Collar Defense & Investigations group for having “one of the best track records in the game” and noted
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A newly listed legal role for Cook Islands Solicitor General has been listed with the LawFuel law jobs network, providing for a key role in the Cook Islands and for a candidate who can start working at an early date. The role, for three years, is an important one for the Islands with a successful
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HOUSTON, Nov. 9, 2021 /Powered by LawFuel – — Two New Orleans residents have filed a lawsuit in Houston district court against 13 individuals and organizations in connection with this past weekend’s Astroworld Festival that left at least eight people dead and hundreds of others hospitalized or requiring on-site medical treatment. The lawsuit was filed Monday afternoon in Harris County District
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