Julia Batchelor-Smith appointed to Culture Change Taskforce

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Source: MinterEllisonRuddWatts–Julia Batchelor-Smith, a Senior Associate at MinterEllisonRuddWatts has been appointed to the New Zealand Law Society’s ‘Culture Change Taskforce’ – a group committed to driving systems and culture change within the legal community. As well as being a Senior Associate in the firm’s leading construction law team, Julia is the author of Balancing Work and Life: a

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Mark Copeland Appointed to Chair of Paralympics Committee

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Commercial lawyer Mark Copeland of Mark Copeland Lawyers at Rotorua and Auckland has been appointed as Chairman of the Legal and Ethics Committee of the International Paralympics Committee in Bonn, Germany. Pursuant to this role he is responsible for the determination of all complaints made under the IPC Code of Ethics, and also acts as

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What Makes New Zealand Rank So Low in the Quality of Its Judicial Processes . . Is It Fees? Technology? No Commercial Court?

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Why has New Zealand’s Judicial processes ranked so badly in a recent World Bank report?  Economist Dr Bryce Wilkinson examines the reasons There are many things that only government can do. When it fails to excel, no one else can step in. We are all worse off. Immigration policy is one example. The reports of

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Kelley Drye Litigators Recognized by Benchmark Litigation

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Benchmark Litigation Recognizes Kelley Drye Litigators Lee Brenner, David Fink, Jeffrey Jacobson, Michael Lynch, William Petit OCTOBER 2, 2018Kelley Drye is proud to announce attorneys recognized in Benchmark Litigation 2019: Partners Lee S. Brenner and David E. Fink were named California Local Litigation Stars. Partners Jeffrey S. Jacobson and Michael C. Lynch were named New York Local Litigation Stars. Partner William C. Petit was named to the “40 & Under Hot List.”

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What are the prospects of a U.S.-UK trade agreement after Brexit?

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 Kelley Drye Brexiteers claim that leaving the EU single market and customs union creates a golden opportunity for the UK to regain power over its international trade.  The potential future post-Brexit free-trade agreement that has received the most attention is that between the U.S. and the UK.  A U.S.-UK Trade and Investment Working Group was set up in

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Gangland Bronx Shooting Leads to Leader’s Conviction

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Leonard Mathews Ordered A Shooting In The Bronx That Injured Three Bystanders Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that LEONARD MATHEWS was convicted by a jury of assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, as well as firearms, ammunition, and crack cocaine distribution

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Why AI Is Not The Main Focus For Law Firms’ Tech Spend. It’s This . .

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The endless articles about AI would have you thinking that it is top-of-mind for lawyers and law firm CEOs, but not so.  The Number One issue – at least according to a UK survey, is cyber security. The HSBC UK survey was conducted with  The Lawyer magazine, showing thast 70 per cent of law firms saw cyber-security

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