In what appears to be a relatively crowded practice management marketplace in New Zealand, with some heavyweight incumbents in place, it may raise some eyebrows to have a brand new entrants arrive. And moreso given that the latest to enter the market was set up in its Irish birthplace to do something that may may
Washington Correspondent If ever the Trump administration and its lawyers could become more weird it might have been in the last couple of weeks. Apart from the Cohen plea, there has also been the exiting of White House Counsel Don McGahn and his potential replacement by King & Spalding litigator Bobby Burchfield, who has been
One of the most experienced mediators in the United States, Lee Jay Berman, has expressed his support for the establishment in New Zealand of a disaster mediation centre that can mediate issues following a disaster. Mr Berman spoke to LawFuel after the AMINZ conference in Wellington this weekend, explaining that the ability to deal with
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The release of research showing that female lawyers are greatly under-represented in our highest courts is a call to further action, New Zealand Law Society President Kathryn Beck says. “The message is very clear. Over the last six years there has been little change in what is an unacceptable low proportion of women appearing as
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First published in JDSupra In his classic book, Influence, psychologist Robert Cialdini identifies “authority” as one of the primary principles of persuasion. From a police officer in uniform, to a doctor in a lab coat, to a professor at a lectern, Cialdini explains that we tend to listen to and respect those who possess the titles
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Marilyn Monroe stirred the senses more than most celebrities born and one of her most celebrated photographers, Bert Stern, has now placed the star into a legal stoush over ‘The Last Sitting’ pics. The images depicted Monroe in a Bel-Air hotel swathed in sheets, gossamer scarves and the accouterments that helped account for her sex
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(August 29, 2018) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has appointed Shareholder Arthur Carter (Dallas) as co-chair of its Business Restructuring and M&A practice group, succeeding Shareholder Robert Long (New York/Chicago/Miami). Carter joins Shareholder and Co-Chair Kerry Notestine (Houston) to lead Littler’s team that advises clients on how to
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Former Prime Minister Helen Clark believes New Zealand has the “cred” to become a centre for international dispute resolution, although it would take some major investment and a refocus of government policy. Speaking at the AMINZ conference today, Ms Clark, also former head of the UN’s Development Programme for eight years said that New Zealand,
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The lives of thousands of people in Northern California have been upended by the wildfires that have damaged and destroyed homes, businesses, and lives. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that residents of Shasta and Lake counties are now able to register for individual assistance for losses stemming from the disasters. As those
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney, Assistant Director in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (the “FBI”), David L. Hunt, Inspector General of the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC-OIG”), and Thomas P. Zugibe, the District Attorney for Rockland County, announced today the return of an
