Many Australian law firms are currently failing to maximise their business development opportunities. Research shows 69 per cent of law firms with an ‘under developed’ marketing and business development function…
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Workplace stress and bullying
Deal with it sooner rather than later Concerns about workplace stress and bullying need to be dealt with promptly before they escalate, an employment lawyer has warned. Samantha Turner, a partner…
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Understanding therapeutic jurisprudence
Therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) derives from the early work of two North American law professors (Professors David Wexler and Bruce Winick) who were concerned to explore the intersection between the law…
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Unit Titles: Are we safe yet?
The Unit Titles Act 2010 was an attempt to address the gaps and inadequacies of the Unit Titles Act 1972. While the changes it brought were welcome, it soon became…
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Zero-rated land sales
Article author Grant Pearson is the Customs Appeal Authority for New Zealand, a member of the recently released second edition of GST in New Zealand author team, and practises as a barrister.…
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“Oh, of course”: A review of implied terms in support of Belize Telecom
Article author Benjamin Bielski* is in his final year of an LLB(hons) and a BA majoring in philosophy at the University of Otago. Originally from Invercargill, Ben is employed by the University…
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Margaret Bedggood – The Legal Luminaries Project
This is the second of a series of in-depth interviews with our esteemed legal leaders; our legal luminaries. Professor Margaret Bedggood, QSO looks back over her life in the law, speaking candidly about…
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Cultivating Innovation in a Risk-Averse Legal Industry
Innovation has always been synonymous with risk. In the past, pure technical ability — not innovation — was the key differentiator between firms in a traditionally risk-averse and inherently conservative…
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Achieving Profitability with Alternative Fee Arrangements
With the increasing prevalence of alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) – such as fixed, blended and capped fees and retainers – firms have the ability to increase the client’s perception of…
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Harmful Digital Communications Bill: panacea or problem?
Ursula Cheer, Professor of Law, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, comments on the Harmful Digital Communications Bill. Is it a panacea or a problem? The Government is in the process of…
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