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Contract management: Keeping it simple

There are more and more software solutions available for routine business tasks which have a legal component. Making sense of the ever-increasing range of single and multi-function packages available can be daunting, especially as they will all claim to be the best, the most cost-effective, and “the answer”. Keeping it simple…
Can true statements be "unreliable"?

Can true statements be "unreliable"?

The Law Commission is calling for submissions on its second statutory review of the Evidence Act 2006. It released an Issues Paper (Second Review of the Evidence Act 2006 / Te Arotake Tuarua i te Evidence Act 2006: He Puka Kaupapa) at the end of March, canvassing the operational issues…

Ontario's anti-discrimination and harassment programme

There are about 50,000 licensed lawyers and 7,500 licensed paralegals working in the largest of Canada’s provinces, Ontario, all of whom are regulated by the Law Society of Ontario. To provide support for 57,500 or so legal professionals, the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has long had a Discrimination and Harassment…

Improving the connections with a legal operations platform

Sam Kidd While running your own law firm has many benefits, one not so fun aspect is the reporting burden often placed on firms by their larger corporate clients. With the quick advancements in technology, there are now many technology systems available for law firms’ billing, admin and other processing. But they…
Blockchain and bitcoin — a technology backgrounder

Blockchain and bitcoin — a technology backgrounder

Bitcoin is a digital currency used as a means of payment on the internet. Blockchain can be thought of as the platform or operating system for bitcoin and, subsequently, also for other crypto-currencies. The bitcoin crypto-currency was inspired by what the originators perceived as disadvantages in conventional internet commerce, such as…
How to keep on top of tax

How to keep on top of tax

Every year lawyers in practice on their own account, along with any self-employed person, need to meet tax obligations. With some planning and preparation, meeting these obligations can be relatively stress-free. There are two simple ways for lawyers to tackle this: by putting a set amount of money aside during the…

Advising non-English speakers

Part 2: Legal advisor obligations when dealing with a non-English speaking clientThis is the second of two articles looking at legal practice with non-English speaking clients. Part 1 looked at aspects of contract law. This part considers the role of a legal advisor in New Zealand dealing with a non-English…

Ten good reasons for spending a very long time on a plane

Anyone who has sat in an economy class seat on a long-haul flight will appreciate that the glamour of international travel is fleeting. So, in these days of videoconferencing, webinars and podcasts is there still value in attending an international conference? Having just returned from the joint Canadian Corporate Counsel…

Cross-Examination: Science and Technique

By Larry S. Pozner & Roger J Dodd, 3rd Edition, LexisNexis Reviewed by Garry Williams I think I first saw Irving Younger’s The Ten Commandments of Cross-Examination on VHS when I was a summer clerk at the end of 1991. By then, it had been around for over 15 years and the…

What are your Common Reporting Standard obligations?

The Common Reporting Standard (CRS) came into effect in New Zealand on 1 July 2017 and disclosures for the initial reporting period ending 31 March 2018 are due to Inland Revenue by 30 June 2018. Financial institutions play a pivotal role in this global initiative but there are also requirements…
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