Privacy issues arising from the keeping of a diary by a barrister to record client contact has been considered by the High Court. In Grupen v The Director of Human Rights Proceedings 29 March 2012 Peters J HC Auckland CIV-2010-404-8332 the barrister appealed against a finding that she had interfered ... More about Recording client attendance information.
There are at least six Practice Management Systems that are being marketed to New Zealand lawyers. Each provider was asked for a short description of their system noting its advantages. These descriptions are provided below. Hesketh Henry general manager Justin Cox says there are several things people should consider when ... More about Practice management systems for the New Zealand market.
Practice management systems (PMS) for law firms are currently going through a huge period of change. “We are seeing a massive revolution in what these systems can do today in comparison with what they could do ” says consultant Ashley Balls. Mr Balls is a principal of Law Management Group. ... More about Choosing a practice management system.
OnGuard – Baldwins case study Background Founded 114 years ago patent attorney and associated law firm Baldwins has built an extensive history servicing clients in New Zealand and throughout the world. Firmly established as a leader in its field Baldwins has helped businesses achieve and maintain their commercial advantage in ... More about OnGuard and Baldwins.
Secured Signing is a legally binding and innovative Cloud Computing (SaaS) service that allows Legal firms of all sizes and their clients and business associates to sign contracts shareholder consents director resolutions reports minutes and other forms of documentation securely online. Secured Signing Ltd. an Albany based company has recently ... More about Secured Signing signatures.
Death notices published in New Zealand daily newspapers are being gathered stored and made available to subscribers by a local company. The company A Memory Tree says it collects information on 99% of deaths listed in New Zealand. Lawyers can subscribe to a service to receive emails notifying them of ... More about A Memory Tree death notices.
An alternative to the traditional real estate office in-house trust account is now being offered by Mike Pero founder of Mike Pero Mortgages. SafeKiwi Real Estate Trust is an online web-based application that holds the customer’s deposit or funds outside the office and under the custody of the Public Trust. ... More about SafeKiwi Real Estate Trust.