Discovery in court proceedings

April 19, 2019

Discovery in court proceedings

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Managing Partner Tim Walden named Law Firm Leader of the Year at NZ Law Awards

We are thrilled to announce that James & Wells Managing Partner Tim Walden was named Law Firm Leader of the Year (in the <100 lawyers category) at the recent 2023 New Zealand Law Awards. Tim has steered James & Wells through another year of growth, continued expansion into Australia, a restructuring of the firm to...

Trade marks

Brand protection in China

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (“CNIPA”) examines around 10 million trade mark applications annually. At the end of 2022, the Chinese Trade Marks Register stood at around 42 million trade mark registrations. Against the backdrop of these numbers, businesses too often enter the Chinese market without having properly thought about brand protection – only...

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Sara Lee – just desserts or just another post-Covid victim?

First published in Bay of Plenty Business News November 2023 edition On 19 October, Australian dessert brand, Sara Lee, went into voluntary administration. Many New Zealanders will know Sara Lee of course for its range of frozen cheesecakes, pies and puddings. According to Vaughan Strawbridge, one of the voluntary administrators appointed,1 “Sara Lee is an...

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