The suggestion by the NZLS that the once obsolete fax machine is likely to experience a comeback might surprise some – see https://gallery.mailchimp.com/636c7d0c620118e83f54c9764/files/Faxes_may_make_comeback_with_lawyers_AAP_NZ_Newswire_30_Sep_2014.pdf

The rethink is evidently due to the increasing activity of hackers who have been targeting law firms and client’s email systems and issuing false instructions. To my mind, this would be a decidedly retrograde step. The question is when are law-enforcement agencies going to start taking hacking more seriously?