Eighteen have been promoted at Barry Nilsson as 2026 dawns, including a new principal, a special counsel, 2 senior associates ...

Kirikiriroa/Hamilton will host an unprecedented gathering next weekend as indigenous judges from across the globe converge for the International Indigenous Judges Conference. The three-day event, ...

Contrary to what many may believe, drafting your will is not a set-and-forget exercise. Any decision to enter or dissolve a personal relationship may affect your estate. As such, it is important to ...

A whopping 81% of Australian law firms have been targeted by phishing attacks, according to the results of a survey conducted for the 2024 State of Cyber Security in Law Report. This reflects a ...

The New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa has expressed significant reservations about the proposed Regulatory Standards Bill (RSB) in its formal submission to the Ministry for Regulation.

The Australian Pro Bono Centre has revealed in a recent report that its signatories logged 844,999 pro bono hours in the 2025 financial year. Per the 18th Annual Performance Report of the National Pro ...

Russell McVeagh has boosted its corporate team in Auckland with the appointment of a new senior associate. Tom Gillespie has joined the firm, adding a decade of experience gained in both New Zealand ...

Oppositions and invalidities pleading s25(1)(c) and s17(2) enjoyed the very low success rates of 11% and 10% respectively. Success or failure under s25(1)(c) and s17(2) universally comes down to a ...

The proposed Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) and Other Legislation Amendment (Knife Crime) Bill 2024 would permit police to stop and search people in public without having to provide a ...

Leading IP services provider Spruson & Ferguson has taken a step deeper into the Asian market with a new office in Manila, Philippines, bringing the number of its offices in Asia to seven and its ...

DLA Piper has welcomed investment funds partners Andrew Kreisberg, Mara Topping and Kate McCullough, further expanding the firm’s representation of investors as well as fund sponsors in private ...

Tompkins Wake has welcomed Scott Ratuki as its new chair. He has taken over the reins of the firm’s board of partners from his predecessor Peter Fanning. Ratuki first joined Tompkins Wake in 2003 and ...