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New NZ Court Guidelines: “Sir” and “Ma’am” Are Being Phased Out – Here’s Everything Lawyers Must Know

New Zealand’s courts have released comprehensive Guidelines for Courtroom Conduct for Counsel (July 2026). Endorsed by the Chief Justice and Heads of Bench, the document sets out practical expectations covering forms of address, dress, technology (including AI), introductions, junior counsel participation, accessibility, devices, behaviour, documents, remote hearings and more. The guidelines apply to counsel and

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Built By Barristers, Australia’s New AI Tool Takes On Legal Research Giants

Australia Law News, Featured, Lawyers, Legal AI, Press Releases / August 18, 2026

Australia’s increasingly crowded legal AI market has another challenger, with Sydney-based BarristerAI has launching an AI legal research platform built specifically for barristers and smaller practices, charging $30 a month plus usage fees rather than the substantial enterprise subscriptions associated with many eokstablished legal-tech platforms. Founded by barristers Matthew and Frank Kalyk, (Matthew pictured above)

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Corrs advises OceanaGold on its proposed A$776 million acquisition of Ausgold

Australia Law News, Press Releases / August 18, 2026

Australia’s leading independent law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has advised OceanaGold Corporation (OceanaGold) (TSX: OGC, NYSE: OGC) on its proposed acquisition of ASX-listed Ausgold Limited (Ausgold) (ASX: AUC) by way of a scheme of arrangement, valuing Ausgold at approximately A$776 million. Ausgold, a gold exploration and development company, is focused on the development of the

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AI’s hidden infrastructure risk is now a board-level resilience issue, DLA Piper research finds

New Zealand Law News, Press Releases / August 18, 2026

18 August 2026 – Australia and New Zealand businesses are increasingly exposed to AI resilience risks that sit beyond their own systems, including cyber incidents, compute capacity, data location rules, cloud and platform outages, supplier concentration and contractual failures, according to new research from DLA Piper. The findings come from The AI Year, DLA Piper’s global investigation

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Littler Appoint First Pro Bono Counsel

Press Releases, US Law / August 18, 2026

ST. LOUIS (August 17, 2026) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has appointed Jenny Schwendemann as its first Senior Associate General Counsel, Pro Bono. The newly created role underscores the firm’s longstanding commitment to pro bono service, access to justice and community impact, while supporting key strategic priorities and opportunities for growth. Schwendemann previously served

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How to Protect Your Business Within Your Estate Plan in South Florida

Law Firms, Press Releases, Sponsored Post / August 18, 2026

Article source: Peace of Mind Estate Planning Law, FL A business can represent years of effort, accumulated value, and financial security for a family. An estate plan can address what happens to that enterprise after death or incapacity while preserving clear authority over important decisions. Business interests, therefore, deserve the same careful attention as real

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SFO Alleges Former Council Members Fraudulently Obtained Over $12 Million

New Zealand Law News, Press Releases / August 18, 2026

SFO alleges former council manager and associates fraudulently obtained more than $12 million from two councils The Serious Fraud Office has filed charges against a former council manager and two associates alleging they deceived two councils into awarding contracts valued at more than $12 million to an engineering firm they controlled. The three people, who

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Freshfields Raids A&O Shearman for the Man Behind Its Global Brand

BigLaw, Law Firm Marketing, Press Releases / August 18, 2026

Freshfields has turned to the man who helped give A&O Shearman its new global identity to sharpen its own brand. Craig Annis (below) joins as Chief Brand and Communications Officer after playing a central communications role in bringing together Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling and presenting the merged firm to the market. Annis

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Legora collaborates with Box to connect agentic legal AI with the intelligent enterprise content layer

Legal AI, Press Releases / August 17, 2026

New integration lets mutual customers apply documents stored in Box directly to their work in Legora — bringing legal-grade, agentic AI to the content enterprises already trust. Legora, the agentic operating system for legal work, today announced a collaboration with Box, the leader in Intelligent Content Management, to integrate the two platforms. The integration enables

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Norton Rose Add Leading Health & M&A Lawyer From Baker McKenzie in Sydney

Australia Law News, Lawyers, Press Releases / August 15, 2026

Norton Rose Fulbright has added former Baker McKenzie lawyer Kate Jefferson to the Sydney team. A lawyer with over 20 years’ experience, she has been a top lawyer in the health and life sciences and with a wealth of Asian M&A deal experience behind her. The firm’s media announcement is below – Global law firm

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