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Fastcase v Alexi – The Legal AI Data Fight Every Firm Should Watch

Legal AI, US Law /
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The Legal AI Data War From Fastcase That Redraws Licence Risk ​Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributor Clio-owned Fastcase has sued Canadian AI research platform Alexi in Washington, D.C., accusing it of turning a restricted data licence into a springboard for a rival AI legal research tool. The complaint alleges Alexi used Fastcase’s licensed case law not just for

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David Bricklebank

Law Firms /

LawFuel Power List 2005 No. 35 As General Counsel and Company Secretary for ANZ Bank New Zealand, overseeing the legal and corporate governance framework for the country’s largest bank, David Bricklebank’s position on the list reflects his sway over legal affairs. His role places him at the centre of complex regulatory, conduct and governance demands,

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Scott Russell

LawStars, New Zealand Law News /

LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 11 Russell secured a $135.6 million ASB settlement in October 2025, one of New Zealand’s largest banking payouts without a liability admission, after four years of class action litigation over Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act disclosure breaches. The ANZ case continues. That’s plaintiff-side power: making banks sweat, resisting retrospective

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Karen Chang

New Zealand Law News /

LawFuel Power List No. 7 Chang moves up three spots because the SFO under her leadership stopped resembling a bureaucratic afterthought and started resembling a threat. Foreign-bribery whistleblower platforms, Ponzi plea deals, sustained prosecutions of corporate fraud—2025 saw the SFO prosecuting with a swagger that’s been absent for years. The Court of Appeal’s criticism in

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Madeleine Laracy

New Zealand Law News, Power List /

LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 5 Laracy returned to Crown Law in January 2021 after a 15-year tenure as Crown Counsel and a stint as Deputy Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security. That résumé spanning national security, criminal appeals, and sensitive governmental processes positions her as Jagose’s likely successor when the Solicitor-General departs in February 2026.

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Davey Salmon KC

New Zealand Law News, Power Law, Power List /

LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 14 Salmon’s 2025 profile case was the Talleys v. TVNZ defamation battle (September 2025), resulting in a win with a dismissal of the claim. His practice is astonishingly diverse: representing the Independent Māori Statutory Board against Auckland Council (judicial review over Watercare chairmanship), Northland kaumatua Mike Smith in climate change

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Stephen Hunter KC

New Zealand Law News, New Zealand Law News, Power Law /

LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 16 Hunter is Shortland Chambers’ go-to commercial silk—ANZ, BNZ, Commerce Commission, Kiwi Property, Metlifecare, Precinct, Rabobank, Vector, Vero, Westpac. His practice spans banking, company law, contract disputes, negligence claims, regulatory matters. One of few silks ranked Band 1 by both Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500, he’s admitted to

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Margot Gatland

New Zealand Law News, Power Law /

LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 19 Gatland joined the Financial Markets Authority in December 2017 from the Serious Fraud Office and Meredith Connell. Her enforcement portfolio has sharpened: civil claims against Tower Insurance, litigation involving Rockfort Markets, high-profile Du Val property group prosecution. With CCCFA enforcement transferring to the FMA, her regulatory remit expands. The

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Rachael Reed KC

Lawyers, New Zealand Law News, Power Law /

LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 20 Reed continues tackling high-profile cases at the intersection of criminal and civil law. Her October 2024 Whakaari Management High Court appeal challenging the company’s conviction over the 2019 volcanic eruption killing 22 people argued the ruling had “concerning implications” for landlords permitting adventure activities. This year she excoriated the

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Alysha McClintock

New Zealand Law News, New Zealand Law News, Power Law /

LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 21 McClintock was appointed Auckland Crown Solicitor in February 2023, succeeding Brian Dickey KC, leading nearly 150 prosecutors in a role Meredith Connell has held for over a century. With 20+ years’ prosecution experience including 100+ trials (murder, sexual offenses, major drug crimes), she’s institutionally powerful. Her demotion from No.

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