Falcon raises EUR 1.5 million to bury the billable hour and build Europe’s first AI-native law firm Ghent, 1 October 2026. Founded notably by the team behind Mbrella (acquired by D’Ieteren), Falcon delivers same-day, flat-fee commercial legal work through an AI platform with a qualified lawyer signing off on every review. The company already counts Loop
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Wotton Kearney has strengthened its insurance capability in Melbourne with the appointment of Partner Claire Gomo and Special Counsel Andrew Karasmanis. Joining our general liability team, Claire and Andrew bring extensive experience advising insurers, employers and corporate clients across a broad range of complex injury, liability and recovery matters. Claire is recognised for her expertise in personal injury,
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2026 Unjust, illegitimate, illegal. This is how Professor Claire Charters describes New Zealand’s constitution in her new book, Sovereignty.In Sovereignty: The Case for Constitutional Transformation, Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland Professor Claire Charters argues New Zealand’s constitution fails to protect Māori rights and calls for fundamental change. Charters (Ngāti Whakaue, Tainui, Ngāti
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The Victorian Government has announced its sentencing laws will undergo their first independent review in more than three decades, led by a newly appointed chair of the Sentencing Advisory Council. An RMIT expert warns that translating community views into meaningful reform may prove difficult. Dr Kathryn Daley, Assistant Associate Dean, Social Science Research and Policy
Currently advising a multinational military headquarters on the Korean Peninsula, New Zealand Army Captain John Whitcombe’s career has taken a path he could hardly have mapped out when he left the West Coast for university. Today, the former New Zealand Army Reserve Force sapper and Crown prosecutor is serving as a legal officer in the
Pinsent Masons has picked an insider with a significant growth record to take the top job, electing Richard Griffiths as its new Managing Partner from 1 November. Griffiths currently heads the multinational firm’s Property Group, which has grown 13 per cent over the past two years. Before that, he ran the Planning & Environment Practice,
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30 September 2026 The New Zealand Bar Association | Ngā Ahorangi Motuhake o te Ture will welcome a new President on 1 October 2026, when Auckland King’s Counsel Dr Simon Foote KC takes over the leadership of the national body representing Aotearoa New Zealand’s independent barristers. Simon succeeds Paul David KC after a two-year term
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Five partners have joined Jones Day in Australia, bolstering the Firm’s capacity to serve clients across a broad range of complex domestic and cross-border matters. The new partners are: Brisbane: Sydney: With these additions, Jones Day has added 10 lateral partners in 2026 and 18 lateral partners since mid-2024 when it launched a strategic growth
NEW YORK, September 25, 2026: International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that leading private equity lawyer Peter Feist will return to the Firm as a partner and U.S. Co-Head of its Private Equity practice, based in New York. Peter is a highly regarded private equity lawyer with more than 25 years of experience
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption has concluded the public inquiry for Operation Rosny, which is investigating allegations concerning possible offences under the Electoral Funding Act and other matters. The inquiry commenced on 27 July 2026 and sat for 38 days over a 10-week period, during which 20 witnesses gave evidence. The public inquiry was
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