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NZ Law News – SFO charges former trust CEO over alleged $2.1 million fraud

 The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has filed charges against Matekino Marshall, the former Chief Executive of a charitable trust, alleging he misappropriated just over $2.1 million from two trusts and a third entity which he was involved in. The SFO alleges that, while Chief Executive of the Ngāti Tamaoho Trust, Mr Marshall misappropriated $547,408. He faces three representative charges of obtaining by deception,

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UK Law Firm Macfarlanes Opens ‘Representative Office’ in New York

The profile London-based law firm has announced that it will open a representative office in the Big Apple in April. The firm’s media statement on the announcement is shown below – Macfarlanes announces that it will open a representative office in New York in April 2026, which will operate alongside its London headquarters and Brussels

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Founder of Acton-Based Animal Welfare Organization Arrested on Federal Charge that He Plotted Former Employee’s Kidnapping

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          LOS ANGELES – An actor who is the founder and president of an animal welfare organization based near the Antelope Valley has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with the attempted kidnapping of a former employee who won a $6.7 million wrongful-termination judgment against him, the Justice Department announced today.          Leo Grillo, 77,

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Law Firm Freeths Recognized as UK’s Top Performing Insolvency Practice

The Restructuring and Insolvency team at leading law firm Freeths has once again been recognised as the UK’s top-performing insolvency practice, securing the number one position in Solomonic’s newly released Year in Review 2025.According to the latest analysis from litigation data and analytics platform Solomonic, Freeths issued 548 claims in the Insolvency & Companies List during 2025,

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Fried Frank Hire PE & M&A Experts in London and New York From Kirkland

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Fried Frank have recruited two leading lawyers who will work on boosting the firm’s work in M&A and private equity. Rhett McPhie is from Kirkland & Ellis and one, Morgan Pusey, (pictured) is from Morgan Lewis.The firm’s media announcement is below – Fried Frank announced today that Rhett McPhie and Nathan R. Pusey have joined

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London Law Move Sees Yet Another Raid on Lathams by Sidley Austin

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Fresh from its raid on Latham & Watkins Sidley Austin has returned for more with the recruitment of Jeremy Trinder which is now the 13th recruitment since 2024, hiring a lawyer with strong cross-border experience in the real estate and property financing area with over 30 years’ experience in the market.We reported the move to

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Aviation Attorney Says The NTSB Preliminary Report Could Raise Issues About The Approach For Landing And The Aircraft’s Instruments And Avionics In Fatal Colorado Crash

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After the preliminary report was recently issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for a fatal airplane crash in the Colorado mountains, a nationally recognized aviation safety attorney says the plane’s approach for landing and the operation of its instruments and avionics systems may be areas of further investigation.  On February 13,

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A Birth Injury Few Parents Are Warned About and Why Awareness Still Lags Behind

Article source: Friedlin Brown PAImage SourceWhen you prepare for childbirth, you are likely told about labor pain, cesarean delivery, and common newborn screenings. Far fewer conversations focus on hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, often called HIE, a brain injury caused by reduced oxygen and blood flow around the time of birth. Although it is uncommon, its consequences

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Avoiding Probate in 2026: The Ultimate Guide to Protecting Your Family, Assets, and Privacy

Power Briefing: Walk-In WillsImage generated by GeminiProbate is rarely the simple administrative formality many anticipate; frequently, it evolves into a significant financial and emotional burden that catches families unprepared. While the court-supervised transfer of assets is legally necessary for those who fail to plan, it exposes a family’s private financial life to the public record

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NZ Law – Former Wynn Williams Partner Joins MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Ed Smithies joins MinterEllisonRuddWatts’ Tier 1 real estate team from 2 March 2026, further strengthening the firm’s commitment to delivering exceptional property solutions and client service.With extensive experience in major capital market transactions, commercial investments, and large scale developments, Ed brings a wealth of knowledge and a proven track record of success in the property sector.

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