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New Zealand Broker Implicated in Sanctions Workarounds for Russian and Iranian Oil

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A New Zealand-based insurance intermediary has been identified in a Reuters investigation as a key enabler in the shipment of Russian and Iranian oil in apparent breach of international sanctions regimes. The firm, Rosier Insurance, based in Auckland, is reported to have arranged marine insurance for dozens of oil tankers linked to sanctioned oil trade, […]

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Robin AI’s Big Bet on Legal Tech Meets Market Reality

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Robin’s Legal Tech Backfire Robin AI, the poster child for the “AI meets law” revolution, is learning the hard way that venture capital fairy dust doesn’t guarantee happily-ever-after. The London-based legal tech firm, once proudly waving its genAI-plus-human-experts flag, is now cutting staff after growth dreams collided with the brick wall of economic reality. The

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The New Zealand Legal Profession’s Disgraceful Silence Over The Death of Bill Wilson

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John Bowie, LawFuel Publisher The death of former Supreme Court judge Bill Wilson KC in September has been marked by a striking silence within New Zealand’s legal and media circles, a fact that itself seems more noteworthy than any tribute or obituary could be. The Press pubished a respectful piece from Martin Van Beynen, (who

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Meet Sigrid McCawley The Lawyer Who Holds Power to Account

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Law Star Sigrid McCawley’s Royal Litigation Credentials Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor If you only know Sigrid McCawley as “Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer,” you’ve missed the plot. The Boies Schiller Flexner co-managing partner is the litigator who made banks, boardrooms and Prince Andrew all do the math on enabling abuse. A recent profile in The Times

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Law Resource: Law Firm Launches Digital Assets Litigation Tool

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Morrison Cohen Launches Interactive Digital Assets Litigation Tracker – a Definitive Industry Resource Morrison Cohen has launched the next evolution of its digital assets litigation and regulatory tracker. Developed in collaboration with New Territories LLC, a Web3 studio and consultancy founded by Joyce Lai, the new web-based platform transforms the firm’s long-running quarterly PDF report into

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Law Firm Marketing Sees Double Down on SEO, Video, and Data

The Law Firm Race to Stay Visible – And Believable in 2025 In 2025, law firm marketing has stopped being about who shouts the loudest but is more about who gets found, who gets trusted, and who can turn insight into income. According to new data from Hinge Research Institute’s 2025 High Growth Study, the fastest-growing law

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Legal Marketers Live in Future, But Measure Like Its 1998

The Real Story About Legal AI Pickup and Use A new industry survey from InnovAItion Partners and Gladstone Growth Strategies paints a gloriously contradictory picture of the sector: 92% of legal marketing teams are now using AI tools, but only 9% can prove ROI and a microscopic 5% can show an actual positive return. This

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US Attorney Prosecutes ‘Bitcoin Jesus’

Early Cryptocurrency Investor Known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Admits to Misconduct and Enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement           LOS ANGELES – Roger Ver, an early bitcoin investor known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department to resolve federal tax charges brought against him. Under the agreement, Ver has paid the IRS nearly

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