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NZ Liquidations Hit 15-Year High as IRD Crackdown Triggers Insolvency Boom for Law Firms

Law Firms, LawPreneur, New Zealand Law News, Press Releases / March 19, 2026

The numbers don’t lie — and right now they’re lighting up the insolvency and restructuring sector like a Christmas tree.

New data confirms 2,867 companies entered liquidation in 2025 — the highest annual total since 2010 and the fourth-highest in 25 years.

Centrix puts the figure at 2,934, while broader formal appointments (liquidations + receiverships + voluntary administrations) reached 3,080–3,132 — up 11–12% on 2024 and the highest level since the Global Financial Crisis.

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Federal Employment Litigation Explodes to 7-Year High as Disability Claims Surge 42%

Briefings, Featured, Law Firms, US Law / March 17, 2026

The dockets don’t lie and right now they’re screaming “opportunity” at every employment practice in America, according to a recent report. According to Lex Machina’s just-dropped 2026 Employment Litigation Report, plaintiffs slammed federal courts with 26,635 employment lawsuits in 2025, which is the highest volume since 2018 and a crisp 10% jump from 2024. The

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Is This The Billable Hour’s Last Stand? Anthropic’s Top Lawyer Thinks So

Headlining, Law Firms / March 14, 2026

The legal profession has survived recessions, regulatory upheavals and the occasional partner meltdown. But the next threat to BigLaw’s favourite revenue model may come from something far less dramatic.

A machine that reads faster than any associate and which could spell the end of the infamous ‘billable hour’, which has been touted as being in its end time for some time.
According to Jeff Bleich, general counsel at AI company Anthropic, (pictured) the traditional billable hour could soon be on borrowed time.

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Legal Ethics Whiplash 2026: DOJ Moves to Block State Bars from Disciplining Its Lawyers — Plus a Massive Spike in Judicial Complaints

Featured, Law Firms, Power Briefs, US Law / March 12, 2026

LawFuel Staff Big Law partners and in-house counsel, take note: the rules governing attorney discipline are shifting fast under the current administration, prompting some intense online reaction. In a move that’s sparking fierce debate across social media channels, the Trump Justice Department has floated a new regulation that would let the Attorney General step in

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Legal AI – Herbert Smith Partners with Legora as “Intelligent Legal Colleague”

Law Firms, Legal AI, Press Releases / March 12, 2026

Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is adopting Legora as its firmwide general-purpose AI platform, marking a significant step in the firm’s investment in innovation and technology‑enabled legal services. Legora will act as an “intelligent legal colleague”. It supports smarter drafting and interaction with documents, insights generation, data analysis, summarisation and translation, enabling

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Taylor Rose’s 1,000‑Lawyer Milestone: Has the Consultant Model Finally Gone Mainstream?

Featured, Law Firms, UK Law / March 12, 2026

Tom Borman, lawFuel Contributing Editor Taylor Rose has become the first UK law firm to push its consultant platform through the 1,000‑lawyer ceiling, underlining just how fast the fee‑share model is eating into the traditional partnership franchise. The national firm, part of the AIIC Group, now sits on more than 1,000 consultant solicitors across its

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Philadelphia Judge Charged With Strangulation In Domestic Violence Case

Law Firms / March 11, 2026

Lawyers, judges, and the rest of the legal tribe usually prefer their courtroom drama metaphorical. Philadelphia’s courts, however, have delivered the real thing with a former judge winding up on the criminal list. Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Michael Fanning, a Family Court judge appointed in 2014, has been charged with multiple offences including strangulation, aggravated

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National Australian Law Firm Acquires 120 Year Old Legal Firm

Australia Law News, Best Firms, Law Firms, Press Releases / March 10, 2026

LHD Lawyers, a national law firm has acquired 120 year old law firm Taylor & Scott Lawyers, committing to significant investment and expansion of its 120-year NSW practice. The media release regarding the acquisition is below – SYDNEY, Australia – 3 March – LHD.com.au has acquired Sydney-based Taylor & Scott Lawyers, a practice with more than 120 years

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Cohen & Gresser Announces Palo Alto Office

Law Firms, Press Releases / March 10, 2026

Cohen & Gresser LLP is proud to announce the opening of its Palo Alto office, the firm’s first West Coast location in the United States. This expansion builds on the firm’s global footprint and enhances its ability to serve clients across the full spectrum of legal needs, from complex litigation and white-collar defense to corporate,

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