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Judge Aitken Hearing: Video Evidence of Michael Reed KC at NZ Conduct Panel

The unprecedented Judicial Conduct Panel hearing into District Court Judge Ema Aitken’s conduct has entered its evidentiary phase, with NZ First officials providing testimony about events at Auckland’s Northern Club in November 2024. Video footage was played to the panel on Wednesday showing Auckland barrister Michael Reed KC being asked to leave the NZ First […]

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UK Law News – Sports Lawyers Join Fountain Court Chambers

Lawyers, Press Releases, UK Law / February 10, 2026

Fountain Court Chambers is delighted to announce the arrival of Ashley Cukier and Maurice Holmes. Ashley and Maurice are both recognised as leading sports law juniors by Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500. Ashley Cukier is a former Legal 500 Sports Law Junior of the Year, specialising in football disputes. He has appeared before the FIFA Football Tribunal, the Court of

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Sydney Senior Counsel Found Dead Weeks After Child Abuse Material Charges

Australia Law News, Lawyers / February 10, 2026

Sydney silk Mark Philip Dennis, 60, has been found dead at his Leichhardt unit in Sydney’s inner west on Monday evening, NSW Police confirmed. A report will be prepared for the coroner. His death comes three weeks after he was arrested at Sydney Airport upon returning from Cambodia, where he operated a youth charity. He

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BigLaw vs In-House Counsel Salaries 2026: The $75K Gap Driving Legal Talent Crisis

Big Law, Career Advice, Law Job News, Lawyers, US Law / February 9, 2026

Let’s cut the corporate speak: your legal department is bleeding talent, and pretending it’s just about billable hours versus work-life balance isn’t going to stop the hemorrhage.

Here’s what’s really happening in Q1 2026; and if you’re a General Counsel, CLO, or corporate counsel, you need to pay attention because the landscape just shifted beneath your Italian loafers.

LawFuel took a look at recruitment strategies for in-house counsel and what recruiters and corporates can do to attract in-house legal talent in the face of BigLaw’s big money advantage.

What Is the Current Salary Gap Between BigLaw and In-House Counsel?

First-year BigLaw associates are now pulling in $240,000. Read that again. First. Year. Meanwhile, your mid-level in-house counsel with five years of actual business experience, the one who just negotiated that complex vendor agreement and actually understands your company’s risk tolerance, is making $175,000. Maybe $185,000 if they negotiated hard.
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Brad Karp’s Paul Weiss Exit – When ‘Once in a Lifetime’ Evenings Come Back to Haunt You

Headlining, Lawyers, US Law / February 6, 2026

Brad Karp’s 18-year reign atop Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison ended Wednesday night not with a bang, but with a carefully worded statement about “distractions.” Translation: the Justice Department’s release of millions of Epstein-related documents last week made his position untenable faster than you can say “conflict of interest.”

The emails paint a picture that’s more uncomfortable than a BigLaw associate’s billable hours target. In July 2015, Karp thanked Epstein for “an evening I’ll never forget,” describing it as “truly ‘once in a lifetime’ in every way, though I hope to be invited again.” Epstein’s response? A promise of “many many nights of unique talents” and assurances Karp would “be invited often.”

Spoiler alert: those invitations are now exhibit A in why being Chair of a white-shoe law firm and socialising with convicted sex offenders don’t mix well.

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Why Was Jeffrey Epstein Trying to Get BigLaw’s Brad Karp Into Augusta National?

Headlining, Law Firms, Lawyers / February 4, 2026

The Augusta Connection: Why Did Jeffrey Epstein Want to Get Brad Karp Into America’s Most Exclusive Golf Club? When a convicted sex offender tries to work “magic” to get you into Augusta National, maybe ask yourself what you’re paying for that membership with. For Paul Weiss Chairman Brad Karp that is a question worth asking.

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From TVNZ Political Editor to Superinjunction Lawyer – Linda Clark’s Next Move

Lawyers, New Zealand Law News / February 3, 2026

Linda Clark Leaves Dentons for Thorndon Chambers >> A New Law Job – Check the LawFuel Jobs’ Board Here The move to the independent bar follows a year of high-stakes injunction work that put Clark at the centre of New Zealand’s biggest media-law flashpoints Linda Clark has done what a lot of senior lawyers say

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Reed Smith Recruit Former Gowling WLG Tech and Corporate Lawyer in London

Lawyers, Press Releases, UK Law / February 2, 2026

Reed Smith have secured former corporate and technology partner at Gowling WLG, David Brennan as a partner in the firm’s corporate group in London. Brennan is an experience corporate finance and technology lawyer who has worked on numerous tech, startup, media, biiotech and other deals and is a major acquisition by Reed Smith. The media

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Texas Judge Indicted After Handcuffing Defense Attorney Mid-Hearing

Lawyers, US Law / February 1, 2026

A Texas judge faces criminal charges following a courtroom clash that saw a lawyer restrained for asking to speak with her client. When defense attorney Elizabeth Russell requested a moment to confer with her client during a 2024 probation hearing, she probably didn’t expect to end up in handcuffs. But that’s exactly what happened when

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Australia Law – NSW Chief Justice’s Honour – A Rule of Law Champion

Australia Law News, Lawyers, Press Releases / January 26, 2026

The awarding of Australia’s highest civil honour to NSW Chief Justice Andrew Bell recognises a life and career focused on vigorous defence of the rule of law. President of the Law Society of NSW Ronan MacSweeney congratulated Chief Justice Bell on becoming a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in this year’s Australia Day

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