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Deborah Chambers KC Joins a Very Crowded Argument About Who Makes New Zealand Law

KEY TAKEAWAY Lady Deborah Chambers KC published a two-part examination of the Supreme Court in the New Zealand Herald on 17 August and 11 September. Part One praised the Court. Part Two warned that judicial activism risks becoming normal. Two days before Part Two, Roger Partridge used the same paper to argue that Parliament should

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Five Junior Lawyers Quit in One Day: Senior NZ Lawyer Found Guilty of Misconduct

Law Firm Marketing, New Zealand Law News, New Zealand Law News, Opinion / September 14, 2026

>> Before You Leave Your Job – Check LawFuel’s Jobs Board – New Roles Daily A senior New Zealand lawyer whose management style helped prompt five junior lawyers to resign on the same day has been found guilty of misconduct following a disciplinary hearing that paints an extraordinary picture of life inside the firm. The

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The Gentlemen in the Life of Meghan Markle

BigLaw, Featured, New Zealand Law News, Press Releases / August 30, 2026

Meghan Markle’s Russian Billionaire Connection Has a Curious LawFuel Twist As we are all once again subjected to more emetic Harry-and-Meghan headline hogging, this time yet another trans-Atlantic move and apparently the possible resurrection of her acting gig, I’m energised by the idea of her appearing in Guy Ritchie’s gangster romp ‘The Gentlemen’. What ever

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The Cases That Won’t Go Away: Gwyn And Churchman Return For MACA Rehearings

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases, Press Releases / August 28, 2026

Retired High Court Judges Return To Rehear Major Customary Marine Title Cases Two former High Court judges are returning to the bench under acting warrants to deal with unfinished business arising from New Zealand’s long-running customary marine title litigation. >> Newly List Legal Role – Senior Counsel – Check the job here Chief Justice Dame

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Disputes Firm Lindsay Francis Mangan Adds Name to the Letterhead

New Zealand Law News, Press Releases / August 26, 2026

>> New Legal Role – Director – Legal, Risk & Compliance – 10 Years PQE Specialist disputes firm Lindsay Francis & Mangan has added another name to the door, becoming Lindsay Francis Mangan & Lee, with Sydney founding partner Matt Lee formally joining the firm’s name. The move reflects Lee’s role in establishing and developing

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New NZ Court Guidelines: “Sir” and “Ma’am” Are Being Phased Out – Here’s Everything Lawyers Must Know

New Zealand Law News, Press Releases / August 18, 2026

New Zealand’s courts have released comprehensive Guidelines for Courtroom Conduct for Counsel (July 2026). Endorsed by the Chief Justice and Heads of Bench, the document sets out practical expectations covering forms of address, dress, technology (including AI), introductions, junior counsel participation, accessibility, devices, behaviour, documents, remote hearings and more. The guidelines apply to counsel and

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Bishop to Judicial Pawns – Your Move

New Zealand Law News, New Zealand Law News, Press Releases / August 14, 2026

New Zealand’s Quiet Constitutional War Is Getting Louder Attorney-General Chris Bishop, fresh from yet another National Party leadership stoush and infrastructure fisticuffs, has tipped his toes into the quicksands of tikanga Māori, judicial power and climate litigation. For a former Russell McVeagh and Crown Law summer clerk with scant hands on legal experience the boy

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Mowbray’s Countdown Statements Would Have Breached Fair Trading Law — But for a Time Bar

New Zealand Law News, NZ Featured Posts, Press Releases / August 12, 2026

Zuru and Rascals International have lost their High Court case against the owners of rival nappy brand Treasures, ending a long-running commercial dispute with an uncomfortable finding about statements made by Zuru co-founder Nick Mowbray to Countdown. The decision is a reminder that commercial communications made to a customer can create Fair Trading Act exposure

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Kiwi LegalTech Firm Opens Funding Round For US & UK Growth

BigLaw, Law Firm Marketing, Legal AI, New Zealand Law News, New Zealand Law News / August 7, 2026

Auckland-based legal and tax AI company Nylon, formerly Law Cyborg, has opened a Seed funding round seeking $20 million to accelerate growth in the United Kingdom and prepare its product for the United States market. Founded by former EY and EY Law tax lawyer Andrew Wierda, (pictured) Nylon provides AI-powered tax and legal research for

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“A National Embarrassment”: Deborah Chambers Slams NZ’s 14-Year Kim Dotcom Extradition Farce

Featured, Featured, New Zealand Law News, New Zealand Law News / August 5, 2026

Latest NZ law jobs – Napier Roles – Check LawFuel Jobs The Kim Dotcom extradition saga has devolved into a staggering display of judicial inefficiency, exposing a glaring incompetence at the heart of New Zealand’s justice system, according to Deborah Chambers KC’s latest NZ Herald column. After more than a decade of endless legal gymnastics,

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