A two-week relationship may not usually end up in a court record, but in the Manukau District Court this week, Judge Mina Wharepouri declined the woman’s applications for a discharge without conviction and permanent name suppression following a guilty plea over a two week relationship. The woman had pleaded guilty to a representative charge under
The people who programme New Zealand radio stations The Rock and More FM now answer to a Melbourne sports radio company and the law firm handling the deal is one that many big law Australian law firms spent years underestimating.
HWLE Lawyers, still better known as HWL Ebsworth, advised CBA on the senior debt facility supporting SEG’s acquisition of MediaWorks, a deal completed on 1 October.
There are professional milestones, and then there are the ones that involve Elizabethan halls, centuries of legal tradition and some rather distinguished company. New Job >>General Counsel & Company Secretary – Join the Executive Team in a Newly Established Organisation Bankside barrister and LawFuel Power Lister Jeremy Johnson has been called to the Bar of
New Role >>Senior Legal Counsel – Challenging, Interesting, TransTasman Commercial Role – 6-12 Years PQE Read the statute and New Zealand’s Attorney-General picks the senior judges. Read the protocol and the Chief Justice decides who gets on the list. Roger Partridge is stirring the judicial pot again. Ask most lawyers who appoints New Zealand’s senior
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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>> 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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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
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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>> 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 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
