The £240k Problem: Why NZ Firms Are Losing Lawyers To London New Zealand’s legal job market is heating up, but for many large and boutique firms the real story is not just demand – it is the steady bleed of 3–4 year PQE lawyers to London, where US‑based firms in particular are offering money local […]
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John Edwards is still, on paper, the UK Information Commissioner but he is in regulatory limbo, off the pitch on full pay after an HR probe found “a case to answer” and stripped him of his day‑to‑day powers. The formere New Zealand Privacy Commissioner before his UK appointment, he has returned home while his deputy
ANZ’s outgoing CEO Antonia Watson leaves with a major litigation gamble hanging over the bank, specifically an appeal against a High Court ruling that could cost up to NZ$125 million and reshape expectations around consumer credit compliance. Her departure coincides with a moment where ANZ’s problem is no longer simply a technical disclosure breach, but
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Britomart Chambers has bolstered its public and regulatory law credentials with the arrival of Dr Jonathan Coates, one of New Zealand’s leading health sector lawyers. Coates joins the Britomart set in Auckland while remaining a member of Canterbury Chambers in Christchurch and practising as a barrister sole with a national practice. Coates has specialised in health law since
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Here’s What LawVu’s LegalOS Actually Does LawVu announced LegalOS on 2 June 2026 and the framing is the most interesting thing about it. Where Harvey, Thomson Reuters CoCounsel and LexisNexis Protégé are racing for private-practice budget, the Tauranga-headquartered company is going after the target almost everyone else has under-served — the in-house legal team that
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In Jones v Family Court at Whangārei [2026] NZSC 1, the Supreme Court used a published judgment to call out a litigant for citing case law that an AI application had invented. Meanwhile, Bell Gully had become the first large New Zealand firm to roll out Harvey AI to its entire 200-plus lawyer team.
What the Supreme Court Said
Justices Ellen France, Stephen Kós and Forrest Miller dismissed Mr Jones’s leave application after identifying that submissions cited several authorities that “appear to have been hallucinated by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) application”.
Specific examples included “Teddy v Police [2015] NZSC 62” and “Baird v R [2013] NZSC 120” — real case names combined with incorrect citations, while four genuine cases were misused to support propositions they did not stand for.
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A father-and-son legal partnership in Palmerston North has been censured and fined by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal after serious failures to manage client conflicts of interest in a residential property transaction. Richard Lyell Moore, an experienced practitioner with a previously unblemished 55-year record, and his son Robert Joseph Moore, (pictured) both partners in
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Ben Paul, CEO, The BD Ladder The majority of law firms would not doubt describe the last few years as busy. Work has been consistent. Matters continue to come in. Teams are operating at or near capacity. On the surface, things look healthy. Yet when I speak to partners and firm leaders, a different picture
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PartnerTorrin CrowtherAuckland We are pleased to announce the appointment of four experienced senior lawyers across our projects and real estate, litigation and corporate M&A practices: Mark Gillard, Alice Kenny, Fred Kelly and Oliver Feslier Holmes. “Our senior appointments strengthen our capability in New Zealand and reinforce our commitment to delivering high-quality, exceptional service to our clients. We are excited to
