Divorce Funding Startup JustFund Expands Into NZ With Backing From Top Family Law Firms A legal lifeline for the “missing middle” hits New Zealand shores as Australian legal finance startup JustFund launches in New Zealand, offering flexible funding for clients navigating divorce or separation — and it’s doing so with the support of several New […]
Mandarin‑speaking team powers Kiwis’ legal access to China Takapuna’s Turner Hopkins—established in 1923 and home to one of NZ’s top Mandarin‑speaking legal teams—has struck a strategic collaboration with Beijing Zhongwen Law Firm’s Shenzhen branch. This move is more than just a logo swap: it signals rising demand from Kiwis and Chinese investors needing support with
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>> Your new law job – LawFuel’s Jobs Network We are pleased to acknowledge the appointments of seven senior lawyers across our competition, banking and finance, litigation, environment and planning and projects and infrastructure teams: Penny Pasley, Colleen Cheong, Finnbahr Boyle, David Northfield, James Ruddell, Megan Exton and Meika McHardy. “These recent appointments reflect our
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An independent watchdog would shine a light into the shadowy world of security and counterterrorism, says Associate Professor John Ip in a research paper. >> Law Jobs here – LawFuel legal jobs network Since the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks, New Zealand has introduced several counterterrorism laws, significantly expanding state power. Now, a legal expert says
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A New York federal judge has just dismissed his latest attempt to throw out insider-trading charges filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission—as well as his accompanying counterclaim. The decision came this week, marking a double defeat for Watson, but he’s already digging in his heels. Because this was a pre-answer motion the court has
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The Fallout: Justice Gendall’s judgment gets politely dismantled In a pointed decision delivered by the Court of Appeal, Hardie & Brant v NZ Law Society & NSC No. 2 [2024] NZCA 90, the case involving two lawyers who exchanged controversial cricket-themed emails has turned into a masterclass on what not to do when handling professional
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Precision, Propaganda, and the Plausible: A Lawyer’s Crusade Against Media Mischief Norma Harris, LawFuel contributing writer One might expect that in a country as far from the Middle East as New Zealand, the reporting of international law would be conducted with a modicum of detachment and, above all, accuracy. Yet, as Grant William Smith, an
What Is Sir William Young Thinking? John Bowie, LawFuel publisher There’s a moment in every legal career when the robes get a little too heavy, the wigs a little too itchy, and the temptation of a post-retirement international gig becomes irresistible. For Sir William Young, formerly of New Zealand’s Supreme Court, that moment appears to
The law firm co-founded by former Du Val Property Group lawyer Owen Culliney has changed its name from iCLAW to Foley Douglas. The firm had branded itself initially as bold and unconventional, with a tagline that promised clients “a firm with claws.” The firm’s new focus however is upon “kiwi values” . Culliney’s resignation saw
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How A Country Law Firm Continues to Expand >> In-House Role? Public Defence Work? Government Law? – See LawFuel’s Jobs Network A new chapter is unfolding at Evans Henderson Woodbridge, one of the North Island’s oldest law firms and a pillar of the Rangitīkei community. With a history stretching back to at least 1910, and
