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How the NZ Government is Protecting Australia’s Biggest Banks – But Not Kiwi Consumers

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The class action layer leading the action against the ASB and ANZ banks has slammed proposed legislation he says will rewrite consumer law to protect the banks, rather than their clients. Scott Russell leads the class action lawsuit and considers the retrospective legislation designed to protect the Australian-owned banks is a slap in the face […]

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NZ Law – New Chair Board for MinterEllisonRuddWatts

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>> Top law jobs on LawFuel’s Network MinterEllisonRuddWatts is pleased to announce that Janine Stewart, current board member and a senior partner in the firm’s construction and infrastructure division, has been elected chair of the firm effective 1 June 2025. Upon election Janine said “I am energised to take on this role and to have the support

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Dame Helen Winkelmann Says Rising Court Costs Put Rule of Law at Risk in New Zealand

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Chief Justice Dame Helen Winkelmann has sounded the alarm on rising court fees, warning that they’re making it harder for everyday New Zealanders to access justice. >> Best NZ Law Jobs on LawFuel’s Network Speaking at a New Zealand Law Society event, she highlighted how increased fees-some up by as much as 30 percent -are

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Australian-Based Law Firm Wotton Kearney Expands to Thailand

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The growing insurance law firms has offices in Australia and New Zealand, as well as a Singapore office but is expanding its Asian footprint with the new office. Co-founded by David Kearney (pictured) in 2002, the firm has the aim of becoming the pre-eminent insurance law firm in Australia and its other key markets and

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NZ Law Firm Copeland Ashcroft to Restructure

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>> Best New Zealand Law Jobs Here Nationwide independent law firm, Copeland Ashcroft, is set to restructure its operations into two distinct entities later this year. The thriving practice, which specialises in workplace law spanning employment, health and safety and immigration, has experienced significant growth over the past decade. Under the management of partners Janet

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Seeking a Top New Zealand Law Job? We have them with a flurry of new opportunities

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Looking for a fresh legal opportunity in New Zealand? There’s been quite a flurry of activity on the LawFuel job board recently! Here’s what’s hot in the legal job market right now. Boutique IP law firm Marks and Worth are seeking a lawyer to join their “dynamic duo” of directors in a great firm with

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New Zealand Law – Shane Jones to Judges: Time to Bench the Activism and Reset the Rules

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Shane Jones, never one to shy away from a judicial joust, has once again taken a swing at New Zealand’s judges-this time accusing the bench of catching a case of “Americanisation” and warning that Parliament’s sovereignty is at risk of being benched by judicial activism.  >> Looking for a new law job? Check LawFuel’s Network

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No Punches Pulled And How Bob Jones Was New Zealand’s Unruly National Treasure

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Remembering the Uncontainable Bob Jones John Bowie Bob Jones.  It is such an ordinary name, a ‘nothing to see here’ one, yet attaching to a man so extraordinary in so many ways.   But Bob, as those who always knew him before the honorific interfered, was a character almost undefinable by most standards and one of

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NZ-Founded Tech Giant Faces Multi-Billion Class Action

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FNZ Faces $4.5 Billion Lawsuit as Employee-Shareholders Revolt In what promises to be a landmark corporate governance case that could rewrite the rulebook on share dilution practices, hundreds of FNZ employees are gearing up for a legal showdown headed by New Zealand law firm Meredith Connell against their employer. >> Get law jobs on New

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