The Thomson Reuters 2026 State of the New Zealand Legal Market report delivers the best financial news the sector has had in years. But the most important material isn’t always in the headline figures. Read between the lines and five standout findings emerge — each one with real consequences for how NZ law firms compete, […]
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For New Zealand law firms, the past four years have been a masterclass in resilience — navigating a pandemic-cratered market, a brutal war for talent, expense blowouts, and an economy that spent much of 2023 and 2024 in recession, all while clients demanded more and paid less willingly. That grinding period of strategic discipline has
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Leading law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts has been recognised as New Zealand’s Best Law Firm in this year’s Beaton Client Choice Awards, one of the professional services sector’s most respected benchmarks for client experience. The award is based entirely on independent research and direct feedback from clients, recognising firms that consistently deliver outstanding service, trusted advice and
The numbers don’t lie — and right now they’re lighting up the insolvency and restructuring sector like a Christmas tree.
New data confirms 2,867 companies entered liquidation in 2025 — the highest annual total since 2010 and the fourth-highest in 25 years.
Centrix puts the figure at 2,934, while broader formal appointments (liquidations + receiverships + voluntary administrations) reached 3,080–3,132 — up 11–12% on 2024 and the highest level since the Global Financial Crisis.
NZ Liquidations Hit 15-Year High as IRD Crackdown Triggers Insolvency Boom for Law Firms Read More »
Former Bell Gully Chair Roger Partridge has come out swinging again over the ‘stealth’ activities of the Supreme Court as they steal law-making power in a ‘coup’ that has lawyers either ignorant of what is occurring, or deciding that silence is the best option. Writing in his Substack column Partridge, (pictured) who a former litigator
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A former senior health employee has admitted corruption charges related to receiving $258,541 in payments from medical equipment and software supply companies, in a case brought by the Serious Fraud Office. Former Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) senior manager Garry Gorham today entered guilty pleas to three charges of acceptance of gifts by an agent,related
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It’s always pleasing to see genuine achievement recognised without fanfare or fuss. Last Friday evening, at The Law Association of New Zealand’s inaugural President’s Dinner in Auckland, the Honourable Raynor Asher KC was one of four distinguished figures awarded Life Membership, a quiet but emphatic nod to a career that has quietly shaped the profession
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Retired High Court judge Justice Simon Moore KC has been appointed sole commissioner of the Public Inquiry into the Disappearance of the Phillips Children and will be paid a daily fee of $1,680 for an eight-hour day (equating to $210 per hour), documents obtained under the Official Information Act confirm. The rate applies for work
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In posts on LinkedIn, retired lawyer Dave Jaques has upped his battle with BDO Auckland (specifically Growth Advisory Partner Nicholas Innes-Jones) to review supplier and sales contracts and verify cashflow forecasts for bank lending for his digital billboard business, Digital Signs (2017) Limited. He claims Innes-Jones provided positive verification and advisory support. Jaques further claims
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.>> Law Jobs Listed Daily on LawFuel Jobs’ Network The 10th of March is the International Day of Women Judges. In 1975, the first woman judge in New Zealand was appointed to the District Court – Dame Augusta Wallace. (pictured). Women were not appointed to the High Court until 1987 with the appointment of Anne
