John Bowie, LawFuel publisher It takes a certain perverted genius for the state broadcaster to threaten to sue a commercial rival over what it primly calls an “employment matter”. But here we are with the Maiki Sherman affair, something Maiki herself might term ‘Faggotgate’ should she be on the right side of the debacle. It’s […]
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In what feels like the legal sector’s latest bid to colonise every available earbud, Chapman Tripp has dipped its toes into the podcast waters with The Special Conditions. Because, of course, what New Zealand’s infrastructure industry really needed was yet another podcast. Chapman Tripp have already dived into podcasting with The Aotearoa Circle (with Alana
A Hamilton-based law firm has been fined $60,000 after pleading guilty to multiple breaches of New Zealand’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act (AML/CFT), following a Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) investigation that exposed what regulators described as prolonged and systemic non-compliance. Foster & Milroy admitted to criminal failures including not undertaking a
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By John Bowie | LawFuel publisher The summary judgment hearing may be over, but as Justice Venning considers the verdict, ANZ’s problem remains entirely the same — and the bank’s three lines of defence have a familiar quality: plausible at the bar, less convincing in the cold light of the statute. Few things are quite
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>> See LawFuel.com for the breaking law news AUCKLAND 13 April 2026 – Experienced corporate law practitioner Nick Scott has joined corporate and commercial law firm Lowndes Jordan as Special Counsel. Formerly a partner in the corporate and commercial team of Dentons Kensington Swan, Nick brings more than 35 years’ experience in corporate and commercial law.
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In a significant procedural footnote to New Zealand’s first full Judicial Conduct Panel inquiry, Winston Peters has formally disavowed a specific statement attributed to him in a letter sent by then-Attorney-General Judith Collins to Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann.
The revelation is contained in the Judicial Conduct Panel’s report released on 10 April 2026 into the conduct of acting District Court Judge Ema Aitken, which we have reported previously on several occasions, as befits hearings of rowdy judicial goings-on in salubrious surroundings.
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>> In-House Role – Top Role – Just Listed The numbers tell a brutal story. Only 7.2% of new practising certificates issued since July 2025 went to lawyers working in regional New Zealand NZ Herald, according to Law Society chief executive Katie Rusbatch. The rest? Auckland, Wellington, or increasingly, across the Tasman where salaries dwarf
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JustFund is an Australian legal finance startup that has rapidly evolved from a niche divorce funding provider into a dual-purpose lender targeting both family law and estate administration. Founded in 2022 by Sydney lawyers Jack O’Donnell and Andy O’Connor alongside fintech entrepreneur Craig Carroll, (pictured) the company has positioned itself as Australia’s first and only dedicated provider of legal funding for both family law and estate matters. As we reported last year, the company has also expanded to the New Zealand legal market.
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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
