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Bell Gully Makes 6 Senior Appointments

>> Check new law jobs on NZ’s Best Law Jobs Network Bell Gully has further strengthened its senior ranks with the recent appointment of six senior associates in the corporate, litigation, employment and projects and real estate teams: Charles Wong, Hannah Turton, Rebecca Compson, Ruth Keats, Adam Conti and Matthew Flinn. “We are pleased to welcome six senior associates – a mix

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The Evolution of Luxury Law – From Couture to Courtroom

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Diamonds and Due Diligence in Luxury Law ‘Luxury law’ has a certain rich cache, but a Luxury Law Summit in London highlighted some of the issues for lawyers working in luxury brands, highlighting the complex and evolving role of lawyers in the luxury sector, requiring a balance of legal expertise with business acumen and industry-specific

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The Golriz Ghahraman X Files: Shoplifting to Court-shifting

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The delay in the sentencing of former Green MP and Hamas supporter Golriz Ghahraman has set off a Twitter-X storm with Court-spun tales of her parliamentary security detail equalling the PMs and her PTSD issues due to her alleged tendency to ‘build a house and then burn it down’. >> Latest law jobs here .

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Vault Rankings 2026-2027: Cravath Holds At No. 1 As Paul Weiss Drops Out Of The Top 10

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2026 Vault Rankings Results Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor Updated – June 2026 Key Takeaway: Cravath, Swaine & Moore is the most prestigious law firm in the United States for the eleventh consecutive year, topping Vault’s 2026-2027 Law 100 released on 8 April 2026. The survey drew on votes from more than 20,000 associates. The

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Who’s Leo Wise The Tough Lawyer Who Took Down Hunter Biden?

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Ben Borman LawFuel contributing editor In the crazy world of big-money lateral hires for legal stars, the recent successful prosecution of Hunter Biden has elevated the profile for a previously low-level DoJ operator Leo Wise Leo Wise, the lead prosecutor in the Hunter Biden case, has garnered a reputation as a tough and relentless federal

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Top Dealmaker: Mark Forman from MinterEllisonRuddWatts

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>> New Zealand’s Best Law Jobs Here MinterEllisonRuddWatts Corporate Partner Mark Forman has been recognised as a leading M&A dealmaker in the inaugural Dealmakers of the Year List published by NZ Lawyer today. The Dealmakers of the Year List details the 25 most influential and standout dealmakers from across Australia and New Zealand. MinterEllisonRuddWatts Chief Executive, Andrew Poole says

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Baroness Fiona Shackleton Called In For Another Celebrity Divorce

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Jacqui Coombe When it comes to handling the messy divorces of Britain’s elite, few lawyers command as much respect and fear as Fiona Shackleton, carrying the equally lustrous title now as Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia. We wrote about the so-called ‘steel magnolia’ right back in 2013, at the time she had received her new title

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