Class Actions – NZ Government’s Retrospective Law Change Threatens Consumer Protection

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Media Release | 9 April 2025 The Government’s proposed amendment to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) has been criticised as explicitly discriminatory legislation benefiting major Australian-owned banks at the expense of New Zealand consumers. Banking Class Action lawyer, Scott Russell, says:  “This amendment represents unprecedented political interference with the judicial process, specifically […]

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LegalAI – Freshfields Jumps Into the AI Deep End

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Freshfields Bets Career Chips on Google’s Digital Roulette When your firm’s innovation strategy consists of more than just letting associates expense their ChatGPT Plus subscriptions, you know something’s up. Enter Freshfields, whose leadership has apparently decided that billable hour efficiency needs the kind of boost only Silicon Valley wizardry can provide. Freshfields is going all-in

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Cravath’s PE Star Jumps Ship

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Sidley Austin Scores Wall Street Heavyweight in Latest BigLaw Drama Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor When your firm has spent decades as the Fort Knox of partner retention, watching top talent walk out the door must sting worse than a first-year associate’s billable shortfall. That’s the reality Cravath Swaine & Moore now faces as Dave

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NZ Law News – Alpine Energy issued with formal warning; Commission secures $16.9m in customer refunds + $1.5m for community fund

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>> Your Law Job – Check Here The Commerce Commission has issued a warning and negotiated enforceable undertakings from South Canterbury-based Alpine Energy after an accounting error resulted in it overcharging customers by $16.9 million. In deciding on the appropriate enforcement action, Commissioner Vhari McWha says the Commission’s focus was on ensuring Alpine returned the

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Casino GC’s “Panic” Call Highlights Star Entertainment’s Legal Meltdown

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The ASIC Blockbuster Hits Aussie Court When your company’s getting cozy with alleged crime bosses, maybe don’t leave the receipts? That’s the free legal advice Star Entertainment’s former general counsel Paula Martin probably wishes she’d followed before landing in Australia’s Federal Court hot seat. Martin — who climbed from group general counsel to chief legal

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Leading Bankruptcy Lawyer Uzzi Raanan Lands at Greenberg Glusker After Twenty-Five Years at Danning Gill

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Los Angeles, CA – April 7, 2025 – Leading Los Angeles law firm Greenberg Glusker LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Uzzi Raanan as a Partner in the firm. Raanan brings to Greenberg Glusker decades of experience in business reorganization and insolvency matters, creditor and debtor rights, and commercial litigation. Before joining Greenberg, Raanan worked for

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‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ Fake Memorabilia Sale Sees Guilty Plea

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Former West Covina Resident Pleads Guilty to Selling Fake Memorabilia of Professional Athletes and Other Celebrities             SANTA ANA, California – A former San Gabriel Valley resident pleaded guilty today to selling hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of fake sports and celebrity memorabilia to customers, including a fake “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” photograph containing forged

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US Law – A&O Shearman Add Energy Partners from Mayer Brown – A&O Shearman strengthens U.S. energy and energy transition offering with two strategic partner hires

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A&O Shearman announces today the addition of partners Paul Astolfi (pictured) and Katy McNeil to its Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure practice in the U.S. Paul is a market-leading advisor to institutional investors, banks, and other debt providers in a myriad of energy transition matters, notably renewables. He has decades of experience specializing in finance, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations with

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Freshfields wins six awards at GCR 2025 spanning merger control in each of the US, Europe and Asia regions

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Global law firm Freshfields achieved success at the Global Competition Review (GCR) 2025 Awards securing six major wins at the prestigious GCR awards, reinforcing its leadership in global competition law. Hosted Tuesday night at The Conrad in Washington DC, GCR’s 15th annual awards ceremony honoured the world’s leading antitrust lawyers, economists and enforcers as well

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