A former Open Country Dairy Limited (OCD) group market manager has pleaded guilty to receiving more than $250,000 in kickbacks from an overseas customer, following a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation. Simon Stewart has entered a guilty plea in the Manukau District Court to one representative charge of acceptance of gift by agent under section
Linklaters has intensified its push into the US legal market with the hire of veteran litigators H. Christopher Boehning and Daniel Levi from Paul Weiss, bolstering both its disputes capability and its global sports practice. Boehning will chair Linklaters’ Global Sports Practice and US Strategic Disputes group, bringing heavyweight clients including FIFA and Regeneron. The
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Dr. Yannek Wloch, Director Legal Engineering Libra by Wolters Kluwer Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday legal work. Across law firms and legal departments, organizations are experimenting with new tools to accelerate research, automate drafting, and improve efficiency. Yet the most important questions are no longer about technology alone. Increasingly, they are about
Dunedin-based boutique law firm Reid Cooper Gray has strengthened its leadership structure, announcing the promotion of litigation specialist Charlotte Moran to Principal. Moran joins co-founders Michaela Ryan and Warren Moffat at the helm of the firm, which launched in November 2024 with a mission to challenge traditional legal sector norms. The three Principals are long-time
Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) has retained its status as Australia’s leading legal adviser for mergers and acquisitions, topping three league tables for H1 2026. The firm ranked: Andrew Rich, Corporate M&A partner, said it has been a busy year for dealmaking so far despite the uncertainty that marked the
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Article source: Labrum Law Firm Accident victims often enter the claim process without understanding how insurance systems evaluate payouts. The process may appear straightforward, but adjusters follow structured methods that influence outcomes behind the scenes. These methods can affect how injuries are recorded, valued, and resolved over time. Support becomes critical when communication starts to
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John Bowie, LawFuel publisher The takedown by a UK Judge of Prince Harry and his celebrity claimants’ case against the Daily Mail was just about as savage as any major litigation could be. Apart from the financial consequences for the complainants in the case, the actual legal ‘setup’ that lead to its implementation was as
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Sam Neill may never have practised law but he has spent a large amount of time circling the profession, as though the legal world kept trying to recruit him before Hollywood arrived with dinosaurs and better catering. Before Jurassic Park, before the vineyard, before the endlessly reposted photos with farm animals, Sam Neill, who died
Paul Hastings has continued its aggressive expansion in the high-stakes link between private capital and sport, hiring funds and sports specialist Chidi Oteh from Ropes & Gray as a partner in Boston. Oteh advises hedge funds, private equity sponsors and institutional investors, but has also built a formidable sports practice, acting for clients including the
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A senior lawyer’s misconduct case has peeled back the curtain on what prosecutors describe as a full-blown system breakdown at a North Island law firm. Missed court deadlines, inadequate supervision of juniors, unlawful “de facto” practice, and a staff walk-out triggered by an “unpleasant” email. The prosecution, brought by the Law Society’s National Standards Committee,
