Site Map for February 2026

Date
Title
27 Feb 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill introduced to limit jury trial rights in the UK
27 Feb 2026
Sydney office head Marc Kemp takes on managing partner role at global firm Allens
27 Feb 2026
Over half of law firms conduct gender pay gap audits: Gender Equality Charter Signatories report
27 Feb 2026
Duncan Cotterill’s Hannah Checkley on why effective lawyers don’t create roadblocks
27 Feb 2026
Parliament passes law to officially honour more service personnel on Anzac Day
27 Feb 2026
NZ privacy commissioner joins call for regulatory attention to AI-generated images
27 Feb 2026
Court of Appeal affirms denial of discharge without conviction in dog bite case
27 Feb 2026
Corcoran French names Mark Henderson as managing partner
25 Feb 2026
NZ Court of Appeal ruling addresses Australian Consumer Law jurisdiction
24 Feb 2026
International Bar Association debuts Nature-Intelligent Legal Services series for lawyers, law firms
24 Feb 2026
Solicitors will not be compensated for Legal Aid Agency cyberattack losses: UK justice minister
24 Feb 2026
Ex-AJ Park trade marks head Amanda Griffiths joins MoranLaw as consultant
24 Feb 2026
Christchurch District Court judge flags arsonist’s AI-generated apology
23 Feb 2026
2025 Elite Woman Anne O'Donoghue on why women are important in immigration, human rights law
22 Feb 2026
Legislation raising jury excusal age to 72 from 65 is now in force
22 Feb 2026
Auckland High Court to add Brett Donald Tantrum as a judge
22 Feb 2026
Supreme Court denies leave to appeal sought by man convicted of possessing proceeds of crime
20 Feb 2026
New AML/CFT national strategy to shift supervision to internal affairs department
20 Feb 2026
Bankside Chambers welcomes Mark Cooper as arbitrator
20 Feb 2026
Supreme Court upholds ruling that firm was not negligent in failing to advise on amendment
20 Feb 2026
Duncan Cotterill’s Hannah Checkley on the in-house legal experience that defined her career
20 Feb 2026
American Bar Association elects new president-elect Laura V. Farber
20 Feb 2026
New tribunal center to open in London after years of delay
20 Feb 2026
Chief justice honours the late Anne Gambrill CNZM
20 Feb 2026
MinterEllisonRuddWatts welcomes new partner, senior lawyers
19 Feb 2026
Employment Court dismisses tactical lawyer removal application
13 Feb 2026
Modern slavery bill gets joint support from National, Labour
13 Feb 2026
Victim Assistance Scheme review reveals referral gaps
13 Feb 2026
Tauranga-based The Firm promotes Toni Hindmarsh to associate
13 Feb 2026
IBA human rights institute slams Jimmy Lai’s 20-year jail sentence as ‘excessively cruel and unjust’
13 Feb 2026
Many women lawyers in the UK sought support from legal mental health charity LawCare
13 Feb 2026
Armed Forces Discipline Legislation Amendment Bill passes first reading
13 Feb 2026
Criminal practitioners, judiciary attend rare forum on practical concerns, pressures
13 Feb 2026
Supreme Court stresses serious implications of AI misuse in family law case
13 Feb 2026
Major misconduct gets Quentin Haines struck off
13 Feb 2026
Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill passes first reading
12 Feb 2026
DLA Piper’s Emma Moran among finalists for NZ diversity awards accolade
11 Feb 2026
FMG Insurance Limited, Farmers’ Mutual Group pay $2.1m upon admitting to fair dealing breaches
11 Feb 2026
Supreme Court adds Susan Glazebrook as an acting judge
11 Feb 2026
Court of Appeal refuses to suspend bankruptcy proceedings in litigation lasting over a decade
10 Feb 2026
UK government invites children’s input on new Victims’ Code
10 Feb 2026
IBA’s human rights institute decries ICE’s actions in Minneapolis, disregard of judicial processes
10 Feb 2026
Lawyer gets $2,500 penalty for acting independently of clients
10 Feb 2026
Entries now open for Top Specialist Firms 2026
10 Feb 2026
Judicial conduct panel commences hearing on Ema Aitken case
10 Feb 2026
DLA Piper’s Edward Eisdell-Moore: ‘Much of our role is about translating complexity into clarity’
08 Feb 2026
New public sector standards, effective in March, aim to promote integrity
08 Feb 2026
Tompkins Wake names Jacinda Johnston, Laura Fischer, Becky Brown as special counsel
08 Feb 2026
High Court strikes out prisoner’s generic claims against prison director
06 Feb 2026
Jeffrey Epstein link leads Brad Karp to step down as Paul Weiss chair
06 Feb 2026
Artificial intelligence could become the preferred judge of minor disputes: UK master of rolls
06 Feb 2026
DLA Piper partner Edward Eisdell-Moore: ‘Legal work can have a very real human impact’
06 Feb 2026
Hannah Turton makes partner at Bell Gully
06 Feb 2026
Duncan Cotterill helps MainPower with divestment of Mt Cass Wind Farm’s development rights
06 Feb 2026
New book to address how NZ law can respond to ‘dark patterns’ in app design
06 Feb 2026
Hesketh Henry adds Simon Gray as partner, banking and finance head
06 Feb 2026
Environment Court makes parties stop using site as landfill or burning waste
04 Feb 2026
Insource’s Jenn Little on leveraging AI for smarter searches
03 Feb 2026
Winston & Strawn, Taylor Wessing UK to launch Winston Taylor in May
03 Feb 2026
TikTok settles landmark suit claiming that social media actively courts young users’ addiction
03 Feb 2026
Clio’s Denise Farmer on NZ’s approach to AI adoption
03 Feb 2026
Southern Cross Travel Insurance names Sarah Owen as new chief risk and legal officer
03 Feb 2026
Edward Eisdell-Moore promoted to tech and data partnership at DLA Piper
01 Feb 2026
Crown, Ngāti Hāua settlement legislation passes final reading
01 Feb 2026
Bell Gully, Chapman Tripp, Russell McVeagh discuss impacts of planned modern slavery law
01 Feb 2026
Employment Court denies stay of execution of orders to pay holiday pay