Site Map for July 2026

Date
Title
31 Jul 2026
Being there for her child’s first year of schooling was most important to DLA Piper’s Wendy Smith
31 Jul 2026
Waitangi Tribunal report flags violations of Treaty/Tiriti principles
31 Jul 2026
Ex-High Court judge Paul Davison KC KSO becomes independent redress officer
31 Jul 2026
UK High Court praises firm for reinforcing court embargo importance
31 Jul 2026
xAI challenges Minnesota’s landmark law prohibiting ‘nudification’ tech
31 Jul 2026
Court of Appeal rejects second planned appeal of destruction order for two dogs
31 Jul 2026
High Court grants permanent injunction over data stolen in Manage My Health cyber incident
31 Jul 2026
Auckland barrister Paul Collins named as new judicial conduct commissioner
29 Jul 2026
UK trial halts over witness’ AI use, Court of Appeal judges flag regulation concerns
29 Jul 2026
American Bar Association criticizes US administration official’s social media posts against judges
29 Jul 2026
High Court refuses cannabis maker's without-notice injunction over rival's product guide
28 Jul 2026
Russell McVeagh’s Edward David Crook to join High Court as a judge
28 Jul 2026
International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor pushed out over misconduct claims
28 Jul 2026
Toy company takes Trump back to court over new tariffs
28 Jul 2026
High Court strikes out claim for ‘vexatious’ damages of $2.7bn in citizenship case
28 Jul 2026
High Court orders liquidation of six companies in group with ‘unsustainable business model’
28 Jul 2026
Copeland McAllister’s Hannah Goddard-Coles cautions clients against using AI
28 Jul 2026
Bell Gully flags algorithmic collusion, AI-enabled cartel conduct as competition law challenges
28 Jul 2026
Former Chapman Tripp CEP Nick Wells joins Waitangi Tribunal alongside Rick Witana
25 Jul 2026
New Zealand Court of Appeal clears union's jurisdiction challenge for hearing
24 Jul 2026
New UK prime minister Andy Burnham replaces David Lammy with non-lawyer in lord chancellor post
24 Jul 2026
Author Salman Rushdie details onstage stabbing incident in New York federal court testimony
24 Jul 2026
Copeland McAllister’s Hannah Goddard-Coles shares the Coroners Court’s influence on her legal career
24 Jul 2026
Lawyer found to have bullied staff member who raised issues of toxicity at work
24 Jul 2026
Law Commission flags inadequate communication, poor recordkeeping in hate crime law review report
24 Jul 2026
Government to amend Arms Bill to permit temporary suspension of licences after business hours
24 Jul 2026
Employment Court denies media access to hearing transcripts in two worker status cases
24 Jul 2026
Supreme Court upholds use of evidence on cross‑propensity basis for bribery, other charges
23 Jul 2026
District Court at Nelson upholds buyer's car rejection despite completed repair
21 Jul 2026
Boston judge rejects US administration’s use of agency priorities clause in funding cuts
21 Jul 2026
UK lady chief justice calls out attorney general over press release flub
21 Jul 2026
HGM’s Mark Heine on what spending years in the US showed him about the state of the rule of law
21 Jul 2026
Many court-appointed counsel are concerned about remuneration: justice ministry survey
21 Jul 2026
Deals Roundup: 21 July
21 Jul 2026
High Court makes man give up possession of property to his sister as estate administrator
21 Jul 2026
Court of Appeal awards indemnity costs to vendor finance company facing moot appeal
21 Jul 2026
Lawyer confesses to assaulting ex-partner, applies to hide identity
20 Jul 2026
Last chance to enter Service Provider Awards 2026
18 Jul 2026
High Court dismisses lawyer's claim against insurer brought years late
17 Jul 2026
HGM's Mark Heine on going from GC to CEO
17 Jul 2026
Lawyers Complaints Service rolls out administrative triaging process under new law
17 Jul 2026
Seasoned barrister battles professional misconduct charges arising from judge criticism
17 Jul 2026
John Harbord, barrister and solicitor, named Electricity Authority’s chair
17 Jul 2026
Court of Appeal refuses extension of time to appeal denial of claim against Family Court Registry
17 Jul 2026
High Court awards costs of $37k for man’s testamentary promises claim to half-brother’s estate
17 Jul 2026
YouTube, Meta challenge jury on social media addiction verdict
17 Jul 2026
House of Commons report finds UK’s criminal legal aid sector ‘financially unsustainable’
15 Jul 2026
High Court of New Zealand denies Podium $2m building-works tax deduction
14 Jul 2026
Legal Appointments Roundup: 14 July
14 Jul 2026
Apple sues OpenAI in California court over alleged trade secret theft
14 Jul 2026
UK courts record patchy diversity progress
14 Jul 2026
Government updates regulatory regime for licensed real estate professionals
14 Jul 2026
Court of Appeal restrains man from further suits against ASB Bank after second strike-out order
14 Jul 2026
Court of Appeal denies interlocutory filing in case about legal fee debt
14 Jul 2026
Una Jagose KC: Lawyers must not lightly doubt the legitimacy of the three branches of government
14 Jul 2026
Trans advocate group takes puberty blocker ban battle to Wellington High Court
13 Jul 2026
High Court approves liquidators' remuneration but flags fee-table discrepancy
10 Jul 2026
SpaceXAI collaborates with AI coding startup on legal-focused artificial intelligence model
10 Jul 2026
Ex-UK lord chief justice, Slaughter and May help form Luminance’s new customer advisory board
10 Jul 2026
A secondment became a turning point in Philie Deo’s career
10 Jul 2026
Newmarket firm Malloy Goodwin Harford merges with Harkness Henry
10 Jul 2026
Government eschews crypto ban, AML/CFT (Omnibus) Amendment Bill to be introduced to set limits
10 Jul 2026
District Court judge La-Verne King named next principal Family Court judge
10 Jul 2026
High Court prevents director who used AI to draft filing from representing his company
10 Jul 2026
Supreme Court sees no live issue in proceeding about criminal record accuracy
08 Jul 2026
High Court of New Zealand upholds lease ‘no set-off’ clause
07 Jul 2026
OpenAI faces suit after bipolar user’s brush with death
07 Jul 2026
Lawyers slam UK government’s pitch to establish a non-judge body for asylum appeal hearings
07 Jul 2026
NZ now has more than 18,000 lawyers: provisional data from Law Soc
07 Jul 2026
Supreme Court upholds rulings finding no oral contract regarding proposed Papua New Guinea project
07 Jul 2026
Former solicitor-general Una Jagose KC on her move to the independent bar, public law’s evolution
07 Jul 2026
Supreme Court refuses to recall denial of extension of time in Resource Management Act proceedings
07 Jul 2026
Financial services specialist Andrew Suggate makes partner at Buddle Findlay
07 Jul 2026
Watershed Mental Health Bill repealing 1992 law passes third reading in parliament
04 Jul 2026
NZ High Court orders company to fund costs in derivative claim
03 Jul 2026
Aedeen Boadita-Cormican named as commissioner of Transport Accident Investigation Commission
03 Jul 2026
Tribunal strikes off lawyer for advising client to acquire property unlawfully
03 Jul 2026
Court of Appeal denies leave to appeal interlocutory judgments in law firm partnership dispute
02 Jul 2026
Apple takes patent royalty dispute with Optis to UK Supreme Court
02 Jul 2026
ACC survey finds manufacturing in-house counsel face frequent crisis-driven pivots
02 Jul 2026
Service Provider Awards 2026 is now accepting entries
02 Jul 2026
Government introduces bills to expand community magistrates’ powers and modernise remote hearings
02 Jul 2026
Meredith Connell promotes 21 lawyers and appoints partner to lead new Tauranga Moana office
02 Jul 2026
Gaze Burt marks 100 years in legal practice
01 Jul 2026
NZ Court of Appeal rejects standalone Bill of Rights duty