25 January 2010 | A leading New Zealand commercial law firm, Simpson Grierson, has made four of its star players senior associates.
18 November 2009 | Confusion and administrative burdens in the retirement village industry has spurred law firm Minter Ellison to back calls for uniform legislation to regulate the industry.
9 November 2009 | The federal Attorney General has flown to London to meet four of his international counterparts. Together they will try and solve various common legal issues.
4 November 2009 | Fiji's military leader, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, has ordered the Australia and New Zealand High Commissioners out of the country.
2 November 2009 | For the second time in under a week, DLA Phillips Fox has today announced the appointment of a senior DLA Piper partner to its ranks.
29 October 2009 | New Zealand state-owned bank Kiwibank Ltd has established a A$1 billion Kangaroo Bond program that saw the first New Zealand government-guarantered bond deal to be issued into the Australian debt markets.
27 October 2009 | The New Zealand Government is set to introduce new auditor regulations.
20 October 2009 | Complaints about judges are increasing, but most are dismissed, according to a newly released report.
1 October 2009 | DLA Phillips Fox has advised insurance and financial services institution TOWER Ltd on a NZ$81.3million renounceable rights issue.
15 September 2009 | A new law firm calling itself "top tier" has entered the fray in Sydney.
7 September 2009 | The New Zealand Minister of Justice has released a discussion paper aimed at improving the legal aid system
20 August 2009 | General counsel need to take the lead on reducing costs, experts claim
11 August 2009 | AN agreement between the Australian and New Zealand governments will help cut reporting red tape for businesses, the assistant treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, has announced.
30 July 2009 | Lawyers from Henry Davis York and Sidley Austin have acted on behalf of Perpetual in its case against collapsed financial firm Lehman Brothers.
23 July 2009 | How legal eagles rank against their peers is the cause of much furor in the legal world. But also, the reports that rank, measure and rate them are also under considerable scrutiny.
13 July 2009 | A New Zealand law firm has been ordered to foot the bill for legal costs in a lengthy court battle.
2 June 2009 | Clayton Utz is advising global appliance company Haier Group Corporation on an equity raising agreement with Fisher & Paykel Appliances.
25 May 2009 | The Australian and New Zealand legal professions have publicly condemned the Fiji Government's raid of the country's law society offices on the weekend.
25 May 2009 | NZ politician slams regulation; Short-selling ban lifted: ASIC
16 April 2009 | The time is ripe for litigation funding to gather steam. As the economy worsens, it's a chance to level the playing fields. Belinda Barclay, associate at New Zealand firm Wynn Williams & Co and former Australian lawyer, writes.
25 March 2009 | MALLESONS Stephen Jaques has claimed a "dazzling" $US68 ($97) billion deal in this "rather depressed" market.