Summary: The Whanganui River in New Zealand was granted the legal status of a person in order to protect the river’s future....
Summary: The New Zealand Law Awards announced this year’s finalists, nominating DLA Piper in four big categories. Every year New Zealand awards law...
In Greek stories and some old sea stories, there are dozens of claims of dolphins helping drowning sailors, rescuing people from sharks,...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Monday that it had ordered an emergency asset freeze to block a Ponzi scheme...
The New Zealand Parliament voted to redefine the nation’s terms of marriage to include same-sex marriages on Wednesday. The bill, which was...
It has been reported by experts that a woman from New Zealand more than likely suffered her deadly heart attack because of...
The paperwork for extradition of Kim Dotcom, the Megaupload founder, has been filed by United States federal prosecutors in New Zealand. Extradition...
Christchurch, New Zealand law firm Lane Neave has opened an office in Queenstown. It is the firm’s first major expansion outside of...
Norton Rose has brought on two laterals for its Dubai office. Andrew Lewis, formerly of New Zealand’s Simpson Grierson, and Andrew Abernethy...
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DLA Phillips Fox, an affiliate of DLA Piper, has cut 12 lawyers from its offices in Australia and New Zealand. In addition,...
Rather than lay off under-productive attorneys, New Zealand law firm Russell McVeagh is encouraging its lawyers to increase their pro bono work...
