New Zealand look set to face its largest class action ever over unfair banking fees.
The founder of file-sharing web site MegaUpload has won the right to sue New Zealand's spy agency for illegal surveillance following a court ruling today.
Attempts by the US to extradite controversial Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom from New Zealand took a step forward after a Court of Appeal deemed that prosecutors do not need to disclose full evidence.
Australian lawyers have praised recently-resigned Attorney-General Nicola Roxon for her ground-breaking work, as she hands over the reins to Mark Dreyfus.
The average New Zealand legal practitioner has 18 years' experience, a study by the Law Society of New Zealand revealed today.
A female partner at a top New Zealand law firm is boycotting the annual Law Society Christmas party after it emerged the celebrations would be held at a club that does not allow women as members.
Kim Dotcom -- the extravagant founder of file-sharing web site MegaUpload -- yesterday announced a new on-line storage service aimed at providing users full control over data.
The number of practising lawyers in New Zealand has increased slightly over the past 12 months, according to the nation's law society.
Leading in-house lawyers are increasingly likely to be sitting on their organisation's leadership teams, according to research from professional in-house associations in Australia and New Zealand.
A proposed law change which could see company directors given gaol time for not acting in the best interest of a business has been slated by one of New Zealand's largest law firms.
Kim Dotcom, the controversial owner of online file-sharing web site Megaupload, has been granted access to his assets by New Zealand's High Court in order to fund his legal costs and living expenses while fighting extradition to the US.
A New Zealand district court judge has stepped down from the extradition case of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom after jokingly referring to the US as 'the enemy'.
Kim Dotcom - original name Kim Schmitz - the founder of file sharing site Megaupload, was granted bail by a New Zealand court yesterday after spending a month in custody on copyright infringement charges.