ANALYSIS: Keeping a watching brief on the Chinese economy is prudent.
ANALYSIS: The size, regulatory environment, and lack of in-house lawyers is stifling competition in the New Zealand legal market.
From rivers to islands and reefs, the Supreme Court’s final Takutai Moana ruling settles key disputes, clarifies Māori customary rights, and casts doubt over the Government’s push for law changes.
ANALYSIS: The owners of Fisher Funds borrowed to the hilt to buy Kiwi Wealth. With KiwiSaver money rolling in, the lenders are making mint.
ANALYSIS: It would boost the coalition’s election prospects.
ANALYSIS: Threats to its monopoly in listing Australian companies could create real challenges for the Aussie exchange.
ANALYSIS: Newly qualified lawyers can now attract salaries up to £180,000 in London, but a trip across the Tasman is proving more popular for New Zealand legal talent.
ANALYSIS: ... and the challenges it presents in the fourth industrial revolution.
ANALYSIS: The cost of Australia’s energy transition continues to blow out and the culture wars over Net Zero are still raging.
ANALYSIS: Companies and government departments are increasingly trying to do more legal work internally to cut down on costs.