ANALYSIS: The size, regulatory environment, and lack of in-house lawyers is stifling competition in the New Zealand legal market.
OPINION: Certified legends leaving their considerable fortune to Wellington’s Nikau Foundation a sign of things to come?
OPINION: Aotearoa does not have a progressive tax system and this needs to change.
OPINION: Case for selling Smartshares increasingly compelling as shareholders bemoan lack of returns.
OPINION: Breaking up is hard to do.
OPINION: A timely report from Forsyth Barr predicts a large number of distressed sales ahead.
OPINION: Have any lessons been learned following period of intense scrutiny of legal profession’s conduct?
OPINION: It’s the best time in 15 years to lay off staff, but are all the restructurings legit?
OPINION: Fear is contagious and we all know what happens when the markets panic.
OPINION: One recommendation for Law Society reform could have a radical effect on the industry – and it’s not just independent regulation.