Resource Minister Shane Jones has announced that developers will no longer be required to pay royalties on gas that serves a purely operational function within a storage reservoir.

Liz Blythe, Craig Shrive, Tom Hunt, Emma Peterson and Louise Taylor have contributed to the Legal 500: TMT Comparative Guide 2026.

Last week, New Zealand's Supreme Court delivered its landmark decision in Rimmer v Wilton [2026] NZSC 122, overturning the Court of Appeal's decision and confirming that partners can contract out of ...

AI watermarking and other AI transparency measures are now mandatory under the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act (Act) and apply to anyone who supplies AI systems or AI-generated outputs for use within ...

"Months, not years." That's the warning recently issued by the Five Eyes intelligence alliance when discussing the impact of advanced AI on today's threat landscape. AI is already changing how ...

Last week, the Court of Appeal dismissed a judicial review challenge brought against the Climate Change Commission (Commission) by Lawyers for Climate Action New Zealand Incorporated (LCANZI). [1] ...

Last week, the Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment (Duty to Provide Financial Services) Amendment Bill (Bill) was drawn from the Parliamentary ballot, with the result that it will ...

In Naaman v Jaken Properties Pty Limited [2025] HCA 1, the High Court of Australia was divided on whether a trustee's right to indemnification can give rise to fiduciary obligations between successor ...

Russell McVeagh is proud to have advised Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited on the sale of its global consumer and associated businesses to Lactalis for NZ$4.22 billion. The transaction includes well ...

The New Zealand Commerce Commission (Commission) has declined to grant clearance to AlphaTheta Corporation's proposed acquisition of local software developer, Serato. Auckland-based Serato produces DJ ...

The Regulations set out specific rules and obligations that will apply to online casino gambling operators who receive a licence under the new regime and will be permitted to offer their services in ...