Key takeaways: Two ways to run legal: reactive and proactive In-house legal teams operate along a spectrum. Some find themselves constantly responding to incoming requests, urgent priorities, and unexpected issues.…
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Accelerating Contract Lifecycles: A guide for in-house counsels in Aotearoa New Zealand
Key takeaways Contract management: the hidden bottleneck in legal operations Today’s in-house legal teams are under unprecedented pressure. Contracts arrive from every direction – sales teams requesting NDAs, procurement needing…
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Gault on Commercial Law — A Year of Major Change for New Zealand Commercial Lawyers
Commercial law rarely stands still — but 2026 has delivered more change, than most lawyers will have seen in years. Prominent among these changes is the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Amendment…
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A Rare Eight-Year Window: Entering New Zealand’s Online Casino Market
Thomson Reuters author Jarrod True provides an update on New Zealand’s long-anticipated online casino reforms, which present a rare and strategically significant opportunity for operators. For those seeking entry into…
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Using AI-Assisted Research to Improve Efficiency, Accuracy, and Client Outcomes
Welcome to Tui Law Ltd. Nau mai Haere mai. Tui Law Ltd was established in 2018 in Tauranga and later moved to Rotorua to meet a growing need for legal representation in the region. The firm provides tailored legal services across the North Island, specialising in Family, Criminal,…
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Critical Precedents – Hidden in Plain Sight
When a judge builds a decision, the reasoning rarely travels in a straight line from one authority to the next. Courts draw on a web of related cases — decisions…
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The Law Never Stops Changing — and Neither Should Your Research
The law is a living system as it reflects the society it governs. New legislation is passed, existing legislation is amended, provisions substituted, and frameworks repealed and replaced. This is not a…
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The AI Era is Here
There’s a question I get asked a lot these days: are you worried about AI? And my honest answer is no, I’m genuinely, deeply excited, but I also understand why…
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Thomson Reuters Standard for High Stakes AI
As AI moves from experimentation into everyday professional use, a higher standard is required. Not all AI is used the same way, and it cannot be held to a single…
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Spark Legal scales in-house support with CoCounsel
About Spark and Spark Legal Spark New Zealand is New Zealand’s largest telecommunications and digital services company, delivering mobile, broadband, cloud, IT, and digital solutions to consumers, businesses, and government agencies. As a critical national infrastructure…
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