LawPoints
LawPoints is a weekly email newsletter roundup of news and information which is sent by the New Zealand Law Society to the legal profession.
Content
LawPoints aims to provide a quick summary of important developments which have relevance to anyone providing legal services in New Zealand.
The LawPoints objective is to alert readers to something which they may be interested in, and provide links to further, more detailed information. The service recognises that while many lawyers are overloaded with information, they also need to stay aware of developments not only in the areas of law in which they practice, but in the legal profession and legal services industry.
Coverage
The Law Society’s communications team compiles LawPoints from a wide range of sources, with assistance from the Law Society’s library and law reform staff.
Information in LawPoints covers the 7-day period since the last e-newsletter.
LawPoints consistently follows a standard format, with information arranged under a number of headings:
- Top 3: The most important developments over the past week.
- News: Key developments of relevance to legal services providers.
- Law reform: Information on current Law Society law reform activities, including submissions being prepared on legislation and discussion papers. Details are provided on how to make comments or to obtain submissions which have not yet been heard.
- Case law: Key court decisions which have become available over the past week, with links to the full judgments.
- Professional development: Details of planned NZLS CLE Ltd seminars and other professional development activities.
- OddPoint: A reward for getting to the end of LawPoints: strange happenings in the legal world.
Distribution
LawPoints is sent out every Thursday night (with a break between mid-December and mid- January).
Anyone who holds a current practising certificate issued by the New Zealand Law Society is sent LawPoints, unless they have opted out (this facility is available to all recipients at all times). Associate members of the Law Society also receive LawPoints.
Archives
A copy of each LawPoints is held in a special archive on the my.lawsociety website at http://my.lawsociety.org.nz/lawpoints.
Further information
Inquires about the content or information in LawPoints may be addressed to lawpoints@lawsociety.org.nz or by phoning (04) 472 7837.
Download
Download the LawPoints factsheet (PDF, 56.4 KB).