Latest news
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LCRO reports "significant progress" on case backlog
27 March 2019
The office of the Legal Complaints Review Officer made significant progress in the year to 30 June 2018 in addressing…
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First prosecution for failing to identify problem gambler
27 March 2019
The Department of Internal Affairs says it has charged a gambling venue manager for allegedly failing to take all reasonable…
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Ministry advises changes to court building security
27 March 2019
The Ministry of Justice has advised that as a result of the national security threat level being increased to high,…
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Survey shows above CPI salary increases likely in law firms
26 March 2019
A survey of 100 New Zealand law firms has indicated that 52% of staff can expect to have CPI or…
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Lawyers targeted in Philippines, delegation finds
25 March 2019
An international delegation of lawyers has found that severe human rights violations are being conducted against lawyers and other legal…
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Disagreement with Censor's ban on terrorist's document
25 March 2019
The Free Speech Coalition says the Censor's classification of the publication reportedly written by the terrorist behind the fatal attacks…
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Former Employment Court Chief Judge Thomas Goddard dies
25 March 2019
The first Chief Judge of the Employment Court, Tom Goddard, died in Wellington on 14 March 2019 after a lengthy…
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Name suppression order process not being reviewed
22 March 2019
The Ministry of Justice is not currently doing any work on reviewing name suppression orders, Parliament's Justice select committee says.In…
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LINZ says $17 million spent on rejected system "prudent"
22 March 2019
Land Information New Zealand spent $17 million researching the Advanced Survey and Title Service (ASaTS) before rejecting it, Parliament's Primary…
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Ban announced for military style semi-automatic weapons
22 March 2019
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that changes will be made to New Zealand's gun laws to ban military style…
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Courts publish backgrounder on murder charge process
22 March 2019
The Judicial Office for Senior Courts has published a summary of the New Zealand Court Process for Murder Charges.The backgrounder…
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$220,000 fine for 'good character' breach of OIA
21 March 2019
The High Court has imposed fines totalling $220,000 against the biggest shareholder in PGG Wrightson for breaches of good character.This…
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Increase of 800 criminal cases in District Court in one year
21 March 2019
The number of criminal cases in the District Court as at 31 October 2018 rose by nearly 800 compared to…
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Legal issues around Christchurch mosque attacks
21 March 2019
Questions are being asked about the possible use of an anti-terrorism law passed in 2002 and also about the number…
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Forex trader admits defrauding clients of $7 million
20 March 2019
A foreign exchange broker has pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme to defraud his clients of more than $7…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018