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Consumer Guarantee amendment bill withdrawn
5 February 2018
Parliament's Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee has released a report on the Consumer Guarantees (Removal of Unrelated Party Lender…
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Practising law in Auckland's suburbs
2 February 2018
A sizeable proportion of New Zealand’s lawyers are based in the largest city: of around 13,000 lawyers who work in…
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Stolen law firm information circulates in dark web
1 February 2018
Around 1.6 million hacked, leaked, or stolen email addresses and credentials from the United Kingdom's top 500 law firms are…
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Child Poverty Reduction Bill introduced
1 February 2018
Prime Minister and Child Poverty Reduction Minister Jacinda Adern has introduced the Child Poverty Reduction Bill to Parliament.The explanatory note…
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Fraud Film Festival features Oscar nominated documentary
1 February 2018
The Oscar-nominated documentary Abacus: Small Enough to Jail is one of the leading features at the second New Zealand International…
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Retirement village resident rates rebate bill passed
1 February 2018
Parliament has given a third reading to the Rates Rebate (Retirement Village Residents) Amendment Bill.The private member's bill, introduced by…
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Dershowitz to discuss civil liberties in Auckland
31 January 2018
One of the world’s most renowned lawyers, Alan Dershowitz, is to speak at an exclusive event in Auckland next month.The…
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Strict adherence to trust deeds urged
31 January 2018
Trustees are reminded that trust deeds must be strictly adhered to, including on winding up of a trust, Solicitor-General Una…
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Teacher Title bill inconsistent with NZBORA, says Attorney-General
31 January 2018
The Education (Protecting Teacher Title) Amendment Bill limits the right to freedom of expression affirmed in section 14 of the…
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PM reopens historic Otago courthouse
31 January 2018
The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reopened the historic Dunedin Courthouse on 26 January.The Courthouse was originally opened in 1902. It…
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Survey finds high Court user satisfaction
30 January 2018
A survey of court users in May 2017 found that overall satisfaction with services and facilities continues to be high,…
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Associate Judge of High Court appointed
30 January 2018
Wellington Queen’s Counsel Kenneth Johnston has been appointed an Associate Judge of the High Court.Associate Judge Johnston graduated BA/LLB from…
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Changes to search and surveillance law recommended
30 January 2018
The Law Commission has released a final report on its joint review of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 with…
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ALPMA to carry out salary survey
30 January 2018
The Australasian Legal Practice Management Association (ALPMA) and McLeod Duminy have launched a New Zealand Legal Industry Salary and HR…
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Legislation for fairer workplaces announced
25 January 2018
The Government has revealed the details of a new bill to amend the Employment Relations Act 2000.Workplace Relations and Safety…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018