Latest news
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Name change proposed for CYPF Act
15 March 2017
The Minister for Children, Anne Tolley, says she intends to write to the Social Services select committee to propose changing…
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Trump’s impact on the world to be key part of IPBA conference
14 March 2017
Donald Trump’s swift sweep of the broom to the established political and economic norms is likely to be one of…
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Extension to anti-money laundering laws introduced
14 March 2017
A bill that would bring lawyers and other professions into the anti-money laundering and countering terrorism regime has been introduced…
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Law Commission updates project progress
14 March 2017
The Law Commission has issued a number of updates on projects on which it is working.The Commission is reviewing the…
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Over 80% of NZ lawyers in UK plan to return
14 March 2017
Research published by the English magazine and website The Lawyer has found that over 80% of responding UK-based New Zealand…
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Major review into the impediments to justice in Australia
14 March 2017
The Law Council of Australia is conducting what it calls a comprehensive national review into the impediments to justice in…
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Two Acting District Court Judges appointed
13 March 2017
Two Acting District Court Judges, Greg Hollister-Jones and Haamiora Raumati, have been appointed.Tauranga Crown Solicitor Greg Hollister-Jones has been appointed…
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Plans to privatise NSW land titles criticised
13 March 2017
A lobby group of lawyers, surveyors and others in the land titles industry has attacked plans by the New South…
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Two people charged with insider trading
10 March 2017
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) says it has filed charges in the Auckland District Court alleging breaches of the insider…
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Government responds on national emergency legislative response
9 March 2017
The Government has released its Response to Report of the Regulations Review Committee on the Inquiry into Parliament's legislative response…
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Canadian women lawyers podcast targets sexual harrassment and assault in workplace
9 March 2017
The Canadian Bar Association National Women Lawyers Forum has released a podcast, Not Just a Bystander, which features lawyers, psychologists…
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AMINZ to make arbitrator appointments
9 March 2017
The Arbitrators and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ) says it has been appointed to make arbitrator appointments in the…
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Child Protection Act amendments passed with urgency
9 March 2017
Amendments have been rushed through Parliament to ensure that more than 100 convicted child sex offenders taken off the register…
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Enduring powers of attorney changes live on 16 March
9 March 2017
Amendments to the law relating to enduring powers of attorney come into effect on 16 March 2017. The new provisions…
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Suits in Boots take on the Oxfam Trailwalker 2017
9 March 2017
Three Canterbury lawyers (plus one husband) will be competing in the Oxfam Trailwalker 2017 challenge in Whakatane on 25-26 March…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018