Legal publications
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Plundering Beauty: A History of Art Crime during War
29 March 2018
By Judge Arthur Tompkins Reviewed by Louisa Gommans Wellington solicitor and founding co-trustee of the New Zealand Art Crime Research…
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New legal books
2 March 2018
Burrows, Finn and Todd on the Law of Contract in New Zealand, 6th editionBy Jeremy Finn, Stephen Todd and Matthew…
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This Realm of New Zealand – The Sovereign, The Governor-General, The Crown
2 February 2018
By Alison Quentin-Baxter and Janet McLean (Auckland University Press, December 2017)Reviewed by Sir Geoffrey Palmer QCThis book exhibits detailed and…
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Advocacy: The tools of the trade – The UK Bar Manual on Advocacy
2 February 2018
Reviewed by Garry WilliamsOne of the first things I did when I arrived in London in late 1997 was to…
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From tempting idea to weighty tome
1 December 2017
Feminist Judgments of Aotearoa New Zealand – Te Rino: A Two-Stranded Rope (Hart Publishing, Oxford and Portland, 2017) $173.Edited by…
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New Zealand Women’s Law Journal Te Aho Kawe Kaupapa Ture a ngā Wāhine
1 December 2017
The first edition of the New Zealand Women’s Law Journal – Te Aho Kawe Kaupapa Ture a ngā Wāhine was…
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New legal books received
1 December 2017
Criminal Justice: A New Zealand IntroductionEdited by Jarrod Gilbert and Greg NewboldThe 14 chapters and 18 contributors consider the key…
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Profound insights into early New Zealand law
3 November 2017
Juridical Encounters: Māori and the Colonial CourtsBy Shaunnagh DorsettReviewed by Jeremy FinnMost New Zealand lawyers will not be particularly familiar…
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Unquiet Time: Aotearoa/New Zealand in a fast-changing world
6 October 2017
Reviewed by Sir Geoffrey Palmer QCColin James is a very experienced and long serving political journalist of high quality, and…
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New legal books
6 October 2017
Cross on Evidence, 10th editionEdited by Justice Mathew DownsThis is drawn from the looseleaf and online publication. New Zealand editions…
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Privacy Law in New Zealand, 2nd edition
4 August 2017
Reviewed by Maria PozzaBoasting an impressive list of authors, Privacy Law in New Zealand is a collection of works which…
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McGee Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand, 4th edition
30 June 2017
Reviewed by Sir Geoffrey Palmer QCAt 896 pages this is a mammoth book for a small Parliament. But it will…
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GST – a practical guide, 10th edition
2 June 2017
Reviewed by Eugen TrombitasAlastair McKenzie recently released the 10th edition of GST – a practical guide. The 10th edition of…
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New Zealand Judicial Review Handbook, 2nd edition
31 March 2017
Reviewed by Sir Geoffrey Palmer QCThe second edition of Matthew Smith’s book on judicial review will be useful to practitioners…
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Workplace Bullying
2 March 2017
Reviewed by Kathryn BeckA book on workplace bullying would not normally be at the top of my summer reading list…
Last updated on the 6th July 2015