Legal research
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Foundation's inaugural grants boost legal projects
29 March 2018
The Michael and Suzanne Borrin Foundation announced five inaugural grants totalling over $1.7 million in February. The Foundation was established…
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The miracle of NZLII
1 September 2017
Every minute 49 successful online requests are made for information from a New Zealand website which provides free access to…
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Flexibility in the workforce
30 June 2017
Flexible working may not currently be the norm for lawyers, but it is the way of the future, says Sarah…
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Young legal scholar offers new solutions for New Zealand
5 May 2017
In 2014, a brilliant young New Zealand lawyer, Max Harris, suddenly found himself having open heart surgery in England to…
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Unconscious bias trial at Victoria University Law School
5 May 2017
The New Zealand Law Society and Victoria University’s Law School are collaborating to equip future members of the legal profession…
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Protecting rights to the distant seabed
2 March 2017
Coastal nations worldwide are becoming more interested in their legal rights to mineral and other resources on the continental shelves…
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The experiences and retention of New Zealand's junior lawyers
29 June 2016
The report First Steps: The Experiences and Retention of New Zealand's Junior Lawyers provides the profession with valuable insights into…
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Brookers Ltd developing new online search technology
7 July 2015
The disparity between the Google generation’s expectation of a search engine and the Boolean logic of a legal database could…
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University of Otago research examining the perceptions of Defence Lawyers about child witnesses in court
10 October 2013
Extensive research is currently being conducted regarding the reliability of children in court. However, a limitation of this research is…
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Earthquake legal issue research project
22 February 2012
Lawyers practising in Christchurch during the earthquakes are urged to take part in potentially ground-breaking research which should benefit the…
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Law Foundation projects in 2012
21 February 2012
The Law Foundation is providing funding for a number of new projects. These include the following: Canterbury Earthquake Legal problems…
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What’s the future for legal research?
11 October 2011
There are so many things to consider when crystal ball gazing future trends in legal research and law library matters,…
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Developments mean changing focus for law libraries
11 October 2011
The 21st Century legal information environment is complex and its boundaries are becoming somewhat limitless. The growing availability of primary…
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NZLII provides free access to legal information
11 October 2011
One legal database lawyers should bookmark in their browsers is NZLII. It is free and can, therefore, help to reduce…
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Learning how to do online legal research
11 October 2011
Online resources have created a new legal research paradigm – one the profession, including digital natives, is struggling to utilise…
Last updated on the 6th July 2015