New Zealand Law Society - 2021

2021

22 December 2021

  • Guidance for managing shared parenting during Covid-19 traffic light settings
  • Entry to courthouses under the COVID-19 Protection Framework protocols
  • Law reform
  • Family Court Rules review
  • Winner of the book “Uncoupling” by Barbara Relph
  • Merry Christmas and happy holidays

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16 December 2021

  • Vacancy - Legal Secretary/Personal Assistant - Atticus Chambers - Christchurch

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7 December 2021

  • Operation of the Family Court and Oranga Tamariki under the traffic light system
  • Transitional Red light protocol
  • Remote Appearances - Auckland
  • Contact List for Service Managers - Auckland

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2 December 2021

  • Vacancy - Niemand Peebles Hoult - Family Barrister & Solicitor - Hamilton

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1 December 2021 - for Auckland Lawyers

  • Update on operation of Auckland courts
  • Implementation of recommendations from Auckland review of court registries

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29 November 2021

  • FLS executive co-option – Paul Muller
  • Relationship property survey – final reminder to participate

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23 November 2021

  • Scheduling over the Christmas break
  • Relationship property survey - reminder to participate
  • NZLS Judicial Life online seminar - 8 December - 5.30 to 6.30pm - 1 CPD hour
  • Managing expectations and mitigating the risk of complaints - FairWay webinar - 25 November 10am

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23 November 2021 - for Auckland Lawyers

  • Judges Lex de Jong and Antony Mahon message

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17 November 2021

  • Relationship property survey – reminder to participate

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8 November 2021

  • Relationship property survey
  • New FLS regional representatives appointed
  • Scheduling over the Christmas break
  • NZLS CLE Ltd family law conference

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4 November 2021 - For Auckland Lawyers

  • Implementation of recommendations from the Auckland scan
  • Cases that require urgency
  • Post covid gathering for FLS members

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2 November 2021

  • New Family Court judges appointed
  • FLS membership certificates 2021/2022

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29 October 2021

  • New FLS regional representatives
  • Cross-alert level boundary travel - information for participants
  • Updated shared parenting guidance
  • Relationship property survey
  • Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (the 2007 Child Support Convention)
  • Vaccination for court appointed counsel

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21 October 2021

  • NZLS CLE Ltd family law conference – 18 to 19 November - Wellington
  • Family violence dynamics – Part 2 – 17 November
  • Cross-alert level boundary travel – information for participants
  • Law Society guidance about working safely with clients
  • Information about Oranga Tamariki protocols with COVID (FGCs etc)
  • FLS regional representative vacancies – Canterbury
  • Support and assistance

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8 October 2021 - For Auckland Lawyers

  • Court updates

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7 October 2021

  • Lawyer for child guidance – meeting with children during alert level 3
  • Update to shared parenting guidelines
  • Family law conference
  • Review of the law of surrogacy
  • Review of adoption law in Aoteroa New Zealand
  • Are you interested in post-separation parenting apps? Can you help by participating in a short  web survey?
  • Law Commission -  Terms of Reference
  • Auckland registries - Implementation of scan recommendations
  • Wellbeing

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22 September 2021

  • Updated shared care guidelines
  • Extension of protocol for the adoption of New Zealand surrogate babies

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21 September 2021

  • Auckland update

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17 September

  • Auckland update

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16 September 2021

  • Wellington alert level info

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15 September 2021

  • Auckland updates
  • Shared parenting arrangements

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3 September 2021

1 September 2021

  • COVID Level 3  Information - Wellington Region

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27 August 2021

  • Series of three webinars run by the New Zealand Red Cross
  • Updated level 4 protocol – District Court
  • Level 4 update – Auckland, Waitakere, Northshore and South Auckland Family Courts
  • Shared parenting guidelines
  • Family Advocate
  • Webinars
  • Fairway Kotahitanga webinar series – zoom – Monday 30 August – 10am to 11am
  • Access to justice survey – Monday 30 August

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25 August 2021

  • Sharing parenting arrangements
  • Remote signing and witnessing of documents during covid

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20 August 2021

  • Level 4 – unsworn affidavits

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19 August 2021

  • Alert level 4 - Covid 19 - Delta variant
  • Covid update from Judge Mahon – South Auckland
  • FLS Trusts Act webinar – Monday 23 August – 1.15pm to 2.15pm

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18 August 2021 for Auckland lawyers

  • Alert level 4

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16 August 2021 for Auckland lawyers

  • FLS lunch – Thursday 9 September - Auckland
  • FLS dinner – celebration of 40th anniversary of the Family Court – Auckland – Friday 17 September
  • Bar and bench forum – Auckland – 18 October
  • Update from LFJSN meeting – July

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13 August 2021 for Wellington lawyers

  • Dr Fiona Miller: a Celebration of Life

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5 August 2021 for Auckland lawyers

  • Call to the inner bar ceremonies - Auckland

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3 August 2021

  • FLS Trusts Act webinar – Monday 23 August – 1.15pm to 2.15pm
  • Auckland dinner – Friday 17 September – The Northern Club

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29 July 2021

  • Call to the inner bar ceremonies - Auckland
  • Family Court Protocol – process for amending gender information on birth certificates
  • Law Commission – review of surrogacy law
  • New FLS regional representatives

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20 July 2021 for Auckland lawyers

  • FLS Lunch – Thursday 9 September – Auckland

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20 July 2021

  • Lawyer for child forum – Hamilton – 20 August – 9.00am to 4.30pm
  • Lawyer for child applications and reviews – reminder to prepare

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20 July 2021 for Central North Island lawyers

  • Lawyer for child applications – Rotorua, Taupo and Tokoroa Family Courts

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19 July 2021 for Auckland lawyers

  • Auckland Family Court Registry seminar report
  • Local Family Justice Sector Network (LFJSN) meeting
  • FLS Lunch – 5 September – Auckland
  • Counsel for subject person PPPR Act list
  • Update on Auckland registries

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8 July 2021

  • Fairway/FLS Kotahitanga Webinar - Mental Health and Wellbeing - creating safe processes – 21 July
  • Reminder – expressions of interest for South Auckland FLS regional representative – 12 July
  • Graduate law student and mentoring programme – expressions of interest from family lawyers

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25 June 2021

  • Appointment of QCs

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24 June 2021

  • Lawyer for child and court-appointed counsel remuneration rates; trustee position

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21 June 2021 for Auckland lawyers

  • FLS regional representative role – South Auckland – expressions of interest
  • Lunchtime Seminar with Family Court Registry – 2 July – 1pm to 2pm
  • Make them proud – parental disputes workshops

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17 June 2021

  • Intermediate Family Lawyer - North Shore

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11 June 2021

  • FLS chair, deputy and treasurer
  • Lawyer for child remuneration rates
  • Research of surrogacy cases - survey closes 15 June

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11 June 2021 for Auckland lawyers

  • Monthly update on Auckland Family Court registries – AMINZ breakfast

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11 June 2021 for South Island lawyers

  • Presentation on child participation – Dr Deb Inder – 24 June – via zoom

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2 June 2021

  • Deeds for Philip Pigou

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21 May 2021

  • Intermediate Family Lawyer - Whangarei

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21 May 2021 for Auckland lawyers

  • Auckland Bar and Bench Forum

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1 March 2021 for Auckland lawyers

  • Alert Level 3 update

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17 May 2021

  • Intermediate to Senior Family Lawyers Positions - Focus Law

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14 May 2021 for South Island lawyers

  • Dr Deb Inder Presentation on Child Participation and Meal at Ironic Café and Bar – 24 June 2021

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3 May 2021 for Auckland lawyers

  • Implementation of recommendations of the review of the Auckland Family Court registries

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30 April 2021

  • Family Lawyer, Associate - Tompkins Wake - Hamilton

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29 April 2021 for Auckland lawyers

  • Bench and bar forum – Monday 3 May

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29 April 2021

  • Research of surrogacy cases

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22 April 2021 for Auckland lawyers

  • Bench and bar forum – Monday 3 May

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13 April 2021

  • FLS executive election results

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8 April 2021

  • IAFL Asia Pacific presentation – Developing a successful international family law practice – 12 April – 9.00pm

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1 April 2021 for Auckland lawyers

  • Lawyer for child workshop and issues at Pukekohe Court

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22 March 2021 for Auckland lawyers

  • Rooms closed in Pukekohe District Court but court services continue to operate as usual

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19 March 2021

  • FLS executive elections will open 22 March 2021

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9 March 2021

  • Appointment of Ophir Cassidy to the bench
  • Family Court Covid-19 protocol – adoption of NZ surrogate babies born overseas
  • Reminder – nominations for executive committee close 5:00pm on Monday 15 March
  • Fairway Resolution – Kotahitanga webinar series – Money Talks – assisting parties to develop a child focussed financial plan
  • CLE webinar – cultural reports in the Family Court – 14 April
  • Reminder – Oranga Tamariki webinar - the role of Whakarongo Mai – 16 March – 2.30 to 4.00pm – 1.5 CPD hours
  • Save the date - Lawyer for child workshop – Auckland – 14 May
  • NZLS CLE Ltd family law conference – Wellington – 17 to 19 November

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8 March 2021 for Auckland lawyers

  • Update for Auckland – Alert Level 2

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25 February 2021

  • FLS executive nominations open and submission on supporting children in Family Court

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24 February 2021

  • Oranga Tamariki webinar series
  • Reminder – cross examination of psychologists in the Family Court
  • Scan (review) of the Auckland registry
  • Paternity – legal aid
  • Oranga Tamariki – changes to the policy on permanent care for children and young people
  • Oranga Tamariki – fact sheet for parties
  • Collaborative law training – Queenstown – registrations now open – 19 and 20 March

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19 February 2021 for Auckland lawyers

  • Alert Level 2 Auckland Family Court Registries

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16 February 2021

  • Covid-19 - Alert level 3 – Auckland and Alert Level 2 – the rest of New Zealand

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4 February 2021

  • Function to welcome Judge Montague to Wellington – Thursday 11 February – 5.30pm
  • Seminar – cross examination of psychologists in the Family Court – Hutt Valley, Wellington and Porirua

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2 February 2021

  • Family Lawyer - Tompkins Wake - Tauranga or Rotorua

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29 January 2021

  • Save the date - welcome function for Judge Montague – Thursday 11 Feb
  • Survey – Protection Order packs
  • Privacy Act update
  • Oranga Tamariki webinar series
  • Past webinars
  • Mothers’ Project

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19 January 2021

  • Senior/Intermediate Lawyer - McCabe Family Law - Auckland

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