16 December 2019 The Government will invest $100 million on a new courthouse in Tauranga which the Justice Minister Andrew Little says will be a model for future courthouse design.Mr Little says the courthouse will be designed in partnership with iwi, the local community, the judiciary, the legal profession,... More about Tauranga to get a new courthouse .
12 December 2019 Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter has received the report back from a surgical mesh restorative justice process undertaken by Victoria University.The process heard stories, either in person or online submission, from more than 600 people affected by surgical mesh.“The report made for heart-breaking and confronting... More about Surgical mesh report ‘heart-breaking reading’ says minister.
12 December 2019 - By Geoff Adlam Women now make up 52.1% of all New Zealand-based lawyers, information held by the New Zealand Law Society shows.At 10 December 2019, 13,765 New Zealand-based lawyers held practising certificates. Of those, 7,167 were women, 6,596 male and 2 gender diverse.The number of... More about Women and Millennials now dominate profession.
12 December 2019 A report from international law firm network Lex Mundi says General Counsel are grappling with how AI technologies are reshaping their companies and the business environment, creating unchartered areas of corporate liability exposure and new regulatory challenges.The report, Big Data and Big Brother: How General Counsel... More about Lex Mundi report sees uncharted AI challenges for in-house lawyers.
12 December 2019 Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier says he is launching a new inquiry into whether 12 central government agencies have addressed any weaknesses identified in a 2015 investigation into Official Information Act compliance and practice.Published in December 2015, Not a game of hide and seek was initiated by... More about Ombudsman to check central government OIA compliance progress.
12 December 2019 Justice Minister Andrew Little has announced a number of commitments the government has made to respond to two reports on the criminal justice system.Two reports, Turuki! Turuki! from Te Uepū Hāpai I te Ora, and Te Tangi o te Manawanui: Recommendations for Reform from the Chief... More about Justice Minister outlines first steps for criminal justice reform.
12 December 2019 The Government has released its initial response to the final report from Te Uepū Hāpai i te Ora – the Safe and Effective Justice Advisory Group, Turuki! Turuki! Transforming our Criminal Justice System, which lays out a pathway toward justice reform.The Advisory Group published He Waka... More about Government releases initial response to criminal justice system reform report.
12 December 2019 Four recommendations on how the justice system can be improved for victims are included in a report, Te Tangi o te Manawanui, prepared by the Chief Victims Advisor to Government Kim McGregor, and released by the Government.The four key recommendations are for both immediate and more... More about Chief Victims Advisor recommendations for justice sector reform released.
11 December 2019 Parliament has given third readings to a number of bills.Farm Debt Mediation Bill (No 2)The Farm Debt Mediation Bill (No 2) had its third reading on 10 December 2019. It was introduced on 18 June 2019 by the Minister for Agriculture, Damien O’Connor.This bill establishes a... More about Third readings given to bills.
11 December 2019 Several bills have been introduced to Parliament in its second-to-last week of sitting in 2019. Parliament will sit next week and will finish for the year on Thursday, 19 December.Secondary Legislation BillThe Secondary Legislation Bill was introduced on 10 December 2019. Minister for the Environment David... More about Several bills introduced in Parliament.
2 May 2018
The New Zealand Police has updated its statistics and data website to make mobile accessibility to recorded crime data easier.The…
2 May 2018
Disclosures for the initial Common Reporting Standard (CRS) reporting period are due to Inland Revenue by 30 June 2018, the…
2 May 2018
Making sense of the questions over the culture of legal practice and making progress to positive change requires honest conversations…
2 May 2018
The European Court of Justice should not be allowed direct jurisdiction over the final deal Britain strikes with the EU,…
2 May 2018
The advertising watchdog has upheld a complaint that a slogan on a campervan with the tagline “kill or be killed”…
1 May 2018
The High Court's decision in Abano Healthcare Group Ltd v Healthcare Holdings Partners Ltd [2018] NZHC 817 (27 April 2018)…
1 May 2018
Revenue and Small Business Minister Stuart Nash says the Government is proposing to require offshore companies to collect GST on…
1 May 2018
In the biggest fine so far handed down against a mobile trader, Mobile Shop Ltd has been fined $330,000 for…
30 April 2018
The Wellington Women Lawyers’ Association (WWLA) has launched an independent online survey.The survey is being launched as part of a…
30 April 2018
Not to be outdone by those cricket-loving lawyers, football-playing practitioners are gearing up for their own global tournament.The World Football…
30 April 2018
The District Court has issued an addendum to the In-Court Media Coverage Guidelines, relating to applications to film, photograph or…
30 April 2018
Timber King Ltd and NZ Steel Distributor Ltd (NZSD) have been fined $400,950 for making false and misleading representations relating…
26 April 2018
A senior intellectual property lawyer recently discovered her name was being used as a RealMe Login by China based fraudsters.RealMe…
26 April 2018
Dame Silvia Cartwright says the New Zealand Law Society regulatory working group into workplace behaviour will be "unashamedly honest" with…
26 April 2018
The Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi has released for public consultation an exposure draft of changes to the…
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