16 July 2020 Lindsay Boyd Gribben has been struck off the Roll of Barristers and Solicitors by the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal.Mr Gribben had admitted misappropriating funds to the total of almost $900,000 during September 2008 and November 2018. Aggravating the offending was the fact that... More about Lindsay Gribben struck off.
16 July 2020 Consultation on the draft ‘Access to Justice – a stocktake of initiatives’ research report is closing soon. We welcome your feedback. Any questions or comments can be directed to accesstojustice@lawsociety.org.nz.The report aims to build a picture of the range of access to justice initiatives across Aotearoa... More about Access to Justice – consultation on draft report closing on 3 August.
09 July 2020 Around 400 submissions have been made to the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa as part of the consultation into proposed lawyer’s conduct Rules changes around bullying and sexual harassment.The proposed changes to the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client... More about Consultation on Lawyers’ Conduct Rules closes.
08 July 2020 A Ministry of Justice survey has found that most respondents are unhappy with the current distribution of funds within the criminal justice system.The Hāpaitia te Oranga Tangata - Justice survey report 2019 found that respondents are in favour of spending more on supporting victims, preventing crime,... More about Survey finds majority want changes to crime funding.
07 July 2020 - By Oliver Fredrickson LawTalk 941 On 1 May 2020, the final Friday of Alert Level 3, the Beehive released the complete and final version of the Cannabis Legislation and Control Bill 2020 (the bill). The bill will be voted on at this year’s General Election,... More about The Cannabis Legislation and Control Bill 2020.
02 July 2020 The Property Law Section reminds lawyers that the transitional period for Land Transfer Tax Statements ended on 1 July 2020. This means that clients will not be able to claim the main home non-notifiable reason at question 15 for any transfer that is lodged with LINZ... More about Land Transfer Tax Statements – 1 July update.
02 July 2020 The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa welcomes the recent Court of Appeal decision in Kerr v New Zealand Police and hopes the decision prompts long overdue improvements to the Police Detention Legal Assistance (PDLA) scheme.The Law Society intervened in the Court... More about NZLS hopes Kerr decision will result in PDLA improvements.
01 July 2020 Timothy Burcher has been suspended by the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal for two months commencing 1 August.Auckland-based Mr Burcher had previously been found guilty of misconduct in relation to his breach of a previous suspension order of nine months from 18 December 2015.Mr... More about Auckland lawyer suspended for breach of prior order .
29 June 2020 Auckland lawyer Boon Gunn Hong has been struck off the Roll of barristers and solicitors by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal after transferring clients’ property into his own name without the clients’ knowledge.At the time of being struck off Mr Hong had already been suspended... More about Boon Gunn Hong struck off .
25 June 2020 - By Taryn Gudmanz We all had different lockdown experiences, depending on our work security and home circumstances. Some people found time to reflect on their lives and the way that they do things, and I saw a lot of hopeful comment on social media about... More about Post-lockdown: what changes will you make?.
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Former Chief Justice Sir Thomas Eichelbaum has died, aged 87.Chief Justice Sian Elias says serving and former members of the…
1 November 2018
The Law Commission has released a preferred approach paper on the Property (Relationships) Act 1976, with the suggestion that the…
1 November 2018
Dunedin barrister and President of the Criminal Bar Association Len Andersen says industrial action in the country’s courts has been…
1 November 2018
The union representing many Ministry of Justice workers is warning the lightning strikes and other industrial action taking place around…
1 November 2018
Parliament has used an extended sitting to give third reading to four bills. The third reading of the Residential Tenancies…
1 November 2018
Since 22 October 2018 every sale of residential property in New Zealand has required completion of a Residential Land Statement.Introduced…
1 November 2018
Former Auckland liquidator Geoffrey Martin Smith, 65, has entered no plea to fraud charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.The…
1 November 2018
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1 November 2018
Judge Michael John Doogan and Judge Layne Ross Harvey of the Māori Land Court have been appointed alternate Judges of…
1 November 2018
The 22 October 2018 changes to the rules for foreign purchase of residential property in New Zealand have resulted in…
1 November 2018
At 30 September 2018 the average age at disposal for criminal trial cases in the High Court was 504 days,…
1 November 2018
The Ministry of Justice and the Royal Federation of New Zealand Justices' Associations have signed a three-year funding contract.Associate Justice…
31 October 2018
Financial Services Complaints Ltd says there was a 35% increase in complaints it opened for investigation in the yaer to…
31 October 2018
The Justice select committee has released its final report on the Trusts Bill, recommending that it be passed with amendments.The…
31 October 2018
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rejected a complaint about a TV ad for VTNZ that featured a ‘monster’ vehicle…
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