21 January 2020 Attorney-General David Parker has announced the appointment of 21 new District Court judges.The new judges include replacements for retirements and 10 new positions.Mr Parker says 10 of the new judges are Māori, eight Pākehā, one Māori/Chinese and two Samoan. Twelve of the new judges are women."It’s... More about 21 new District Court Judges appointed.
21 January 2020 The Law Council of Australia is calling on the Federal government and all state governments to increase the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14.In a joint statement, the Law Council and the Australian Medical Association (AMA) are demanding action on the “national tragedy”... More about Aust lawyers call on age of criminal responsibility to be raised.
21 January 2020 The Department of Conservation has released a discussion document, Improving whitebait management, and is seeking submissions on proposed changes.Submissions close at 9am on 2 March 2020.The document contains proposals on:A recommended management goal for the six species of native fish that are fished as whitebait;Recommended management... More about Consultation opens on whitebait management.
21 January 2020 The Human Rights Commission has published Kōrero Whakamauāhara:Hate Speech, an overview of the current legal framework.In an introduction, Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt says the paper aims to provide an accessible introduction to hate or harmful speech in national and international law."Importantly, the report aims... More about Commission publishes Hate Speech legal framework overview.
21 January 2020 The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has considered a complaint where Oranga Tamariki withheld and redacted documents relating to Family Court proceedings.In a case note, the Commissioner says a mother whose three young children were taken into the care of Oranga Tamariki complained after information she... More about Privacy Act request and relationship to Family Courts Act considered.
21 January 2020 Holiday rental management and accommodation company Bachcare has been fined $117,000 for misleading consumers by altering and withholding publication of online reviews posted by users of its accommodation services. Following a Commerce Commission investigation, Bachcare pleaded guilty to two charges under the Fair Trading Act 1986,... More about Rental company convicted and fined for misleading online reviews.
21 January 2020 New Zealand is the easiest country of 190 in which to do business, the World Bank's Doing Business 2020 report says.The report compares business regulation in 12 areas of business activity in 190 economies. The rankings are benchmarked to 1 May 2019.It says the economies that... More about New Zealand easiest for doing business in 2020, says World Bank.
16 January 2020 The Rules Committee is seeking feedback from the legal profession on a consultation paper which sets out four areas of potential reform of the rules governing civil trial procedures.The objective is to improve access to justice by reducing the cost of bringing civil matters to court.The... More about Consultation open on possible reform of civil trial procedures.
14 January 2020 The Remuneration Authority has increased the salary of Judges of the District Court and of the Māori Land Court by 2.7% from 1 October 2019, saying it is a response to the high level of recruitment planned for the next three to five years.The Judicial Officers... More about Judicial recruitment a factor in salary increases.
14 January 2020 New legislation came into effect on 13 January 2020, amending the threshold at which the Takeovers Code applies to unlisted companies.The Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act (No 2) 2019 received the Royal assent on 13 November 2019, coming into force immediately after the expiry of... More about Law change amends Takeovers Code threshold.
3 May 2018
There are certain phrases in the English language that are incredibly powerful. ‘Hate speech’ is one of them.Australian sportsman Israel…
3 May 2018
Expressions of interest are being sought from junior New Zealand lawyers who want to participate in the Young Lawyers China…
3 May 2018
The New Zealand Law Society has published a Practice Briefing focusing on the large variety of legal associations, networks and…
3 May 2018
A report on the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape in New Zealand has been released by the AI Forum, a body…
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…
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