06 August 2020
A recent amendment to the High Court Rules 2016 helps lawyers to provide legal services under a ‘limited retainer’ to lay litigantsLimited retainers are an important means of bridging the ‘justice gap’ for litigants unable to afford traditional full-service legal representation.A limited retainer (also known as... More about Recent rules amendment encourages provision of legal services under a ‘limited retainer’.
06 August 2020 - By Craig Stephen
The amount of money that helps fund Community Law Centres (CLCs) has dropped by $4 million in one year due to falling interest rates associated with the Covid-19 pandemic.The loss in income through the Lawyers’ and Conveyancers’ Special Fund does not affect... More about Lawyers’ special fund falls by $4m due to pandemic.
07 August 2020 LawTalk 942
Napier barrister Caroline Hickman is the new Chair of the Family Law Section, succeeding Auckland family law barrister Kirsty Swadling.While she grew up and studied in Wellington, Ms Hickman has been a family lawyer in Hawke’s Bay since 1993.She became a barrister sole in... More about New Family Law Section Chair.
07 August 2020 - By Frank Neill LawTalk 942
Levin is growing, and that growth looks likely to continue, if not accelerate. LawTalk takes a look at why that is, and what it’s like lawyering in Levin.“Levin seems to be growing at a rate of knots,” says Cooper Campbell... More about Focus on Levin: Very few places have the same opportunities.
30 July 2020
Borrowdale v Director-General of Health and Attorney-General (27–29 July 2020)A rare full bench of the High Court sat this week to hear a constitutionally significant case brought by Dr Andrew Borrowdale, which questioned whether certain orders made by the Director-General of Health in response to the... More about Case testing the legal basis for New Zealand’s COVID-19 response is heard.
29 July 2020
A report on the experience of whānau in the Family Court recommends changing the behaviour of the Judiciary and professionals involved in the Justice system, and ensuring professionals working in the court have a sound knowledge of Tikanga and te reo Māori.The report - Te Taniwha... More about Family Court report’s recommendations get Māori Law Society backing.
28 July 2020
The funeral of Hon Justice Maurice James Sheehan, CMG (Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George), will be streamed live when it takes place Wednesday 29 July at 11am.Justice Sheehan died suddenly on 22 July 2020.As a lawyer in New Zealand and a... More about Funeral for Hon Justice Maurice James Sheehan, CMG, live streamed.
23 July 2020
The Lawyers and Conveyancers (Employed Lawyers Providing Free Legal Services) Amendment Bill was drawn from the members’ bills ballot in Parliament today and will begin moving through the parliamentary process.The aim of the Bill is to improve access to justice without compromising the standards of professional... More about Bill to enable employed lawyers to provide free legal services.
23 July 2020
Last month financial services provider Kiwi Wealth got in touch with us to highlight some issues they’d seen with the certification of documents.The problem arose with documentation for people wanting to make specific Kiwisaver scheme withdrawals. When copies of identification documents were being certified, in some... More about Verification and Certification of Identity Documents.
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.
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18 October 2018
Parliament's Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee has released a final report on the Farm Debt Mediation Bill, recommending that…
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18 October 2018
Assessment of the effectiveness and fairness of New Zealand's court system needs good data and analytics and building this capability…
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18 October 2018
Over the 2018/19 financial year, the Government Legal Network will remain focused on leveraging the Crown's collective legal resources and…
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18 October 2018
The Commerce Commission says it has warned debt collector Intercoll Ltd for possibly breaching the Fair Trading Act when it…
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18 October 2018
The Accident Compensation Corporation has announced what it says are the biggest changes to its client services in over 20…
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18 October 2018
Associate Finance Minister David Parker has announced the Government’s second phase of review for overseas investment rules.The Treasury is leading…
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18 October 2018
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) says its New Zealand Business number team is consulting on the trans-Tasman…
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18 October 2018
The Commerce Commission says it has opened an investigation into David Ferrier’s acquisition through a holding company of a 70%…
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18 October 2018
Otago University law professor Mark Henaghan received a moving send off last week after his final lecture at Otago University’s…
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18 October 2018
The new overseas investment regime comes into effect on 22 October, meaning overseas people generally will not be able to…
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17 October 2018
A Microsoft survey of 16 nationalities has found that New Zealanders were the most likely to experience tech support scams,…
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17 October 2018
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has rejected two complaints about a line on the popular TVNZ drama Shortland Street.In the episode…
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17 October 2018
The Film Industry Working Group is recommending that the carve-out from the Employment Relations Act for film production workers –…
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17 October 2018
Information obtained from a series of parliamentary questions for written answer by Courts Minister Andrew Little shows both positive and…
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17 October 2018
The average monthly number of visitors to the New Zealand Legislation website continues to grow, the annual report of the…
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