24 January 2020 New Zealand and Denmark are first equal in being ranked by Transparency International as being seen as having the least corrupt public sectors in the world.The Corruptions Perception Index is compiled annually and ranks 180 countries by perceived levels of public sector corruption.Over the past eight... More about NZ first equal with lowest perceived corruption level.
23 January 2020 New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Amendment Bill received the Royal assent on 13 December 2019. Associate Finance Minister David Parker was in charge of the bill.The bill was formerly part of the Venture Capital Fund Bill as reported from the Finance and Expenditure Committee. The... More about NZ super and retirement income bill enacted.
23 January 2020 During Parliament's last sitting week in 2019 and so far this year, four new bills have been introduced.Bill introduced for new regulatory regime for financial market infrastructures The Financial Market Infrastructure Bill was introduced on 17 December 2019. The Minister for Finance, Grant Robertson, is in... More about Four new bills in Parliament at end of 2019.
23 January 2020 A court in Shenzhen, China has decided that an article generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is entitled to copyright, according to the China News Service.The proceedings arose after an online loan information website operated by Shanghai Yingxun Technology Co Ltd copied an AI-generated report on the... More about Chinese court says AI-generated article has copyright protection.
23 January 2020 The Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2019 came into force on 13 January 2020.The Act provides amendments to existing intellectual property legislation, including the Trade Marks Act 2002, the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987, and the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006.Following the... More about Regulatory Systems Development Amendment Act 2019, in force.
23 January 2020 Three parliamentary select committees have released reports and recommendations on legislation.Committee recommends prohibition on smoking in cars billThe Health Committee has reported on the Smoke-free Environments (Prohibiting Smoking in Motor Vehicles Carrying Children) Amendment Bill and recommends that it be passed without amendment.The bill amends the... More about Three select committees report on legislation.
23 January 2020 Parliament's Governance and Administration Committee has reported on a petition to remove religion from parliamentary prayer, oaths, and national anthem and recommends that the House take note of its report.The committee received written submissions from the petitioner and the Speaker of the House and oral evidence... More about Committee considers petition to remove religion from parliamentary prayer.
22 January 2020 A report looking at culture change in the legal profession has been released.Purea Nei - Changing the Culture of the Legal Profession, comes almost two years after harassment and bullying in the legal profession made the national news.The report’s authors, Allanah Colley, Ana Lenard and Bridget... More about Purea Nei report focuses on changing the culture of the legal profession.
22 January 2020 Australian practitioners have lifted the first Lawyers World Cup to be held in New Zealand, after beating Sri Lanka in the final in Hamilton earlier this month.A total of 14 teams competed from Australia, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, England, West Indies and New Zealand; some... More about Australia lifts Lawyers Cricket World Cup in Hamilton.
22 January 2020 The Legal 500 Asia Pacific rankings for 2020 have been released, with New Zealand lawyers ranked in 14 different categories of legal practice.Published by London-based Legalease Ltd, the Guide has appeared annually for 31 years. It is put together from a variety of sources and uses... More about Legal 500 Asia Pacific NZ 2020 lawyer rankings released.
7 March 2018
The Chief District Court Judge, Judge Jan-Marie Doogue has issued a statement on the Coroner’s report into the death of…
7 March 2018
Russell McVeagh has appointed Dame Margaret Bazley to lead the external review of incidents of sexual harassment within the law…
7 March 2018
A coroner’s report has identified a number of failings in the case of murdered student Christie Marceau and made a…
7 March 2018
The Takeovers Panel has published two updated guidance notes on its website.The Guidance Note on Target Company Statements has been…
7 March 2018
The Justice Minister Andrew Little has revealed that there is over $23 million in the Justice Sector Fund.In response to…
6 March 2018
The Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs has announced a review of New Zealand’s insurance contract law, and released the…
6 March 2018
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has announced the start of consultation on new regulations, standards and directives to support the…
6 March 2018
The Justice Minister has revealed that the total legal aid expenditure for the fiscal year to the beginning of 2018…
5 March 2018
Simmonds Stewart and the University of Auckland Law School have launched a techlaw intern programme. This offers law students paid…
5 March 2018
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has released its new Guidance Note on Identification of Advertisements.The ASA says the Guidance Note…
2 March 2018
The Chief High Court Judge, Justice Geoffrey Venning, has issued a statement about the exclusion of media representatives from a…
2 March 2018
New Zealand Law Society President, Kathryn Beck has been in the media a lot over the past fortnight.Much of the…
2 March 2018
The Chief Ombudsman has published a suite of new guides on the ‘good government’ withholding grounds under the Official Information…
2 March 2018
A city in its own right, Porirua is, however, often considered to be an extension of Wellington. The profession is…
1 March 2018
54 people have been deported from New Zealand as part of an Immigration New Zealand operation across Auckland to tackle…
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