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?.
25 June 2020 An Auckland defence lawyer has been struck off by the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal following a “pattern of incompetent practice”.Arlan Arman faced one charge of misconduct arising from his representation of a client in criminal proceedings. During those proceedings Mr Arman had advised... More about Struck off for pattern of incompetent practice.
24 June 2020 Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has awarded a Privacy Trust Mark to TICC’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Customer Due Diligence Online Forms and AML Online Portal.Mr Edwards says the Trust, Integrity and Compliance Company (TICC) has created a privacy and user-friendly way for its clients to comply with... More about AML compliance portal awarded Privacy Trust Mark.
25 July 2018
Parliament's Health Committee has released its final report on the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill.The committee says it…
25 July 2018
A new online tool, Choose Business Structure, is now available to assist small business owners with choosing their business structure.The…
25 July 2018
A public information campaign to raise awareness about the problem of money laundering by domestic and foreign criminals is now…
24 July 2018
Creating songs in Te Reo for her school teacher husband to use in the classroom has put an Auckland lawyer’s…
24 July 2018
Work on a judicial resourcing model has been completed and will "probably be made public soon", the Justice select committee…
24 July 2018
The Department of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet has issued a Cabinet circular, Legislation Guidelines - Cabinet requirement and…
24 July 2018
Mandatory training on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, jurisprudence under the Optional Protocol…
19 July 2018
The former finance manager of a Hamilton-based social services provider has been sentenced to two years and five months’ imprisonment…
19 July 2018
New Zealand's SPCA is reminding lawyers that its recent restructure means there have been some changes to the way bequests…
19 July 2018
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark will be a keynote guest at the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand's national…
19 July 2018
Australia's deportation of New Zealand-born people on character grounds is not consistent with any humanitarian ideals that both countries once…
18 July 2018
In an open letter to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights…
18 July 2018
MBIE's Employment Services has commenced two pilot projects aimed at improving the scheduling of mediations.MBIE says late cancellations of mediations…
18 July 2018
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) says it is considering regulatory action against three large financial institutions or qualifying financial entities…
18 July 2018
A United Kingdom research project looking at the experiences of disabled people in the legal profession has found some significant…
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