02 April 2020 The Employment Relations Authority has provided further information on arrangements it has made to deal with applications and investigations during the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 restrictions.It says its update issued on 24 March remains current. The new information is as follows:Service of statements of problemDuring the... More about Further details from ERA on Level 4 arrangements.
02 April 2020 The following is a summary of this week’s Covid-19 Level 4 information for the profession.Regularly updated information can also be found on the Law Society’s dedicated Covid-19 webpage. Courts25/3 Chief Justice message regarding court operations at Level 426/3 Chief Justice message on limitations on those entering... More about Covid-19 latest updates for the profession.
02 April 2020 Auckland barrister and solicitor Dani Lee Gardiner has been appointed an Associate Judge of the High Court.Since 2018 she has been General Counsel, heading Auckland Council’s in-house legal, risk and insurance department. She will sit in Auckland.Associate Judge Gardiner was admitted as a barrister and solicitor... More about Dani Lee Gardiner appointed Associate Judge of High Court.
02 April 2020 Justice Susan Thomas has been appointed Chief High Court Judge, Attorney-General David Parker has announced.She replaces Justice Geoffrey Venning who has resigned from the position but will remain a Judge of the HIgh Court, based in Auckland. Justice Venning’s resignation will take effect on 31 May... More about Justice Susan Thomas is new Chief High Court Judge.
02 April 2020 Chief High Court Judge Venning says to provide certainty to the profession and parties, no civil cases involving witnesses who need to give evidence within a courtroom will be required to proceed before the week commencing 25 May 2020 even if the alert level is reduced... More about No High Court civil cases involving witnesses before 25 May.
02 April 2020 - By Craig Stephen The COVID-19 crisis and the State of Emergency have upturned all aspects of life, and no less around families.Government advice is to stay at home unless to go to the supermarket, visit a pharmacy or medical centre, and for walks/runs/cycle rides in... More about Family arrangements and domestic violence during the crisis.
02 April 2020 Information released by Chief District Court Judge Heemi Taumaunu gives further detail on determination of priority proceedings in the District Court.He says the District Court continues to operate during the Alert Level 4 period to deal with priority proceedings as the need arises. For this purpose,... More about Further detail on District Court priority proceedings.
02 April 2020 Chief District Court Judge Heemi Taumaunu has issued further guidance on arrangements for District Court proceedings during the COVID-19 Level 4..In a letter to the legal profession he says he is aware that since Alert Level 4 came into force, some defendants who are in custody... More about Chief District Court Judge advises on defendants in custody.
01 April 2020 Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has told a parliamentary select committee that tranche one of its project to build a replacement system for Landonline is currently on track for a June 2020 completion.This is included in the 2018/19 Annual review of Land Infofmation New Zealand which... More about June 2020 on track for tranche one of Landonline replacement.
01 April 2020 According to ACC more injuries happen in the home than anywhere else, and with a large number of people working from home just now, including of course most lawyers, there is the potential for the number of accidents occurring at home to balloon.ACC data show that,... More about Don’t get injured while home-working during the lockdown.
5 April 2018
Sweeping reforms to the family justice system that were made by the previous National led Government are to be reviewed.At…
5 April 2018
The New Zealand Law Society’s webstream on dealing with bullying and harassment in the workplace is being tipped to be…
5 April 2018
The Takeovers Panel says it has granted an exemption from rule 46(1)(a)(ii)(A) of the Takeovers Code.The rule requires a target…
5 April 2018
The Chief Ombudsman has a published a new guide on section 18(d) of the Official Information Act 1982, which allows…
5 April 2018
Inland Revenue guidance on cryptocurrencies says they are treated like property for tax purposes.Inland Revenue Customer Segment Leader Tony Morris…
5 April 2018
Criminal conviction and sentencing statistics released by Statistics New Zealand show that adults of Māori ethnicity comprised 44% of adults…
5 April 2018
Attorney-General David Parker has presented the Revision Bills Programme 2018-2020 to Parliament.The programme lists Revision Bills. Section 30 of the…
4 April 2018
The Law Commission is seeking public input on how New Zealand's abortion laws could be made consistent with treating abortion…
4 April 2018
Parliament has given a third reading to the Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Bill.The bill will…
3 April 2018
The Auckland-based gay rugby team, New Zealand Falcons, has ditched its sponsorship with law firm Russell McVeagh only weeks after…
29 March 2018
The New Zealand Law Society has launched a number of initiatives and is working on others to tackle harassment and…
29 March 2018
Parliament has extended the "bright-line test" for tax on disposal of residential land from two to five years, following the…
29 March 2018
Leadership and knowledge can fundamentally transform the justice system, a report released by the Office of the Prime Minister's Chief…
29 March 2018
Cathedral Square, 2009 pre-earthquake Geoff Wilson bndChristchurch’s legal profession is heavily based in the suburbs. Given the city’s recent history…
29 March 2018
About a dozen lawyers from New Zealand were among the larger than expected turnout for the Inter-Pacific Bar Association’s (IPBA)…
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