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.
16 July 2020 Consultation on the draft ‘Access to Justice – a stocktake of initiatives’ research report is closing soon. We welcome your feedback. Any questions or comments can be directed to accesstojustice@lawsociety.org.nz.The report aims to build a picture of the range of access to justice initiatives across Aotearoa... More about Access to Justice – consultation on draft report closing on 3 August.
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.
5 July 2018
For the second successive year, the Ministry of Justice, Victoria University Law Students’ Society and the New Zealand Bar Association…
5 July 2018
Dame Margaret Bazley has released a report of her Independent Review of Russell McVeagh.The review was requested by Russell McVeagh…
5 July 2018
Justice Minister Andrew Little has described as "totally unacceptable" the culture and conduct described by Dame Margaret Bazley in her…
5 July 2018
The International Bar Association has condemned a rule change that reportedly will forcibly retire up to 40% of Poland’s judges.The…
4 July 2018
A proposed law school at Canadian Trinity Western University's Langley, British Columbia campus has lost its battle for accreditation.Trinity Western…
4 July 2018
The Australian Government says it has set all Commonwealth agencies specific targets to brief senior and junior female barristers from…
3 July 2018
PB Technologies Ltd – known as PB Tech - has pleaded guilty to 14 charges brought by the Commerce Commission…
3 July 2018
Environment Minister David Parker has introduced the America's Cup Road Stopping Bill to Parliament.The bill's stated purpose is to support…
3 July 2018
An American study has found that male attorneys expressing anger were viewed more positively, whereas female attorneys expressing the same…
3 July 2018
A serial fraudster who persuaded hundreds of people to invest more than $8 million in a fake foreign exchange brokerage…
3 July 2018
Early professional legal advice has a statistically significant effect on the timing of the resolution of people's legal issues, according…
3 July 2018
The number of prisoners held on remand over the period from June 2017 to June 2027 is projected to nearly…
3 July 2018
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has released its new Advertising Standards Code.The Code is a consolidation of six codes that…
3 July 2018
The Commerce Commission says it has updated its policy and guidelines to assist parties involved in cartel conduct to understand…
29 June 2018
In the past decade or so Hamilton has capitalised on its gateway status with businesses and people moving there for…
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