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.
19 February 2018
District Court Judge Grant Powell has been appointed a Judge of the High Court.Justice Powell graduated with an LLB(Hons) from…
19 February 2018
The former director of Supercrete Auckland Ltd (Supercrete) has been fined $37,500 for misrepresenting generic Chinese cladding as the premium…
16 February 2018
The New Zealand Bar Association says respectful behaviour towards all legal profession staff is a basic starting point to eliminating…
15 February 2018
The Government has released its response to the Māori Affairs Committee Inquiry into whānau access to and management of tūpāpaku…
15 February 2018
Revenue Minister Stuart Nash says the bright-line test on residential property sales will be extended from two years to five…
15 February 2018
Russell McVeagh says it is committed to addressing any issues of harassment at the firm and in the legal profession…
15 February 2018
Inland Revenue says it has become aware of an error in the Taxation (Neutralising Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) Bill.The…
15 February 2018
A Fijian national who made up a story about being a stowaway after his entire family were massacred has been…
14 February 2018
Sleepless in Seattle, Love Actually, You’ve Got Mail - in all of these movies, gifting unsigned notes, bouquets and trying…
14 February 2018
When a charity ends its operation for good, it’s not a case of just shutting the shop, turning the key…
14 February 2018
Just like the famous surfing documentary from 1966, the ‘Endless Summer’ in New Zealand continues to roll on.By the end…
14 February 2018
District Court Judge Heemi Taumaunu has been appointed Deputy Judge Advocate General and Deputy Chief Judge of the Court Martial.His…
14 February 2018
The Real Estate Agents Authority has changed its operating name to the Real Estate Authority.The independent government agency regulates the…
14 February 2018
The Real Estate Authority has launched a new website, settled.govt.nz, which provides a wide range of information on buying and…
14 February 2018
The New Zealand Bar Association is expanding its mentoring programme and is looking for more barristers who are interested in…
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