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.
14 February 2018
Six bills have been introduced to Parliament.The Education Amendment Bill was introduced on 8 February by Education Minister Chris Hipkins.The…
13 February 2018
Department of Internal Affairs are reminding lawyers and conveyancers about a series of roadshows on next month covering Anti-Money Laundering…
13 February 2018
International law firm Jones Day has topped the Acritas US Law Firm Brand Index 2018. It is the second year…
12 February 2018
A property developer at the centre of a mortgage fraud scheme involving about 75 properties in Hamilton and Auckland has…
8 February 2018
New Zealand ranks seventh of more than 100 countries in the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index for 2017-18.The…
8 February 2018
Appenture Marketing Ltd (in liquidation) was fined $114,000 in the Auckland District Court, for misleading consumers about their rights and…
7 February 2018
The Law Commission has unveiled a new logo and design style, which it says it is slowly integrating into its…
7 February 2018
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7 February 2018
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7 February 2018
The leading law firm has announced it has signed up to be a sponsor of the NZ Falcons RFC.Russell McVeagh…
5 February 2018
Parliament's Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee has released a report on the Consumer Guarantees (Removal of Unrelated Party Lender…
2 February 2018
A sizeable proportion of New Zealand’s lawyers are based in the largest city: of around 13,000 lawyers who work in…
1 February 2018
Around 1.6 million hacked, leaked, or stolen email addresses and credentials from the United Kingdom's top 500 law firms are…
1 February 2018
Prime Minister and Child Poverty Reduction Minister Jacinda Ardern has introduced the Child Poverty Reduction Bill to Parliament.The explanatory note…
1 February 2018
The Oscar-nominated documentary Abacus: Small Enough to Jail is one of the leading features at the second New Zealand International…
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