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.
24 June 2020 The Arms Legislation Bill has passed its third reading.The Government says the bill is intended to improve public safety by adjusting legislative frameworks to impose tighter controls on the use and possession of arms.It’s the second major piece of legislation to be introduced after the terrorist... More about New firearms system will be established.
24 June 2020 The Chief Human Rights Commissioner says prisoners moved from their home region, poor facilities for those with physical or intellectual disabilities, a high number of young Māori in care and protection residences and the provision of basic hygiene products for female detainees, remain major issues.The Commissioner,... More about Torture report finds persistent issues in places of detention.
23 June 2020 The New Zealand Bar Association (NZBA) says it's concerned that some provisions of the Sexual Violence Bill before Parliament pose a risk to the right to a fair trial.The NZBA has made a submission to the select committee considering and commenting on the changes to the... More about Flaws in Sexual Violence Bill says Bar Association.
3 May 2018
A barrister has been convicted in Manukau District Court for his role of knowingly providing false and misleading information to…
3 May 2018
Reports evaluating the 2014 reforms to the Family Court have been released by the Ministry of Justice.The 2014 reforms supported…
3 May 2018
Phase 2 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act’s go-live date of 1 July is fast…
3 May 2018
There are certain phrases in the English language that are incredibly powerful. ‘Hate speech’ is one of them.Australian sportsman Israel…
3 May 2018
Expressions of interest are being sought from junior New Zealand lawyers who want to participate in the Young Lawyers China…
3 May 2018
The New Zealand Law Society has published a Practice Briefing focusing on the large variety of legal associations, networks and…
3 May 2018
A report on the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape in New Zealand has been released by the AI Forum, a body…
2 May 2018
The New Zealand Police has updated its statistics and data website to make mobile accessibility to recorded crime data easier.The…
2 May 2018
Disclosures for the initial Common Reporting Standard (CRS) reporting period are due to Inland Revenue by 30 June 2018, the…
2 May 2018
Making sense of the questions over the culture of legal practice and making progress to positive change requires honest conversations…
2 May 2018
The European Court of Justice should not be allowed direct jurisdiction over the final deal Britain strikes with the EU,…
2 May 2018
The advertising watchdog has upheld a complaint that a slogan on a campervan with the tagline “kill or be killed”…
1 May 2018
The High Court's decision in Abano Healthcare Group Ltd v Healthcare Holdings Partners Ltd [2018] NZHC 817 (27 April 2018)…
1 May 2018
Revenue and Small Business Minister Stuart Nash says the Government is proposing to require offshore companies to collect GST on…
1 May 2018
In the biggest fine so far handed down against a mobile trader, Mobile Shop Ltd has been fined $330,000 for…
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