27 January 2020 Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi has called for judges who take more than three months to make decisions to tender their resignations, according to RNZ International.Quoting TV1Samoa, RNZ says Tuilaepa's call came in Samoa's Parliament on 24 January. It was made in response to Vaimauga... More about Samoan PM calls for tardy judges to resign.
27 January 2020 The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has considered whether the Criminal Disclosure Act 2008 overrode the Privacy Act 1993 in disclosure of information to the lawyers of two men accused of killing the son of a couple.The Office has released a case note on its resolution... More about Privacy complaint considers effect of Criminal Disclosure Act.
24 January 2020 New Zealand and Denmark are first equal in being ranked by Transparency International as being seen as having the least corrupt public sectors in the world.The Corruptions Perception Index is compiled annually and ranks 180 countries by perceived levels of public sector corruption.Over the past eight... More about NZ first equal with lowest perceived corruption level.
23 January 2020 New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Amendment Bill received the Royal assent on 13 December 2019. Associate Finance Minister David Parker was in charge of the bill.The bill was formerly part of the Venture Capital Fund Bill as reported from the Finance and Expenditure Committee. The... More about NZ super and retirement income bill enacted.
23 January 2020 During Parliament's last sitting week in 2019 and so far this year, four new bills have been introduced.Bill introduced for new regulatory regime for financial market infrastructures The Financial Market Infrastructure Bill was introduced on 17 December 2019. The Minister for Finance, Grant Robertson, is in... More about Four new bills in Parliament at end of 2019.
23 January 2020 A court in Shenzhen, China has decided that an article generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is entitled to copyright, according to the China News Service.The proceedings arose after an online loan information website operated by Shanghai Yingxun Technology Co Ltd copied an AI-generated report on the... More about Chinese court says AI-generated article has copyright protection.
23 January 2020 The Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2019 came into force on 13 January 2020.The Act provides amendments to existing intellectual property legislation, including the Trade Marks Act 2002, the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987, and the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006.Following the... More about Regulatory Systems Development Amendment Act 2019, in force.
23 January 2020 Three parliamentary select committees have released reports and recommendations on legislation.Committee recommends prohibition on smoking in cars billThe Health Committee has reported on the Smoke-free Environments (Prohibiting Smoking in Motor Vehicles Carrying Children) Amendment Bill and recommends that it be passed without amendment.The bill amends the... More about Three select committees report on legislation.
23 January 2020 Parliament's Governance and Administration Committee has reported on a petition to remove religion from parliamentary prayer, oaths, and national anthem and recommends that the House take note of its report.The committee received written submissions from the petitioner and the Speaker of the House and oral evidence... More about Committee considers petition to remove religion from parliamentary prayer.
22 January 2020 A report looking at culture change in the legal profession has been released.Purea Nei - Changing the Culture of the Legal Profession, comes almost two years after harassment and bullying in the legal profession made the national news.The report’s authors, Allanah Colley, Ana Lenard and Bridget... More about Purea Nei report focuses on changing the culture of the legal profession.
5 October 2017
A former director/owner of the now-defunct Christchurch Lightweight Concrete Ltd has been fined $151,875 for misrepresenting autoclaved aerated concrete cladding…
5 October 2017
Pecuniary penalties totalling $5.29 million have been imposed on New Zealand company Ping An Finance (Group) Ltd for failure to…
5 October 2017
The Chief Judges of the High and District Courts have announced changes to the arrangement for sentence indications in relation…
5 October 2017
The Physiotherapy Trust New Zealand (PTNZ) is calling for an Independent Commissioner for ACC oversight.“If the case history of ACC…
5 October 2017
The Honourable Rex Mason Prize for Excellence in Legal Writing has been awarded to Oliver Hailes and Andrew Geddis.New Zealand's…
4 October 2017
The Law Commission is to hold a series of public consultation meetings on its review of the Property (Relationships) Act…
4 October 2017
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has this week released its updated policy on the release of official…
2 October 2017
An Auckland lawyer has been suspended from practising for six months after admitting three charges.The case against Brian Fox was…
2 October 2017
A former lawyer has been found guilty of a charge of misconduct and suspended from practising for three years.Jeanne Denham…
28 September 2017
The Financial Markets Authority’s (FMA) has revealed that a group of financial services providers are failing to fulfil the conditions…
28 September 2017
Justices of the Peace are performing more marriage and civil union ceremonies in Hamilton, following a collaboration between the Ministry…
28 September 2017
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has dismissed a complaint that claimed an election poster was “sexist and offensive.”The Electoral Commission…
28 September 2017
A prominent lawyer who has fought for people affected by the Christchurch earthquakes and the man taking over in John…
27 September 2017
The Registrar of the New Zealand Immigration Advisers Authority will be in the Philippines next week raising awareness about using…
27 September 2017
The Financial Markets Authority says it will target New Zealand directors of businesses who encourage or facilitate abuse of the…
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