09 April 2020 The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa is reviewing the Coronavirus situation on a daily basis and will provide regular updated advice from reputable sources for the law profession. A special website section has been set up and is kept updated.Below is... More about Summary of the latest COVID-19 news for lawyers.
09 April 2020 The report of the Public Inquiry into the Earthquake Commission (EQC) has recommended that claimants should be dealt with respectfully, fairly and professionally and with a sensitivity to the post-disaster pressures they might be facing.“EQC’s operational practices must put the needs of claimants first and at... More about Dame Silvia’s Inquiry report into EQC released.
09 April 2020 The New Zealand Customs Services says companies that have non-essential goods blocking movement of essential goods may apply for permission to move those goods from the port to their CCA for storage.However, Customs says they are not authorised to deliver those non-essential goods to their customers.It... More about Customs advises on moving non-essential goods blocking essential goods.
09 April 2020 The Department of Internal Affairs, the AML/CFT supervisor for lawyers, says it is working with its AML/CFT system partners and preparing to respond to sector concerns regarding their ability to meet some AML/CFT Act obligations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.It says two areas of... More about AML/CFT supervisors working on solutions to COVID-19-related problems.
09 April 2020 Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has amended the Telecommunications Information Privacy Code to enable emergency services to more quickly locate people at risk of harm who have not made a call to 111.The amendment extends the number of agencies who can use the emergency location information system... More about Telecommunications Privacy Code amended to assist with 111 call location.
09 April 2020 The Ministry for the Environment has released the National Monitoring System (NMS) data for the year ending 30 June 2019.The NMS collects detailed information from local authorities on their responsibilities under the Resource Management Act 1991, including functions, tools and processes. It provides transparency to the... More about Data documents local authority resource management handling.
09 April 2020 We asked lawyers around the country how they are getting on during the lockdown: what are they doing to cope with the lack of office working and dealing with technology at home. Here are the first two lawyers.Maree Baker-Galloway, partner, Anderson Lloyd, QueenstownHow are you getting... More about Lawyers in lockdown … Pt 1.
09 April 2020 The Law Council of Australia says it hopes the quashing of Cardinal George Pell’s abuse convictions in the High Court does not deter victims of sexual abuse from coming forward.It also says that rather than highlight issues with the legal system – which some have suggested... More about Law Council Aust hopes victims won’t be put off by Pell judgment.
09 April 2020 Civil Defence Minister Peeni Henare has further extended the state of national emergency which was originally declared at 12:21pm on Wednesday, 25 March 2020.The state of national emergency, declared under section 66 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 was extended pursuant to section 71... More about State of National Emergency extended again.
09 April 2020 A new Land Transport Rule - the COVID-19 Response (No 1) 2020 - has been made, effective from 10 April 2020.The rule states that all driver licences, WoFs, CoFs, and some vehicle certifications, that expired on or after 1 January 2020 will be valid for up... More about New Land Transport Rule extends WOF and other expiry times.
18 January 2018
Justice Minister Andrew Little has released statistics which show there were 46 cases in the first half of 2017 where…
18 January 2018
International legal research company Acritas says research for its global Sharplegal study of senior in-house counsel found that male law…
17 January 2018
The Law Commission is seeking input from lawyers on cross-border issues and relationship property.The Commission is currently consulting on its…
17 January 2018
Information released by Courts Minister Andrew Little shows that the average length of prison sentences imposed appears to have steadily…
17 January 2018
The eighth annual Day of the Endangered Lawyer will focus on Egypt, on 24 January 2018.The Day of the Endangered…
17 January 2018
The Commerce Commission has issued a warning to the NZ Trustees Association Charitable Trust about invoices it sent to registered…
16 January 2018
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has partly upheld a complaint that a newspaper ad on the “power of prayer” was…
11 January 2018
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has ruled that two similar terms using the Lord’s name were neither blasphemous nor offensive.The…
9 January 2018
The Commerce Commission has released a final version of its guidelines for assessing collaborations between competitors as a result of…
9 January 2018
The New Zealand Press Council is launching a new classification system and independent consumer complaints process for video-on-demand (VOD) programmes.…
8 January 2018
A new updated ethical code for architects came into force on 1 January 2018. This includes an obligation to agree…
8 January 2018
A report by Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta on the Crown's implementation of Waitangi Tribunal recommendations in the year to…
8 January 2018
Four important regulations for implementation of phase 2 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 were…
20 December 2017
Justice Joseph Victor Williams has been appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal.Justice Williams graduated with an LLB from…
20 December 2017
Wellington barrister and solicitor Christine Mary Grice has been appointed a Judge of the High Court.Justice Grice graduated from the…
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