08 July 2020 A Ministry of Justice survey has found that most respondents are unhappy with the current distribution of funds within the criminal justice system.The Hāpaitia te Oranga Tangata - Justice survey report 2019 found that respondents are in favour of spending more on supporting victims, preventing crime,... More about Survey finds majority want changes to crime funding.
07 July 2020 - By Oliver Fredrickson LawTalk 941 On 1 May 2020, the final Friday of Alert Level 3, the Beehive released the complete and final version of the Cannabis Legislation and Control Bill 2020 (the bill). The bill will be voted on at this year’s General Election,... More about The Cannabis Legislation and Control Bill 2020.
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.
6 March 2018
The Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs has announced a review of New Zealand’s insurance contract law, and released the…
6 March 2018
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has announced the start of consultation on new regulations, standards and directives to support the…
6 March 2018
The Justice Minister has revealed that the total legal aid expenditure for the fiscal year to the beginning of 2018…
5 March 2018
Simmonds Stewart and the University of Auckland Law School have launched a techlaw intern programme. This offers law students paid…
5 March 2018
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has released its new Guidance Note on Identification of Advertisements.The ASA says the Guidance Note…
2 March 2018
The Chief High Court Judge, Justice Geoffrey Venning, has issued a statement about the exclusion of media representatives from a…
2 March 2018
New Zealand Law Society President, Kathryn Beck has been in the media a lot over the past fortnight.Much of the…
2 March 2018
The Chief Ombudsman has published a suite of new guides on the ‘good government’ withholding grounds under the Official Information…
2 March 2018
A city in its own right, Porirua is, however, often considered to be an extension of Wellington. The profession is…
1 March 2018
54 people have been deported from New Zealand as part of an Immigration New Zealand operation across Auckland to tackle…
1 March 2018
An accountant has pleaded guilty to seven charges under the Insolvency Act 2006 brought by the Official Assignee (OA) at…
1 March 2018
A legal researcher has established a blog to enable women and men in the legal profession to share their experiences…
1 March 2018
A new Court of Trial Protocol for category 2 and 3 offences pursuant to section 66 of the Criminal Procedure…
1 March 2018
The Court of Appeal has resolved to encourage greater participation of junior counsel in advocacy before it.In a practice note,…
28 February 2018
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has published its refreshed Corporate Governance handbook.The handbook has been updated to remove any unnecessary…
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