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.
22 January 2020 Australian practitioners have lifted the first Lawyers World Cup to be held in New Zealand, after beating Sri Lanka in the final in Hamilton earlier this month.A total of 14 teams competed from Australia, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, England, West Indies and New Zealand; some... More about Australia lifts Lawyers Cricket World Cup in Hamilton.
22 January 2020 The Legal 500 Asia Pacific rankings for 2020 have been released, with New Zealand lawyers ranked in 14 different categories of legal practice.Published by London-based Legalease Ltd, the Guide has appeared annually for 31 years. It is put together from a variety of sources and uses... More about Legal 500 Asia Pacific NZ 2020 lawyer rankings released.
21 January 2020 Attorney-General David Parker has announced the appointment of 21 new District Court judges.The new judges include replacements for retirements and 10 new positions.Mr Parker says 10 of the new judges are Māori, eight Pākehā, one Māori/Chinese and two Samoan. Twelve of the new judges are women."It’s... More about 21 new District Court Judges appointed.
21 January 2020 The Law Council of Australia is calling on the Federal government and all state governments to increase the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14.In a joint statement, the Law Council and the Australian Medical Association (AMA) are demanding action on the “national tragedy”... More about Aust lawyers call on age of criminal responsibility to be raised.
21 January 2020 The Department of Conservation has released a discussion document, Improving whitebait management, and is seeking submissions on proposed changes.Submissions close at 9am on 2 March 2020.The document contains proposals on:A recommended management goal for the six species of native fish that are fished as whitebait;Recommended management... More about Consultation opens on whitebait management.
21 January 2020 The Human Rights Commission has published Kōrero Whakamauāhara:Hate Speech, an overview of the current legal framework.In an introduction, Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt says the paper aims to provide an accessible introduction to hate or harmful speech in national and international law."Importantly, the report aims... More about Commission publishes Hate Speech legal framework overview.
21 January 2020 The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has considered a complaint where Oranga Tamariki withheld and redacted documents relating to Family Court proceedings.In a case note, the Commissioner says a mother whose three young children were taken into the care of Oranga Tamariki complained after information she... More about Privacy Act request and relationship to Family Courts Act considered.
21 January 2020 Holiday rental management and accommodation company Bachcare has been fined $117,000 for misleading consumers by altering and withholding publication of online reviews posted by users of its accommodation services. Following a Commerce Commission investigation, Bachcare pleaded guilty to two charges under the Fair Trading Act 1986,... More about Rental company convicted and fined for misleading online reviews.
21 January 2020 New Zealand is the easiest country of 190 in which to do business, the World Bank's Doing Business 2020 report says.The report compares business regulation in 12 areas of business activity in 190 economies. The rankings are benchmarked to 1 May 2019.It says the economies that... More about New Zealand easiest for doing business in 2020, says World Bank.
31 May 2017
The High Court has reported increasing filings in civil cases in 2016, due mainly to Christchurch earthquake-related general proceedings, and…
31 May 2017
The number of applications to practise law in New Zealand from overseas graduates hit an eight-year high in 2016.The New…
31 May 2017
The Chief Justice of the United States, the Honourable John G. Roberts, Jr., will visit Victoria University of Wellington’s Law…
30 May 2017
The Department of Inland Revenue has released an officials' issues paper Taxation of employee share schemes: start-up companies.IRD is seeking…
30 May 2017
The commercial mediation community now has some hard data on what their clients think of the service they provide, with…
30 May 2017
The parliamentary Health Committee has released a report on the Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Bill with a recommendation…
29 May 2017
Former Secretary for Justice Belinda Clark has been appointed to the Law Commission.Ms Clark has worked in Australia since 2014…
29 May 2017
Major disruptions in world events over the past year have not dented New Zealanders’ confidence in financial markets, the Financial…
29 May 2017
The Budget’s boost to the Ministry of Justice will mean that 100 extra court staff will be taken on next…
29 May 2017
The Law Association for Asia and the Pacific (LAWASIA) says it is compelled to express its deep concern regarding the…
25 May 2017
The Budget has allocated $40.2 million over the next four years and $2.1 million capital for investment in anti-money laundering…
25 May 2017
While lawyers have long dealt in the knowledge-based experience for their clients, perhaps it is time that firms start looking…
25 May 2017
Sir Geoffrey Palmer says the Official Information Act is showing signs of its age and it is in “serious need…
25 May 2017
A "tsunami" of legal proceedings could be on the way as emojis become increasingly integrated into online and text-driven communications,…
25 May 2017
Associate Justice Minister Mark Mitchell has introduced the Statutes Amendment Bill (No 2) to Parliament.The bill consists entirely of amendments…
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