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.
16 January 2020 The Rules Committee is seeking feedback from the legal profession on a consultation paper which sets out four areas of potential reform of the rules governing civil trial procedures.The objective is to improve access to justice by reducing the cost of bringing civil matters to court.The... More about Consultation open on possible reform of civil trial procedures.
14 January 2020 The Remuneration Authority has increased the salary of Judges of the District Court and of the Māori Land Court by 2.7% from 1 October 2019, saying it is a response to the high level of recruitment planned for the next three to five years.The Judicial Officers... More about Judicial recruitment a factor in salary increases.
14 January 2020 New legislation came into effect on 13 January 2020, amending the threshold at which the Takeovers Code applies to unlisted companies.The Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act (No 2) 2019 received the Royal assent on 13 November 2019, coming into force immediately after the expiry of... More about Law change amends Takeovers Code threshold.
8 May 2017
A Ministry of Justice advertisement seeks expressions of interest from people who would like to be considered for appointment as…
5 May 2017
Whakatane lawyer David Sparks says the local law fraternity was very tightknit when he moved there 44 years ago. As…
5 May 2017
The Fire and Emergency New Zealand Bill has passed its third reading in Parliament, fittingly on International Firefighters' Day.The bill…
4 May 2017
A national cooperative of law firms has been launched which has the objective of aiding vulnerable people with legal aid…
4 May 2017
Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ) has developed draft Koha Policy and Practice Guidelines which it has released for consultation. TINZ’s…
4 May 2017
A survey has revealed that New Zealanders’ trust in charities remains “moderate” with a feeling too much money was being…
4 May 2017
The process for AVL use in criminal procedural matters has been changed by the Courts (Remote Participation) Amendment Act 2016,…
4 May 2017
A viticulture labour contracting business has been ordered to pay $73,081 in penalties and arrears for breaching employment law following…
4 May 2017
Employment Court Chief Judge Graeme Colgan says lawyers are reminded about several relatively minor changes to Employment Court Practice Directions.Chief…
3 May 2017
Next week is Privacy Week with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner holding a series of lunchtime forums from 8-12…
3 May 2017
The Overseas Investment Office has announced that consent has been granted to the merger of SKY Network Television and Vodafone…
3 May 2017
The Law Council of Australia has released an online collection of resources to assist lawyers with cybersecurity.The Cyber Precedents website…
3 May 2017
Justice Minister Amy Adams has released a detailed list of Justice Sector Seriousness Scores.The list has been released in response…
3 May 2017
The Commerce Commission is not satisfied that the benefits of a merger between NZME Ltd and Fairfax New Zealand Ltd…
2 May 2017
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has found that an email containing disparaging remarks about an employer breached the record of…
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