16 July 2020 Lindsay Boyd Gribben has been struck off the Roll of Barristers and Solicitors by the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal.Mr Gribben had admitted misappropriating funds to the total of almost $900,000 during September 2008 and November 2018. Aggravating the offending was the fact that... More about Lindsay Gribben struck off.
16 July 2020 Consultation on the draft ‘Access to Justice – a stocktake of initiatives’ research report is closing soon. We welcome your feedback. Any questions or comments can be directed to accesstojustice@lawsociety.org.nz.The report aims to build a picture of the range of access to justice initiatives across Aotearoa... More about Access to Justice – consultation on draft report closing on 3 August.
09 July 2020 Around 400 submissions have been made to the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa as part of the consultation into proposed lawyer’s conduct Rules changes around bullying and sexual harassment.The proposed changes to the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client... More about Consultation on Lawyers’ Conduct Rules closes.
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?.
9 November 2017
Intellectual Property New Zealand (IPONZ) has updated its hearings evidence guidelines for trade marks.The two main changes are:A new section…
8 November 2017
The rules for managing hazardous substances in the workplace will move from the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996…
8 November 2017
The Serious Fraud Office says it has concluded its investigation into the affairs of Zespri Group Ltd concerning allegations of…
8 November 2017
The Ministry of Justice says it has completed an upgrade to its contact centre’s hardware and software which it says…
8 November 2017
The EQC says the provision in condition 9 of Schedule 3 of the Earthquake Commission Act 1993 which states that…
8 November 2017
The man wrongfully convicted for the rape and murder of Susan Burdett has been awarded another $1 million in compensation.Teina…
8 November 2017
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint that a social media ad was misleading as it appeared to…
8 November 2017
New Zealand legal software company Actionstep says it has opened its first office in the United Kingdom, in Aldgate, London.The…
7 November 2017
The Minister of Finance, Grant Robertson, has released the Terms of Reference for the Government’s review of the Reserve Bank…
6 November 2017
The Department of Inland Revenue says it is interested in hearing from any New Zealand taxpayer with exposure to the…
6 November 2017
The Law Society of Upper Canada’s governing body (Convocation) has voted to change the regulator’s name from the Law Society…
3 November 2017
When Kiri Tahana decided to leave her corporate law job in Dubai she made the move back home to Rotorua…
3 November 2017
The former Justice Minister Amy Adams has been named as the National Party’s Justice spokesperson. Ms Adams is also the…
2 November 2017
The visiting Chancellor of the High Court of England and Wales, Sir Geoffrey Vos, has warned that, despite New Zealand’s…
2 November 2017
The Department of Internal Affairs is getting closer to finalising guidance for the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism…
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