02 April 2020 The Employment Relations Authority has provided further information on arrangements it has made to deal with applications and investigations during the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 restrictions.It says its update issued on 24 March remains current. The new information is as follows:Service of statements of problemDuring the... More about Further details from ERA on Level 4 arrangements.
02 April 2020 The following is a summary of this week’s Covid-19 Level 4 information for the profession.Regularly updated information can also be found on the Law Society’s dedicated Covid-19 webpage. Courts25/3 Chief Justice message regarding court operations at Level 426/3 Chief Justice message on limitations on those entering... More about Covid-19 latest updates for the profession.
02 April 2020 Auckland barrister and solicitor Dani Lee Gardiner has been appointed an Associate Judge of the High Court.Since 2018 she has been General Counsel, heading Auckland Council’s in-house legal, risk and insurance department. She will sit in Auckland.Associate Judge Gardiner was admitted as a barrister and solicitor... More about Dani Lee Gardiner appointed Associate Judge of High Court.
02 April 2020 Justice Susan Thomas has been appointed Chief High Court Judge, Attorney-General David Parker has announced.She replaces Justice Geoffrey Venning who has resigned from the position but will remain a Judge of the HIgh Court, based in Auckland. Justice Venning’s resignation will take effect on 31 May... More about Justice Susan Thomas is new Chief High Court Judge.
02 April 2020 Chief High Court Judge Venning says to provide certainty to the profession and parties, no civil cases involving witnesses who need to give evidence within a courtroom will be required to proceed before the week commencing 25 May 2020 even if the alert level is reduced... More about No High Court civil cases involving witnesses before 25 May.
02 April 2020 - By Craig Stephen The COVID-19 crisis and the State of Emergency have upturned all aspects of life, and no less around families.Government advice is to stay at home unless to go to the supermarket, visit a pharmacy or medical centre, and for walks/runs/cycle rides in... More about Family arrangements and domestic violence during the crisis.
02 April 2020 Information released by Chief District Court Judge Heemi Taumaunu gives further detail on determination of priority proceedings in the District Court.He says the District Court continues to operate during the Alert Level 4 period to deal with priority proceedings as the need arises. For this purpose,... More about Further detail on District Court priority proceedings.
02 April 2020 Chief District Court Judge Heemi Taumaunu has issued further guidance on arrangements for District Court proceedings during the COVID-19 Level 4..In a letter to the legal profession he says he is aware that since Alert Level 4 came into force, some defendants who are in custody... More about Chief District Court Judge advises on defendants in custody.
01 April 2020 Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has told a parliamentary select committee that tranche one of its project to build a replacement system for Landonline is currently on track for a June 2020 completion.This is included in the 2018/19 Annual review of Land Infofmation New Zealand which... More about June 2020 on track for tranche one of Landonline replacement.
01 April 2020 According to ACC more injuries happen in the home than anywhere else, and with a large number of people working from home just now, including of course most lawyers, there is the potential for the number of accidents occurring at home to balloon.ACC data show that,... More about Don’t get injured while home-working during the lockdown.
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…
2 May 2017
More than 100,000 employment agreements have been completed using an online tool refreshed by Business.govt.nz just over one year ago,…
2 May 2017
The salaries of judges of the Court Martial Appeal Court and Court Martial have been increased by 1.7% from 2016.Allowances…
2 May 2017
The Crimes Amendment Act 2005 Commencement Order 2017 has been gazetted.The order brings into force on 1 June 2017 the…
2 May 2017
The Takeovers Panel has issued a Guidance Note on the Process for Costs Reimbursements under the Takeovers Act 1993.The Panel…
2 May 2017
Canada's University of Victoria Law School Library has added a black labrador to the list of items which can be…
1 May 2017
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has not upheld a complaint that claimed an RNZ feature wasn’t balanced as it did not…
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