27 January 2020 Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi has called for judges who take more than three months to make decisions to tender their resignations, according to RNZ International.Quoting TV1Samoa, RNZ says Tuilaepa's call came in Samoa's Parliament on 24 January. It was made in response to Vaimauga... More about Samoan PM calls for tardy judges to resign.
27 January 2020 The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has considered whether the Criminal Disclosure Act 2008 overrode the Privacy Act 1993 in disclosure of information to the lawyers of two men accused of killing the son of a couple.The Office has released a case note on its resolution... More about Privacy complaint considers effect of Criminal Disclosure Act.
24 January 2020 New Zealand and Denmark are first equal in being ranked by Transparency International as being seen as having the least corrupt public sectors in the world.The Corruptions Perception Index is compiled annually and ranks 180 countries by perceived levels of public sector corruption.Over the past eight... More about NZ first equal with lowest perceived corruption level.
23 January 2020 New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Amendment Bill received the Royal assent on 13 December 2019. Associate Finance Minister David Parker was in charge of the bill.The bill was formerly part of the Venture Capital Fund Bill as reported from the Finance and Expenditure Committee. The... More about NZ super and retirement income bill enacted.
23 January 2020 During Parliament's last sitting week in 2019 and so far this year, four new bills have been introduced.Bill introduced for new regulatory regime for financial market infrastructures The Financial Market Infrastructure Bill was introduced on 17 December 2019. The Minister for Finance, Grant Robertson, is in... More about Four new bills in Parliament at end of 2019.
23 January 2020 A court in Shenzhen, China has decided that an article generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is entitled to copyright, according to the China News Service.The proceedings arose after an online loan information website operated by Shanghai Yingxun Technology Co Ltd copied an AI-generated report on the... More about Chinese court says AI-generated article has copyright protection.
23 January 2020 The Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2019 came into force on 13 January 2020.The Act provides amendments to existing intellectual property legislation, including the Trade Marks Act 2002, the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987, and the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006.Following the... More about Regulatory Systems Development Amendment Act 2019, in force.
23 January 2020 Three parliamentary select committees have released reports and recommendations on legislation.Committee recommends prohibition on smoking in cars billThe Health Committee has reported on the Smoke-free Environments (Prohibiting Smoking in Motor Vehicles Carrying Children) Amendment Bill and recommends that it be passed without amendment.The bill amends the... More about Three select committees report on legislation.
23 January 2020 Parliament's Governance and Administration Committee has reported on a petition to remove religion from parliamentary prayer, oaths, and national anthem and recommends that the House take note of its report.The committee received written submissions from the petitioner and the Speaker of the House and oral evidence... More about Committee considers petition to remove religion from parliamentary prayer.
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.
15 December 2016
Changes to evidence law resulting from the Law Commission's 2013 review of the Evidence Act 2016 will come into force…
15 December 2016
Parliament's Justice and Electoral Committee has released its report on the Contract and Commercial Law Bill, with a recommendation that…
14 December 2016
A labour contracting business working on a vegetable farm in the Bombay Hills must pay $428,164 in arrears and penalties…
14 December 2016
Principal Family Court Judge Laurence Ryan has asked the New Zealand Law Society's Family Law Section to communicate the following…
14 December 2016
The Banking Ombudsman has warned anyone hoping to be reimbursed for unsound investments not to expect their bank to pay…
14 December 2016
A report released by the Human Trafficking Research Coalition has found evidence of exploitation of migrant workers and human trafficking…
14 December 2016
The Gisborne courthouse and the Māori Land Court have reopened this morning, following a major power cut.The Ministry of Justice…
14 December 2016
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has not upheld a complaint that the term “thank Christ” on RNZ was a blasphemous…
14 December 2016
The Commerce Commission says it has given a warning to Gibraltar-based PTMO Ltd for a notice it sent to New…
13 December 2016
The Government has released an exposure draft of an Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Funding of Terrorism Amendment Bill, which will…
13 December 2016
The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has written an open letter to the United States president-elect Donald Trump,…
12 December 2016
A new exemption for "small" unlisted Code companies came into force on 1 December 2016.The Takeovers Code (Small Code Companies)…
12 December 2016
Ethics and compliance keep more Chief Legal Officers and General Counsel awake at night than any other issue, according to…
12 December 2016
The South Auckland car dealer, Zodiac Motor Company Ltd, has been fined a total of $105,000 in the Manukau District…
8 December 2016
The Financial Markets Authority is concerned at the lack of staff training to detect and prevent money laundering and terrorist…
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