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.
22 July 2016
Parliament's Local Government and Environment Committee has released a report on the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill, with a majority recommendation…
22 July 2016
The Presidents of Law Associations of Asia (POLA) have expressed deep concern over the recent developments in Turkey in the…
21 July 2016
Twelve years after New Zealand's Supreme Court sat for the first time on 1 July 2004, there are 22 New…
21 July 2016
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has delivered a judgment which specifies the circumstances in which the Judicial Committee…
21 July 2016
The Resource Management Law Association says applications for its post-graduate scholarships are now open, and applications are invited.The scholarships programme…
20 July 2016
Concern about the state of the rule of law in Turkey has been expressed by lawyer organisations around the world.Following…
20 July 2016
Immigration New Zealand says that from 19 July 2016 a new security check has been implemented for all international air…
20 July 2016
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) reports a 19% growth in solicitor job vacancies advertised online in the…
20 July 2016
The Chief High Court Judge has issued a practice note: The Use of Electronic Common Bundles and Electronic Casebooks in…
20 July 2016
Tougher locks and new alarms are just some of the practical measures helping 754 family violence victims stay safe in…
20 July 2016
The Government has released its response to the Rules Reduction Taskforce's Loopy Rules Report, saying it accepts 72 of the…
18 July 2016
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier says "finer details" are being worked out for the publication of statistics on agency performance and…
14 July 2016
Parliament's Commerce Committee has released a report on the Patents (Trans-Tasman Patent Attorneys and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, with a…
14 July 2016
The All-of-Government External Legal Services (ELS) Agreements are due to expire on 22 December 2017.The Ministry of Business, Innovation and…
14 July 2016
Wellington will be the venue for Clarity 2016, the latest annual conference of Clarity International which promotes plain legal language.The…
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