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 January 2020 Australian practitioners have lifted the first Lawyers World Cup to be held in New Zealand, after beating Sri Lanka in the final in Hamilton earlier this month.A total of 14 teams competed from Australia, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, England, West Indies and New Zealand; some... More about Australia lifts Lawyers Cricket World Cup in Hamilton.
22 January 2020 The Legal 500 Asia Pacific rankings for 2020 have been released, with New Zealand lawyers ranked in 14 different categories of legal practice.Published by London-based Legalease Ltd, the Guide has appeared annually for 31 years. It is put together from a variety of sources and uses... More about Legal 500 Asia Pacific NZ 2020 lawyer rankings released.
20 August 2019
New Zealand lawyers are among the groups receiving a phishing email which pretends to be sent from the Ministry of…
20 August 2019
The Ministry for the Environment has opened public consultation on proposed changes to New Zealand's hazardous substances management system.The ministry…
20 August 2019
The New Zealand Animal Law Association's second conference has the theme "Creating a better legal system for animals".The conference is…
20 August 2019
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has released a set of guidelines on what information should and should not be…
20 August 2019
There were 158 complaints against 191 judges lodged with the Judicial Conduct Commissioner in the year to 31 July 2019.This…
20 August 2019
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is running a short survey to obtain information to assist in development of Application Programming…
20 August 2019
The Government has launched Hōkai Rangi, the Department of Corrections’ new departmental strategy designed to address the long-term challenge of…
19 August 2019
The Ministry of Justice says it is embarking on a project to review the experiences that lawyers have with its…
19 August 2019
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) says Steven Robertson has been convicted in the Auckland High Court of 38 charges relating…
15 August 2019
The Supreme Court is due to hear the appeal by Mark Lundy on Tuesday, 27 August.In May this year the…
15 August 2019
The Companies Office has announced that it is changing the way to confirm authority to manage client information on the…
15 August 2019
The parliamentary Education and Workforce Committee has reported on the Education (School Donations) Amendment Bill and recommends by majority that…
15 August 2019
A national survey has found that just 40% of people over the age of 65 have arranged Enduring Powers of…
15 August 2019
A credit check on an applicant for work through a temporary employment agency was a breach of principle 1 of…
15 August 2019
The Commerce Commission says it has commenced High Court proceedings against Quadsaa Pty Ltd (trading as Pretty Penny and PPL).The…
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