07 July 2020 LawTalk 941 This issue of LawTalk appears near the end of the consultation phase on the proposals to change the rules which apply to all lawyers. This summary outlines some of the key changes which are proposed. The full set of proposals has been sent to... More about Key proposals for change to the Conduct and Client Care Rules.
07 July 2020 LawTalk 941 The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa is now inviting public consultation into proposed lawyers’ Conduct and Client Care Rules changes around bullying and sexual harassment.As part of its work to help create healthy, safe, respectful and inclusive legal workplaces,... More about Public input sought on proposed Conduct and Client Care changes.
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?.
25 June 2020 An Auckland defence lawyer has been struck off by the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal following a “pattern of incompetent practice”.Arlan Arman faced one charge of misconduct arising from his representation of a client in criminal proceedings. During those proceedings Mr Arman had advised... More about Struck off for pattern of incompetent practice.
24 June 2020 Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has awarded a Privacy Trust Mark to TICC’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Customer Due Diligence Online Forms and AML Online Portal.Mr Edwards says the Trust, Integrity and Compliance Company (TICC) has created a privacy and user-friendly way for its clients to comply with... More about AML compliance portal awarded Privacy Trust Mark.
12 February 2020
Auckland University legal academic Amokura Kawharu has been appointed the next President of the Law Commission.Associate Professor Kawharu will take…
12 February 2020
The High Court of Australia has released a landmark decision, Love v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] HCA 3 (11 February…
12 February 2020
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has not upheld a complaint that a joke on television programme The Project referring to…
12 February 2020
Motueka company Bays Boating Ltd was fined $108,000 at the Nelson District Court on 7 February after a WorkSafe prosecution…
12 February 2020
The State Services Commission has updated the information it makes available in its Senior Pay Reports after an investigation by…
12 February 2020
The Ministry of Justice's Legal Aid Services says its policy where separate grants/charges are sentenced at the same hearing is…
11 February 2020
When the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) is processing an application, if there is a change in directors of the relevant…
11 February 2020
Land Information New Zealand says an overseas investor has pleaded guilty and been convicted and fined $100,000 in the Auckland…
10 February 2020
The familiar PGR and AO labels on free-to-air (FTA) television are being dumped and will be replaced by G, PG,…
10 February 2020
A performing arts educator has been sentenced to 12 months’ home detention for defrauding a tertiary education provider and a…
10 February 2020
The Homo Homini Award for 2019 will be presented to jailed Tajik lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov.The award is presented annually by…
7 February 2020
Some of the issues around practising law in South Auckland are ‘pretty challenging’ but lawyers are also being kept busy…
5 February 2020
Women judges from around the world will gather in Auckland from 7-10 May 2020 when the International Association of Women…
5 February 2020
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has publicly reprimanded and suspended for five years New Zealand-born lawyer Ivan John Poole…
5 February 2020
The New Zealand Law Society's in-house section ILANZ will host the 2020 In-house Counsel Worldwide Summit in Wellington this year.The…
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