02 June 2020 The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) experienced a rise of 9% in complaints with the most commonly complained ad being one against L&P’s TV commercial featuring zombies.The Authority’s annual report for 2019 shows 43% of complaints related to television, 14% to digital, and 14% against advertiser’s own... More about Zomedy ad tops complaints against ads.
02 June 2020 Nominations are now open for the 17th annual New Zealand Law Awards, which recognise the nation’s leading law firms, in-house legal teams, individuals and landmark deals over the past year.The awards cover 28 categories and the deadline for nominations is 3 July.Nominations and further information can... More about Nominations open for NZ Law Awards 2020.
02 June 2020 The Chief High Court Judge has revealed the Court heard more homicide trials than previous years.In his annual review of 2019, Justice Geoffrey Venning also noted that the High Court improved its distribution of judgments.Furthermore, he says, there was an increase in civil proceedings filed in... More about Rise in homicide trials in High Court.
02 June 2020 The Minister of Justice has revealed that $141.5 million of legal aid debt is outstanding as of 1 May 2020.Andrew Little was responding to a written question by National’s spokesman on Justice, Mark Mitchell.This is a slight drop from the $142.1 of debt due as at... More about Legal aid debt remains well over $100m.
02 June 2020 Inland Revenue has extended the deadline for the OECD/G20 Common Reporting Standard (CRS) for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters (AEOI) and the United States “Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act” (FATCA) to 30 September 2020 due to the delays caused by the Covid-19... More about Extension of 2020 AEOI CRS and FATCA reporting deadline.
02 June 2020 The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has upheld a complaint that a segment of Punjabi talkback programme, Dasam Granth Da Sach breached the good taste and decency, violence and law and order standards.During the show, the host, Harnek Singh, made threatening comments, directed at members of a... More about BSA rules against radio host who made on-air threats.
28 May 2020 With New Zealand moving to COVID-19 Level 2 on 13 May, and a further easing of restrictions on gatherings due to come into force from midday Friday 29 May, the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa is adapting how it operates.The Society’s... More about Law Society Adapts to COVID-Level 2.
28 May 2020 The Department of Corrections has provided more guidance on its operations under COVID-19 Level 2.In a letter to the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa, the Department’s Chief Executive, Jeremy Lightfoot, says where possible it encourages lawyers to consider other options for... More about Corrections’ guidance to lawyers on contacting clients.
28 May 2020 The International Bar Association (IBA) has condemned China’s proposed National Security Law for Hong Kong.One report says the law would make criminal any act of:secession - breaking away from the countrysubversion - undermining the power or authority of the central governmentterrorism - using violence or intimidation... More about Hong Kong security law condemned by IBA.
28 May 2020 Legal Aid policy and process changes made in response to COVID-19 continue to apply, however some exceptions have been made.During Alert Levels 3 and 4, the Legal Aid complaints and audit programmes were placed on hold. Both programmes have now been restarted under Level 2.The Public... More about Legal Aid complaints and audit programmes resume under Level 2.
26 September 2019
Auckland University Law Lecturer Nikki Chamberlain says that the recent decision Henderson v Walker [2019] 2184 is a landmark decision…
26 September 2019
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has released a review of the Walking Access Act 2008 (the Act) proposing more…
26 September 2019
The Resource Management Amendment Bill was introduced on 23 September 2019. Environment Minister David Parker is in charge of the…
26 September 2019
The Governance and Administration Committee has reported on the Election Access Fund Bill and recommends that it be passed with…
26 September 2019
The Heads of Bench and the President of the New Zealand Law Society have agreed on an informal process for…
25 September 2019
A National Party advertisement about government spending on the Provincial Growth Fund compared to what it spends on Pharmac has…
25 September 2019
Judge Heemi Taumaunu of Auckland has been appointed as the Chief District Court Judge, Attorney-General David Parker has announced.Judge Taumaunu,…
25 September 2019
In 2018, a routine review of IPONZ’s fees identified a number of areas where changes could be considered. IPONZ prepared…
25 September 2019
Minister of Transport Phil Twyford has directed the Ministry of Transport to undertake a review of the organisational culture of…
25 September 2019
The Global Settlement Agreement includes transferring the residential red zones, which are managed by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) on…
25 September 2019
People can expect fairer treatment from banks, insurers and other financial service providers as the Government moves to introduce a…
25 September 2019
A new report from the International Bar Association’s Legal Policy & Research Unit urges politicians to create bespoke legislation for…
25 September 2019
The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) has found that an officer directed a man he suspected to be intoxicated to…
25 September 2019
A new report suggests that greater uptake of legal expenses insurance (LEI) could increase access to justice for the ‘forgotten…
25 September 2019
The Reserve Bank will be reporting material breaches from banks on its website from next year, in an effort to…
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