17 October 2019 A room full of lawyers who took part in a master class called ‘Life with Law’ were given practical advice on how to better look after their wellbeing.A panel at the conference in Wellington included lawyer, Paul Hay, who is the General Manager of Regulatory Affairs... More about Lawyers encouraged to slow down and look after themselves, not just their clients.
17 October 2019 Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway says the Government has opened two consultations.Fair Pay AgreementsA discussion paper has been released on options for the detailed design of a new system to allow workers and employers to negotiate better minimum terms and conditions of employment for... More about Consultation opens on fair pay agreements and migrant worker exploitation.
17 October 2019 The Parliamentary Counsel Office drafted and published 60 Government bills in the 2018 calendar year, up from 45 in the previous year and 50 in 2016, its annual report for the year to 30 June 2019 states.During 2018 the PCO drafted and published 281 legislative instruments.... More about PCO-drafted bills up, legislative instruments down.
17 October 2019 The Ministry of Justice says it is supporting two judicial initiatives to improve delivery of services and adminstration of cases.In its annual report for the year to 30 June 2019, the ministry says electronic casebooks minimise the reliance on paper records, which can be damaged or... More about Ministry supports judicial case management initiatives.
17 October 2019 The Law and Economics Association of Australia and New Zealand (LEANZ) has announced the winners of its 2019 essay competition.Winner ($3,000 prize): Lauren Tyler-Harwood – “Achieving Water Security in the Waimea Plains”Runner-up (discretionary $1,500 prize): Riki Fujii-Rajani – “Can’t Touch This? Sovereign Debt and the Law... More about Lauren Tyler-Harwood wins LEANZ essay prize.
17 October 2019 The High Court has granted an application by the Commerce Commission for an interim injunction against unknown defendants to prohibit anyone dealing with information on stolen computer equipment belonging to one of the Commission's external providers.In her decision Commerce Commission v Unknown Defendant(s) [2019] NZHC 2609... More about Commerce Commission court order protects information on stolen computers.
17 October 2019 Guardianship applications made up 30% of all substantive Family Court applications filed in the year to 30 June 2019, the Ministry of Justice reports.Information released by the ministry shows that there were 17,953 guardianship applications out of a total of 60,587 applications. The guardianship applications related... More about Guardianship applications dominate in Family Court.
17 October 2019 Parliament's Education and Workforce Committee has released a report on the International treaty examination of the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930.The committee says it welcomes the protocol and supports its ratification."We note that a bill is not required to ratify the treaty.... More about Protocol of 2014 to Forced Labour Convention, 1930 welcomed.
17 October 2019 The Commerce Commission says it has filed High Court proceedings against the International Racehorse Transport New Zealand Partnership (IRT Partnership) for alleged price fixing in the provision of services for equine air freight.A statement by the Commission says that, in May 1989, IRT Partnership formed a... More about Commission files proceedings against alleged horse transport cartel.
17 October 2019 The Intellectual Property Office (IPONZ) has made improvements to its practices when assessing expedited examination requests under the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH).These changes primarily affect how GPPH requests are assessed at IPONZ.Filing of Swiss-style claimsWhen assessing whether a patent application’s claims “sufficiently correspond” to the... More about IPONZ updates practices when assessing expedited examination requests.
7 March 2019
Health Minister David Clark has introduced the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill to Parliament.The omnibus bill classifies AMB-FUBINACA and 5F-ADB…
7 March 2019
New Zealand's legal profession appears to be upholding the high professional standards required of lawyers, the New Zealand Lawyers and…
7 March 2019
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions is asking…
7 March 2019
The New Zealand Law Foundation has announced that it is to go into recess to allow its funding base to…
7 March 2019
The Cabinet has agreed to add another 30 territories to the current list of 60 jurisdictions where New Zealand has…
7 March 2019
Travellers to New Zealand will need to hold an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) before travelling here from 1 October 2019.Imnmigration…
7 March 2019
The Financial Markets Authority has published the findings of its obligations review of the ASX 24 derivatives market.It says the…
7 March 2019
The Commerce Commission says thousands of borrowers from two finance companies will receive a total of about $590,000 in refunds…
7 March 2019
Policy staff at the Ministry of Justice say they are working on 44 projects to meet the coalition, and confidence…
7 March 2019
New Zealand's law schools have fallen down the rankings in the latest QS World University Rankings.Auckland is now ranked 44th…
7 March 2019
The Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki has sought the New Zealand Law Society's approval to instruct barristers sole without the…
6 March 2019
The Social Security (Winter Energy Payment) Amendment Bill has been introduced to Parliament by Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni.The bill…
6 March 2019
Parliament has given a final reading to the Crimes Amendment Bill, with unanimous support. The new law repeals three outdated…
6 March 2019
Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa, The Māori Law Society has launched a new website.The organisation is also to introduce…
6 March 2019
The Law Society of Ireland has launched a new gender, equality, diversity and inclusion task force.It says the task force…
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