16 January 2020 The Rules Committee is seeking feedback from the legal profession on a consultation paper which sets out four areas of potential reform of the rules governing civil trial procedures.The objective is to improve access to justice by reducing the cost of bringing civil matters to court.The... More about Consultation open on possible reform of civil trial procedures.
14 January 2020 The Remuneration Authority has increased the salary of Judges of the District Court and of the Māori Land Court by 2.7% from 1 October 2019, saying it is a response to the high level of recruitment planned for the next three to five years.The Judicial Officers... More about Judicial recruitment a factor in salary increases.
14 January 2020 New legislation came into effect on 13 January 2020, amending the threshold at which the Takeovers Code applies to unlisted companies.The Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act (No 2) 2019 received the Royal assent on 13 November 2019, coming into force immediately after the expiry of... More about Law change amends Takeovers Code threshold.
14 January 2020 The tenth annual Day of the Endangered Lawyer will be held on 24 January 2020, with this year's event focusing on Pakistan.The Day of the Endangered Lawyer foundation is based in the Netherlands. It has developed a wide range of activities around the world on 24... More about Day of Endangered Lawyer focuses on Pakistan.
10 January 2020 The Law Council of Australia has called on the Australian Government to urgently seek pardons for the MPs and their supporters known as the Nauru 19.Law Council President Arthur Moses SC says the sentencing in Nauru on 11 December of twelve of the Nauru 19 was... More about Call for Australian Government to intervene in Nauru.
09 January 2020 District Court Judge Rob Ronayne died suddenly at his Auckland home on Tuesday, 7 January. He was aged 64.In a statement, Chief District Court Judge Heemi Taumaunu says Judge Ronayne had given outstanding and excellent service to the law and to the New Zealand public for... More about Judge Rob Ronayne has died.
06 January 2020 Information has been released on the dates of the ceremonies to call to the inner bar the eight barristers who were appointed Queen's Counsel on 5 December 2019.These are as follows:Len AndersonDunedin, Thursday, 13 February 2020. Ceremony starts at 4pm, Dunedin No 1 High Court.Nicolette Levy... More about Dates announced for Queen's Counsel ceremonies.
06 January 2020 Supreme Court judge Justice Joe Williams has been appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year 2020 Honours List.“Sir Joe Williams has made an immense contribution to the elevation of Māori voices in the justice system. This honour is... More about Sir Joe Williams congratulated by Minister of Justice.
2 May 2019
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway has approved a Code of Good Faith in Collective Bargaining pursuant to section…
2 May 2019
Parliament has given a third reading to the Arbitration Amendment Bill. It will come into force on the day after…
2 May 2019
Retail telecommunications provider Vodafone New Zealand has been fined $350,000 for making false representations in invoices it sent to customers.…
2 May 2019
New Zealand has promised since 2013 to provide a coherent policy position on fully autonomous weapons, but still hasn't done…
2 May 2019
The New Zealand Law Society has previously reported on fake lawyers from Liberia to the United States, and India to…
2 May 2019
The Media Freedom Committee, which comprises five major accredited news media companies - TVNZ, Stuff, Mediaworks, NZME and RNZ -…
1 May 2019
Protecting our crucially important right to freedom of speech, while testing whether the balance is right regarding "hate speech", needs…
1 May 2019
Justice Minister Andrew Little has introduced the Ombudsmen (Protection of Name) Amendment Bill to Parliament.The bill will protect the use…
1 May 2019
The New Zealand Police has released results of the first three months of a national programme to test wastewater for…
1 May 2019
Auckland Community Law Centre has launched a free legal advice clinic at the Employment Relations Authority.The new clinic complements an…
1 May 2019
The In-house Lawyers’ Association of New Zealand (ILANZ) has announced the finalists for the 2019 In-house Lawyer Awards. As always,…
1 May 2019
The Department of Internal Affairs says it has issued a formal warning to Denton Morrell Ltd under the Anti-Money Laundering…
1 May 2019
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier says Hawke's Bay Regional Prison has made significant progress towards improving prisoners' safety.However, he says it…
1 May 2019
From 1 May 2019 the Ministry of Justice has begun implementation of a new duty lawyer invoice at all non-PDS…
29 April 2019
Finnish law Professor, Martti Koskenniemi delivered the annual Borrin Lecture at the Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Law this…
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