06 August 2020
A recent amendment to the High Court Rules 2016 helps lawyers to provide legal services under a ‘limited retainer’ to lay litigantsLimited retainers are an important means of bridging the ‘justice gap’ for litigants unable to afford traditional full-service legal representation.A limited retainer (also known as... More about Recent rules amendment encourages provision of legal services under a ‘limited retainer’.
06 August 2020 - By Craig Stephen
The amount of money that helps fund Community Law Centres (CLCs) has dropped by $4 million in one year due to falling interest rates associated with the Covid-19 pandemic.The loss in income through the Lawyers’ and Conveyancers’ Special Fund does not affect... More about Lawyers’ special fund falls by $4m due to pandemic.
07 August 2020 LawTalk 942
Napier barrister Caroline Hickman is the new Chair of the Family Law Section, succeeding Auckland family law barrister Kirsty Swadling.While she grew up and studied in Wellington, Ms Hickman has been a family lawyer in Hawke’s Bay since 1993.She became a barrister sole in... More about New Family Law Section Chair.
07 August 2020 - By Frank Neill LawTalk 942
Levin is growing, and that growth looks likely to continue, if not accelerate. LawTalk takes a look at why that is, and what it’s like lawyering in Levin.“Levin seems to be growing at a rate of knots,” says Cooper Campbell... More about Focus on Levin: Very few places have the same opportunities.
30 July 2020
Borrowdale v Director-General of Health and Attorney-General (27–29 July 2020)A rare full bench of the High Court sat this week to hear a constitutionally significant case brought by Dr Andrew Borrowdale, which questioned whether certain orders made by the Director-General of Health in response to the... More about Case testing the legal basis for New Zealand’s COVID-19 response is heard.
29 July 2020
A report on the experience of whānau in the Family Court recommends changing the behaviour of the Judiciary and professionals involved in the Justice system, and ensuring professionals working in the court have a sound knowledge of Tikanga and te reo Māori.The report - Te Taniwha... More about Family Court report’s recommendations get Māori Law Society backing.
28 July 2020
The funeral of Hon Justice Maurice James Sheehan, CMG (Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George), will be streamed live when it takes place Wednesday 29 July at 11am.Justice Sheehan died suddenly on 22 July 2020.As a lawyer in New Zealand and a... More about Funeral for Hon Justice Maurice James Sheehan, CMG, live streamed.
23 July 2020
The Lawyers and Conveyancers (Employed Lawyers Providing Free Legal Services) Amendment Bill was drawn from the members’ bills ballot in Parliament today and will begin moving through the parliamentary process.The aim of the Bill is to improve access to justice without compromising the standards of professional... More about Bill to enable employed lawyers to provide free legal services.
23 July 2020
Last month financial services provider Kiwi Wealth got in touch with us to highlight some issues they’d seen with the certification of documents.The problem arose with documentation for people wanting to make specific Kiwisaver scheme withdrawals. When copies of identification documents were being certified, in some... More about Verification and Certification of Identity Documents.
16 July 2020
Lindsay Boyd Gribben has been struck off the Roll of Barristers and Solicitors by the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal.Mr Gribben had admitted misappropriating funds to the total of almost $900,000 during September 2008 and November 2018. Aggravating the offending was the fact that... More about Lindsay Gribben struck off.
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25 July 2019
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier says the Treasury is "an exemplar" for other agencies in its policy of releasing all substantive…
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25 July 2019
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) says it has received queries from customers about the question "Is the transaction high risk?"…
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25 July 2019
The Commerce Commission says it has eight areas which it will focus on in the coming year.Commission Chair Anna Rawlings…
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25 July 2019
A foreign exchange broker who defrauded his clients of more than $7 million has been sentenced to six years and…
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25 July 2019
Te Hunga Rōia Māori says it welcomes the Ināia Tonu Nei report, but even more than ever, expects actions towards…
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25 July 2019
The Financial Markets Authority has announced that it will start accepting transitional licence applications from 4 November 2019.Anyone providing financial…
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25 July 2019
The Broadcasing Standards Authority (BSA) has not upheld a complaint that the use of the term ‘woolly woofter’ on a…
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25 July 2019
The stage has been set for major changes to the law relating to trusts, with a third reading of the…
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25 July 2019
Parliament has given a third reading to the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (No 2).The bill, which has several commencement dates,…
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24 July 2019
New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission (DNCL) has had its preliminary injunction order against a US company affirmed by the Court…
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24 July 2019
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has partly upheld a complaint about a pamphlet headed “One Treaty, One Nation”.The pamphlet contained…
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24 July 2019
Justice Minister Andrew Little has acknowledged release of Ināia Tonu Nei: Now is the time: We lead, you follow, a…
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24 July 2019
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) says the failure of entities to meet AML/CFT obligations, undermines confidence in New Zealand markets.The…
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24 July 2019
The Government has announced that changes to the KiwiSaver rules will allow people with congenital life-shortening conditions to withdraw their…
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24 July 2019
The Financial Markets Authority says it has issued a Stop Order against Syndicated Trusts Ltd (STL), ordering the company to…
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