27 January 2020 Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi has called for judges who take more than three months to make decisions to tender their resignations, according to RNZ International.Quoting TV1Samoa, RNZ says Tuilaepa's call came in Samoa's Parliament on 24 January. It was made in response to Vaimauga... More about Samoan PM calls for tardy judges to resign.
27 January 2020 The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has considered whether the Criminal Disclosure Act 2008 overrode the Privacy Act 1993 in disclosure of information to the lawyers of two men accused of killing the son of a couple.The Office has released a case note on its resolution... More about Privacy complaint considers effect of Criminal Disclosure Act.
24 January 2020 New Zealand and Denmark are first equal in being ranked by Transparency International as being seen as having the least corrupt public sectors in the world.The Corruptions Perception Index is compiled annually and ranks 180 countries by perceived levels of public sector corruption.Over the past eight... More about NZ first equal with lowest perceived corruption level.
23 January 2020 New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Amendment Bill received the Royal assent on 13 December 2019. Associate Finance Minister David Parker was in charge of the bill.The bill was formerly part of the Venture Capital Fund Bill as reported from the Finance and Expenditure Committee. The... More about NZ super and retirement income bill enacted.
23 January 2020 During Parliament's last sitting week in 2019 and so far this year, four new bills have been introduced.Bill introduced for new regulatory regime for financial market infrastructures The Financial Market Infrastructure Bill was introduced on 17 December 2019. The Minister for Finance, Grant Robertson, is in... More about Four new bills in Parliament at end of 2019.
23 January 2020 A court in Shenzhen, China has decided that an article generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is entitled to copyright, according to the China News Service.The proceedings arose after an online loan information website operated by Shanghai Yingxun Technology Co Ltd copied an AI-generated report on the... More about Chinese court says AI-generated article has copyright protection.
23 January 2020 The Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2019 came into force on 13 January 2020.The Act provides amendments to existing intellectual property legislation, including the Trade Marks Act 2002, the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987, and the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006.Following the... More about Regulatory Systems Development Amendment Act 2019, in force.
23 January 2020 Three parliamentary select committees have released reports and recommendations on legislation.Committee recommends prohibition on smoking in cars billThe Health Committee has reported on the Smoke-free Environments (Prohibiting Smoking in Motor Vehicles Carrying Children) Amendment Bill and recommends that it be passed without amendment.The bill amends the... More about Three select committees report on legislation.
23 January 2020 Parliament's Governance and Administration Committee has reported on a petition to remove religion from parliamentary prayer, oaths, and national anthem and recommends that the House take note of its report.The committee received written submissions from the petitioner and the Speaker of the House and oral evidence... More about Committee considers petition to remove religion from parliamentary prayer.
22 January 2020 A report looking at culture change in the legal profession has been released.Purea Nei - Changing the Culture of the Legal Profession, comes almost two years after harassment and bullying in the legal profession made the national news.The report’s authors, Allanah Colley, Ana Lenard and Bridget... More about Purea Nei report focuses on changing the culture of the legal profession.
6 December 2018
A Dutch court has ruled that a man cannot roll back his birth year by two decades.Emile Ratelband wanted his…
6 December 2018
Justice Joe Williams was the first fluent te reo Māori speaker to be appointed to the Court of Appeal.In an…
6 December 2018
All limited partnerships registered on the New Zealand Companies Office Business Registers platform will from now on have the New…
6 December 2018
The Ministry of Health is inviting people who have experienced harm caused by surgical mesh to register interest in sharing…
6 December 2018
The Law Council of Australia has expressed “deep concern” about disclosures legal counsel acted as a police informer.It comes after…
6 December 2018
The legal profession in New Zealand is now a participating agency under the Electronic Identity Verification Act 2012.The Electronic Identity…
6 December 2018
Women make up less than 30% of the leaders of New Zealand's largest law firms.Of the 20 law firms with…
6 December 2018
Implementation of a new approach to mental health rosters of legal aid providers will begin in the Auckland region from…
6 December 2018
The Ministry of Justice says that it is with “great sadness” that it advises that Louie the Tauranga Court Dog…
6 December 2018
Associate Judge Robert Osborne and Auckland barrister and solicitor Ian Gault have been appointed Judges of the High Court.Justice Osborne…
6 December 2018
Revenue Minister Stuart Nash has introduced the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2019-20, GST Offshore Supplier Registration, and Remedial Matters) Bill…
6 December 2018
Parliament has given a third reading to the Employment Relations Amendment Bill.The purpose of the bill is to restore key…
4 December 2018
A new online service introduced by the Department of Internal Affairs makes it easier to order and pay for multiple…
4 December 2018
Judge Jacquelyn (Jackie) Moran of Christchurch has been appointed as Principal Family Court Judge.Her appointment is for a term of…
3 December 2018
The Minister for Trade and Export Growth, David Parker, has announced that the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP)…
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