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.
21 March 2019
Questions are being asked about the possible use of an anti-terrorism law passed in 2002 and also about the number…
20 March 2019
A foreign exchange broker has pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme to defraud his clients of more than $7…
20 March 2019
For the first time a team from New Zealand has won the International Chamber of Commerce Mediation Competition.The four students…
20 March 2019
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint of inaccuracy about a Greenpeace billboard claiming two large agriculture firms…
19 March 2019
The Governance and Administration select committee has released a report on the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Bill, recommending that it…
19 March 2019
The Department of Internal Affairs has advised that people who share the video of the shooting in Christchurch are likely…
19 March 2019
ACC has released information on the support which it has available for victims of the Christchurch attacks and their families.It…
19 March 2019
Immigration New Zealand says it will prioritise visa processing for the families of the people killed or injured in the…
19 March 2019
The Ministry of Justice has opened consultation on how the Official Information Act 1982 is working in practice.The objective is…
19 March 2019
The Chief High Court Judge, Justice Geoffrey Venning, has released a practice note, The use of electronic common bundles and…
14 March 2019
The Supreme Court has begun to fulfil the vision of those who argued for its establishment, New Zealand's Chief Justice…
14 March 2019
Health and Finance Minister David Clark has introduced the Organ Donors and Related Matters Bill to Parliament.This omnibus bill will…
14 March 2019
Parliament's Justice Committee has released a report on the Privacy Bill, with a recommendation that it be passed with amendments.The…
14 March 2019
An international litigation funding company intends to inject A$100 million into projects in Australia and New Zealand. Litigation Capital Management…
14 March 2019
The organisation that is holding the Diversity Awards hasn't received any entries from law firms or other workplaces where law…
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