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Guidance on new Information Privacy Principle 3A for lawyers

The New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa has issued a practice briefing on the application of Information Privacy Principle (IPP) 3A, a new IPP introduced into the Privacy Act 2020 which took effect from 1 May 2026.

Lawyer numbers exceed 18,000 as at 30 June 2026

Provisional figures from the New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa show the legal profession has reached a new milestone, with 18,018 lawyers as at 30 June 2026.

Lawyer struck off over unlawful property arrangement

The New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal has struck off Auckland lawyer Vivian Wei Ma for assisting a client to subvert the Overseas Investment Act 2005 in relation to the purchase of property in New Zealand and for failing to establish a retainer and acting in circumstances of conflicting duties. Ms Ma…

AML/CFT audit obligations in focus following DIA enforcement action

Law firms that are reporting entities under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 are being reminded of the importance of meeting their independent audit obligations after the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) issued formal warnings to a number of reporting entities, including six law firms, for…

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Guidance on new Information Privacy Principle 3A for lawyers

The New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa has issued a practice briefing on the application of Information Privacy Principle (IPP) 3A, a new IPP introduced into the Privacy Act 2020 which took effect from 1 May 2026.

Lawyer numbers exceed 18,000 as at 30 June 2026

Provisional figures from the New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa show the legal profession has reached a new milestone, with 18,018 lawyers as at 30 June 2026.

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A recent District Court decision convicting a non-lawyer for regulatory offences has reinforced the important consumer protection purposes of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006, New Zealand Law Society chief executive Katie Rusbatch says.

James Gardner-Hopkins’ application for a practising certificate has been approved by a New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa Practice Approval Committee (the Committee) following the end of his suspension for misconduct. The application was carefully considered and decided by a majority of the Committee. Mr Gardner-Hopkins is…