Skip to main content

New Zealand Law Society - News

News

New in the Library: Globe Law Online

Great news for lawyers across Aotearoa New Zealand! The New Zealand Law Society Library has a new subscription to Globe Law Online, a practical ebook collection from Globe Law and Business (UK) with over 300 titles supporting legal practice, professional development and the business of law.

Access to clients in Corrections custody

If you're a criminal practitioner, we want to hear about the issues you're experiencing when accessing your clients in custody. As announced in LawPoints in June, we want to hear directly from you about the current issues at each Corrections facility you attend.

Ministry updates probate guidance for the public

The Ministry of Justice has updated its probate information and published two new guides to help people manage simple estates after a death.

Law Commission recommends hate crime reform

Te Aka Matua o te Ture - Law Commission's final report, Hara Ngākau Kino: Review of hate crime law, has been presented to Parliament this week.

Newsroom See all

New in the Library: Globe Law Online

Great news for lawyers across Aotearoa New Zealand! The New Zealand Law Society Library has a new subscription to Globe Law Online, a practical ebook collection from Globe Law and Business (UK) with over 300 titles supporting legal practice, professional development and the business of law.

Access to clients in Corrections custody

If you're a criminal practitioner, we want to hear about the issues you're experiencing when accessing your clients in custody. As announced in LawPoints in June, we want to hear directly from you about the current issues at each Corrections facility you attend.

Law Society statements See all

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…