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A confusing start but 30 years on librarian is still here
Robin Anderson started as a Law Society librarian figuring out where the books should go. Now he reflects on 30 years of being the Law Librarian in Wellington.
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Tribute from Aotearoa to Justice Ginsburg
US Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the high court and a legal pioneer for gender equality, has been remembered in New Zealand as well as across the United States and around the world.
She died on 18 September at her home in Washington at...
Tribute from Aotearoa to Justice Ginsburg
US Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the high court and a legal pioneer for gender equality, has been remembered in New Zealand as well as across the United States and around the world.
She died on 18 September at her home in Washington at...
Assessing client mental capacity
Barrister Alison Douglass tells us about the book she's co-authored providing practical guidance to health professionals and lawyers on assessing the mental capacity of clients.
Juno Legal welcomes Wendy Chen
NewLaw firm Juno Legal has welcomed Wendy Chen to the Auckland team.
Wendy is a commercial, TMT and consumer lawyer and has a diverse legal and commercial background. Her previous roles include legal counsel and digital business development manager at Air New Zealand, deputy transport and logistics manager for...
Laura Carter moves to Sangro Chambers
Laura Carter has recently set up as a barrister at Sangro Chambers, an Auckland chambers whose barristers have a shared commitment to improving access to justice.
Laura is a specialist in intellectual property disputes, with extensive experience giving advice on and acting on trade mark, patent, copyright, Fair Trading...
Law Society seeks public understanding of lawyers roles in terrorism sentencing
The sentencing of the man who carried out the Christchurch terrorism attack in 2019 has begun in the Christchurch High Court today. It is the first time in New Zealand that someone will be sentenced under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 and where the Court may consider the appropriateness of...
Law Society proposes changes to define unacceptable conduct
For the first time ever the New Zealand Law Society is proposing changes which mean that discrimination, bullying, harassment, sexual harassment and other unacceptable conduct within the legal profession will be clearly defined; there will be a clear threshold for when unacceptable conduct should be reported to the Law Society;...
From the Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture
Welcome to the first quarterly edition of LawTalk for 2020. We’re really pleased to be back in print after nearly six months of digital only. Thank you for your patience over the past few months as we’ve navigated the impacts of covid.
The decision to move away from publishing 11 times...
Will-making: a cornerstone of New Zealand legal services
By Jamie Dobson
New Zealand’s first Wills Act migrated from the United Kingdom with its early settlers. Enacted in 1837, it became part of the governing legislature of the original dominion. The first real makeover of the Wills Act came some 160 years later, after a review of succession law was...