Meet the Candidates standing to be the next President Elect of the Law Society: Frazer Barton, Arti Chand, Jacque Lethbridge and Duncan Terris.

The Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal has made a finding that Auckland lawyer Quentin Duff was at the relevant time not a fit and proper person or was otherwise unsuited to engage in practice as a lawyer due to his attempts to evade paying tax.

Lance Hargreaves The directors at Goodwin Turner Commerical lawyers announced that Lance Hargreaves has been promoted to Associate. Lance joined the team in 2015 and has been assisting the franchise and commercial clients with a special interest in renewals, sales and purchases.

Louise Brown is the Duty Lawyer Supervisor at Porirua District Court and has been instrumental in the development and evolution of the Young Adult List Court pilot.

Te reo Māori is being revitalised in legal settings through initiatives such as the Rangatahi Courts and the Te Ao Mārama district court model. Judges’ Clerk at the Supreme Court of New Zealand Nerys Udy reflects on her relationship with te reo. She describes te reo as both a personal…

It’s been ten years in the making but in July 2021 New Zealand’s first pro bono portal opened for business. Supported by funding from the Ministry of Justice, Te Ara Ture connects volunteer lawyers to people who need legal help.

Tiana Epati, the President of the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa, has expressed her disappointment a lawyer is accused of breaching the Auckland lockdown to travel to Wanaka. 

All New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa offices and libraries outside of Auckland will be open from Monday 13 September.