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Professor Philip A. Joseph was joined by the Chief Justice, Dame Helen Winkelmann, to launch the fifth edition of his book, now titled Joseph on Constitutional and Administrative Law, at Russell McVeagh in Wellington. The launch marks the new era covering the change in Public Law thinking about New Zealand’s…
Law Society celebrates the enactment of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021
This week the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa co-hosted an event at Parliament to celebrate the enactment of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021. We were invited to co-host the event with the Parliamentary Counsel Office and the Attorney-General to reflect our broader contribution to the…
Supreme Court roundup 16-22 Apr
Decisions, proceedings and news from the highest courts in some common law jurisdictions in the past week.
MBIE Issues Paper on bullying and harassment at work – Law Society submission
The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa recently provided feedback on MBIE’s Bullying and Harassment at Work Issues Paper to help shape upcoming changes to the way agencies will address bullying and harassment at work.
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Organisational Culture - how to change or improve you culture
Learning & organizational development consultant Rachel Masters continues her series looking at organisational culture.
Law firm issued formal warning for non-compliance with anti-money laundering legislation
Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has issued a formal warning to a law firm for a case of non-compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (AML/CFT Act).
Concerns about tax policy development and the quality of tax legislation highlighted to Minister
The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa has raised concerns about the effectiveness of tax policy development and quality of tax legislation. Following engagement with Inland Revenue officials, the Law Society recently wrote to Minister Parker, as Minister of Revenue and Attorney-General, urging a return to the…
Research urgently needed for law changes to enable children’s safe participation in Family Court disputes
The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa has told Parliament’s Justice select committee it supports the principle of enabling children’s views to be heard in family proceedings, but the lack of an evidence-based model for how that will work in practice means the current legislative reform…
Civil access to justice – NZLS welcomes proposed reform of class actions and litigation funding
Te Aka Matua o te Ture | Law Commission is currently undertaking a first principles review of class actions and litigation funding. The review is part of wider, ongoing efforts to improve the affordability and efficiency of civil litigation and raises issues of significant interest to the legal profession and…
Supreme Court roundup 12-18 Mar
Decisions, proceedings and news from the highest courts in some common law jurisdictions in the past week.
Supreme Court roundup 5-11 Mar
Decisions, proceedings and news from the highest courts in some common law jurisdictions in the past week.
Youth justice proposed ‘demerit points’ scheme not supported by evidence
The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa has told a parliamentary select committee that a bill proposing to introduce a ‘demerit points’ system for youth offenders is not supported by evidence and is unlikely to achieve its objective of delivering appropriate consequences for youth offending.
Update from the Chief Justice: Court arrangements from 6 March 2021
The Chief Justice has issued information for lawyers on the protocols for the courts following today’s announcement of reductions in Alert Levels, with Auckland returning to Alert Level 2 and the rest of New Zealand to Alert Level 1 from 6am on Sunday 7 March 2021.
More evidence needed to justify proposed Firearms Prohibition Orders regime
The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa appeared before Parliament’s Justice select committee today on the Arms (Firearms Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill (No 2), a member's bill in the name of Simeon Brown. The bill proposes to allow the Commissioner of Police to make Firearms Prohibition…
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