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Supreme Court roundup 23 - 29 July
Decisions, proceedings and news from the highest courts in some common law jurisdictions in the past week.
Update for lawyers on communication assistance for defendants and witnesses
The Ministry of Justice has published the Communication Assistance Quality Framework to guide consistent use of communication assistance. It describes who can provide the service, how it should be delivered and how the Ministry will manage ongoing quality improvement.
The Ministry of Justice says communication assistance is an important tool for courts to ensure that…
Supreme Court roundup 16 - 22 July 2021
Decisions, proceedings and news from the highest courts in some common law jurisdictions in the past week.
Law Society welcomes proposed reforms to improve access to civil justice
The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa has provided feedback to the Rules Committee on a ‘once in a generation’ reform of New Zealand’s court processes and litigation culture. The proposed changes are designed to improve access to justice by reducing the cost of bringing a…
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Remedial tax legislation – a proactive solution put to Inland Revenue
We recently wrote to Inland Revenue to highlight problems, including extensive delays, in progressing remedial tax legislation, and to advocate a low-cost and effective solution – the establishment of a remedials advisory panel to process and prioritise remedials.
Supreme Court roundup 11-17 June 2021
Decisions, proceedings and news from the highest courts in some common law jurisdictions in the past week.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) auditing for compliance 2021
Each year the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa, under rule 8 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Ongoing Legal Education—Continuing Professional Development) Rules 2013 (CPD Rules), audits a selection of lawyers’ plans and records for compliance.
Supreme Court roundup
Decisions, proceedings and news from the highest courts in some common law jurisdictions in the past week.
Supreme Court roundup 28 May-3 Jun
Decisions, proceedings and news from the highest courts in some common law jurisdictions in the past week.
Law Society welcomes select committee recommendation to withdraw youth justice demerit point Bill.
The Social Services and Community Select Committee has recommended the Oranga Tamariki (Youth Justice Demerit Points) Amendment Bill not proceed.
Bringing transparency to medical health law
Barrister Alison Douglass and campaigner Charlotte Korte talk about a new medicolegal panel to assess ACC decisions on surgical mesh claims.
Supreme Court roundup 20-27 May
Decisions, proceedings and news from the highest courts in some common law jurisdictions in the past week.
Gisborne District Court to implement Te Ao Mārama model
A special event held earlier this week in Gisborne marked the announcement that the Gisborne District Court will be the next one to implement the Te Ao Mārama model.
Calls to use more modern tools for locating missing beneficiaries
Just placing an advertisement in a newspaper to locate missing beneficiaries of deceased estates may no longer be considered taking “reasonable measures”, following a recent decision by Chief High Court Judge Justice Susan Thomas.
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