Advocacy in Action

Law Society meets with Independent Electoral Review Panel

The Independent Panel undertaking the Independent Electoral Review – He Arotake Pōtitanga Motuhake recently sought feedback on its Interim Report and draft recommendations to reform electoral law in Aotearoa New Zealand. The New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa attended meetings with the Independent Panel to discuss the…

Court appointed Counsel Remuneration Working Group established – Ministry of Justice and Law Society

In February 2020, the Law Society’s Family Law Section wrote to the Minister of Justice seeking an urgent review of court appointed remuneration rates (which had remained unchanged for nearly 25 years) and consideration of a formal mechanism to regularly review and negotiate all court appointed counsel remuneration rates in…

Law Society welcomes changes to Standing Orders

Parliament’s Standing Orders Committee has published its report on the 2023 review of the Standing Orders. The report recommends a number of amendments to the Standing Orders, which were adopted by Parliament last week.

Law Society welcomes acknowledgement of concerns over lawyer wellbeing

The President of the New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa, Frazer Barton has welcomed a letter highlighting concerns over the wellbeing of lawyers across the country.