Judge’s Clerk and recent graduate Nerys Udy of Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Māmoe, Waitaha has written about her passion for Te Reo Māori and the relationship between the law and Te Reo Māori in our upcoming LawTalk. This is a shortened version of her full article.

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.

With a passion for criminal law Mark Williams has crossed the court room floor more times than most, working as both a prosecutor and defence lawyer in four commonwealth jurisdictions. Now he’s bringing his knowledge, skills and experience from both areas into his new role heading up the largest Public…

How did you get into the law?I had been studying Science at the University of Otago and realised I wouldn’t really be able to do science the way I wanted to. As an interest paper while I was finishing off my minor in microbiology I took the first year legal…

LawFest organiser Andrew King continues a series of interviews with key legal professionals with their innovation and technology stories. Tell us about yourself? I am 22-year-old, third year law student at the University of Canterbury and I teach children how to swim as my part time job. I grew up in…

When asked to describe a professional highlight, Christchurch lawyer and immigration specialist Adele Mitchell says that her work with Christchurch mosque attack victims is something that she will look back on with pride. Earlier this year she received a letter from the Minister of Immigration thanking her for her work…

Aimee Bryant, Manager Law Reform and Advocacy at the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa tells us about her role and the work of the Society’s Law Reform committees.

Ken Lord tells us about himself and his experience being a Notary Public to help raise awareness of the shortage of notaries in New Zealand, particularly in rural areas. To encourage others to become Notaries Public, Ken shares some insights.

LawFest organiser Andrew King continues a series of interviews with key legal professionals with their innovation and technology stories.

Founder of aRc Legal, based in Christchurch, Rachel Triplow shares her journey on practising IP law and deconstructing her services to make accessing IP law easier for small New Zealand businesses.