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A long-awaited and highly anticipated best-practice framework has been released about Te Ao Mārama, the District Court’s landmark initiative incorporating the hallmarks of specialist and therapeutic courts into its ...
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of members of The Law Association Inc., will be held on Thursday, 7 March 2024, at 5.30 pm (NZ time), at the offices of Link Market Services, Level 30, ...
The applicants (ALT, VEC and Myriad) are three companies that manufacture and sell vaping products in New Zealand. They sought interim orders against regulations reducing nicotine strength in vaping products.
The appellant was convicted after a jury trial on six charges of indecent assault and one of doing an indecent act against his stepdaughter, who was aged 13 and 18 when the offences happened between 2009 and 2014.
A partially successful appeal by WorkSafe of the District Court’s dismissal of the charge against RH and Jury Trust under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, on the basis that a trust cannot be prosecuted ...
Near Wharepūhunga, Cazjal Farms Ltd owns a dairy farm that has had a troubled history with regulatory compliance. In 2016, an abatement notice was issued in relation to its operation.
Prior to their split, Mr and Mrs W had been in a 16-year marriage with three children. They engaged in mediation and resolved their property dispute matters in 2006. After their relationship was formally dissolved ...
Following a lengthy investigation, the United States Justice Department is set to file a lawsuit against Apple for potentially breaching antitrust laws.
The ICJ, at the provisional stage, did not and could not have found that Israel has failed to prevent and punish genocide. Such a ruling on the merits of South Africa’s allegations is expected to take years.
Government is proposing to remove funding for reports obtained under section 27 of the Sentencing Act 2002.
Is Donald J Trump, the Republican Party’s likely presidential nominee, eligible to contest the 2024 election? It’s a question the US Supreme Court has decided it will answer after granting the 45th president leave ...
As we head into 2024, Tony wants to update you on what The Law Association has in store for the coming year, with some exciting new initiatives in the pipeline for our members.
Major changes are coming to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA), the piece of legislation put in place by the former Labour government that, in the view of most industry experts, has been largely ...
Imagine two very different New Zealanders, writes political commentator Chris Trotter: the boomer and the millennial. Their inability to project themselves into each other’s life experiences is fast becoming the ...
The most recent protest by the Restore Passenger Rail climate protest group, in which a Wellington car dealership was defaced with red paint, is not just the latest in a local movement – it’s part of a global trend.
Criminal law has been a cornerstone of legal systems across the world for centuries. Its purpose is to provide a framework for defining and punishing behaviour that is harmful to society.
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