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The average legal worker in New Zealand is working nearly a day for free each week, a new report from the Aotearoa Legal Workers’ Union (ALWU) has found.
It’s the one question that Sue Petricevic, lawyer and International Skating Union (ISU) judge, won’t answer: who is her all-time favourite figure skater?
“Can’t say. I’m a judge. Can’t say,” she says, shaking ...
Tēnā koutou katoa. Ko Tony Herring taku ingoa. Ko ahau te Perehitene o ADLS. Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa.
For my inaugural message to members, I’d like to focus on what in my opinion is the most significant ...
Body Corporate 207624 v Grimshaw & Co [2023] NZHC 979 (Tahana J)
Breach of duty claims against law firm relating to advice on distribution of settlement proceeds – applicable principles – duty of care under ...
The Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 – s 75 territorial authority may develop policy about the sale and supply of alcohol within the authority’s district – s 4 object of the Act - 9pm closing time not ...
Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Act 2015 – retrospective penalty – judicial review – statutory power of decision – jurisdiction – administrative law – New Zealand Bill of Rights Act ...
Sentencing Act 2002, ss 106 and 107 – discharge without conviction – Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, s 6(2A) – conspiracy to import methamphetamine – gravity of offending low – consequences of conviction moderately- ...
S 189(b)(2) Crimes Act 1961 – s 194(b) Crimes Act 1961 – S 129(2) Crimes Act 2961 – appeal against sentence – manifestly excessive - starting point - imprisonment – autism spectrum disorder – prior consensual ...
Sections 138, 143 Land Transfer Act 2017, Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2018 – procedure - caveatable interest - lapse of caveat - caveatable interest - agreement to mortgage equitable mortgage -caveat to ...
by Gary Judd KC Dear Misha
This letter responds to your email of 27 April which includes, “To enable me to make an informed response [to the recommendations made by the Independent Review], please provide ...
Executors of wills are waiting up to four months for the High Court to grant probate. The backlog is being blamed on covid-19 lockdowns, exacerbated by sick staff and the temporary closure of Wellington’s registry ...
Adina Thorn, the lawyer behind one of New Zealand’s biggest class actions, says the Law Commission’s year-old report recommending new class actions legislation appears to be gathering dust on a shelf in the Justice ...
Application for leave to appeal – convictions for violent and sexual offending – extensive relationship evidence given at trial – need for tailored directions regarding purpose and proper use of the evidence – ...
Australians should be wary of scare stories comparing the Voice with New Zealand’s Waitangi Tribunal
Australian Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s recent claim that the Waitangi Tribunal has veto powers over Parliament was met with surprise in New Zealand, especially by members of the tribunal itself. That’s ...
On 29 March 2023, a group of 140 lawyers calling themselves “Lawyers are responsible” issued a press release titled: A Declaration of Conscience for the Legal Profession. This encyclical conveyed their collective ...
Criminal Procedure Act 2011 s 200 – application for permanent name suppression – interim name suppression ordered at sentencing – application advanced at sentencing but adjourned pending further evidence – high ...
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