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Less than five minutes from our hotel in Apia, the headquarters of Samoa’s police looks like a fortress. But inside, people return strangers’ smiles.
After travelling to Samoa to run a two-day workshop to teach ...
Judicial Review Procedure Act 2016, s 15 – application for interim orders – decision of Minister of Immigration not to intervene under s 16 Immigration Act 2009 to prevent Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (Posie Parker) ...
Senior Courts Act 2016 – Senior Courts (Access to Court Documents) Rules 2017 – Evidence Act 2006 – application to access court documents – judicial review – ‘settlement’ privilege and without prejudice privilege – ...
Application for recusal from all future proceedings involving applicant – allegations of bias – High Court recusal guidelines – Saxmere applied – question of recusal is for the allocated judge – obligation to ...
Judicial Review Procedure Act 2016 - application for judicial review of transfer of trust property following invalid alteration of trust deed and termination of trustees – applicable principles – knowing receipt – ...
Unsuccessful appeal, fire caused by third party, negligence, industry practice, s 43 Forest and Rural fires Act 1977, Rylands v Fletcher, nuisance, quantum of damages, procedure, pleading of allegations, statutory ...
Sentencing Act 2002 – sentencing for youth – R v Dickey - minimum period of imprisonment – discounts for youth – discounts for personal factors – discharge without conviction – name suppression – permanent name ...
Appeal against sentence – assault – starting point – discounts – purposes of sentencing – rehabilitation and reintegration – home detention
Schell v New Zealand Police & Chief Executive of the Department of ...
Should voters elect to change governments in October, a “degree of uncertainty” surrounds whether potential reforms to how New Zealand’s lawyers are regulated and represented will get off the ground, says New ...
So, which is better: the adversarial system or the inquisitorial system? Many people have strong views on this question. The Australian judge, Ray Finkelstein, argues that the adversarial system is bad at ...
Section 58 Dog Control Act 1996 – strict liability defence – total absence of fault – dismissal of charge – appeal - Walker v Nelson City Council [2017] NZHC 750 – Haenga v Porrirua City Council [2021] NZHC ...
Successful application for declaration regarding assessment of compensation under the Public Works Act (PWA) - Public Works Act 1981 - s 62-compensation compulsorily acquired land - s 2defintion “public work and ...
Arbitration Act 1996 – application for leave to appeal to High Court against decision of Arbitral Tribunal – contractual interpretation – question of law – no issue of general precedential value – jurisdiction ...
R v Reihana & Ors [2023] NZHC 580 (Moore J)
Sentencing Act 2002 – sentencing starting point – multiple offenders with different roles -aggravating features – planning and premeditation – organised criminal ...
Appeal against sentence – murder – Sentencing Act 2002, ss 102 to 104 – manifestly unjust exception – mental health – diminished capacity
Tu v R [2023] NZCA 53 (Katz, Wylie and Palmer JJ)
Following a trial by ...
The New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) is attempting to allay concerns about its ability to safeguard the rule of law if it’s “reduced” to a voluntary, representative organisation.
NZLS recently hosted two webinars ...
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