By Rod Vaughan — OpinionChill wind still buffets women lawyersWhen Ethel Benjamin enrolled for a law degree at Otago University in 1893Read More
By Andy Glenie, Senior Associate, Bell Gully — OpinionWorking with "workable competition"In December 2013, the High Court released an important decision about the regulation of natural monopoliesRead More
By Professor Warren Brookbanks — NewsMentally Impaired Offenders: What's in a name?Since the late 1980s, when the Mason Committee released its findings and recommendations in the Psychiatric Report 1988 (the Report)Read More
By Brent Norling, Senior in-house counsel, Waterstone Insolvency — OpinionRemuneration and Benefits of Company Directors - Lessons from LiquidationsDirectors are entitled to receive money from their company pursuant to certain legal obligationsRead More
By Kris Gledhill, Director, New Zealand Centre for Human Rights Law, Policy and Practice — OpinionThe Bail Amendment Act 2013 - A Brief Human Rights AuditThe new Bail Amendment Act 2013 which came into force in September last year sets out some important changes.Read More
By Emily Sanders, New Zealand Police — NewsTerrorist financing - what lawyers need to knowOn 1 July 2013, the main compliance components of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 came into effect. Read More
By Rod Vaughan — NewsNew Zealand "Innocence Project" reignites debate on appeals processThe recent revival of the New Zealand “Innocence Project” has reopened the debate about the need for an independent commissionRead More
By LawNews — NewsChristchurch courts receive international award for actions during Christchurch earthquakesThe District Court at Christchurch has been awarded (jointly) the prestigious Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration Incorporated 2013 AwardRead More