Latest News and Opinion

Aug 2014

By Janine Stewart, Partner, and Emma Kurtovich, Solicitor, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts — News

The “write fight” – dispute resolution & construction contracts

Traditional dispute resolution routes through the courts can be rigid, time consuming and expensive.

By Arran Hunt, Solicitor, MacDonald Lewis Law — News

Getting on the cloud

The “cloud” is a current buzz word, but most people will not understand how to use it and even fewer would know how it works.

By LawNews — News

Final sitting of Judge Gittos

The respect in which this popular judge was held was evident in the tributes paid to him.

By LawNews — News

Justice Michael Kirby still hopeful for North Korea

Little did Justice Michael Kirby realise, back in 1957, how relevant his international law paper at the University of Sydney would one day prove to be.

By Arran Hunt, Solicitor, MacDonald Lewis Law — News

Taking your firm digital

Arran Hunt explores some further issues lawyers and law firms should be thinking about in relation to their use of technology.

By Linda Gu, Equal Justice Project volunteer — News

Update on the work of the Equal Justice Project

The Right Honourable EW Thomas DCNZM QC, Patron of the Equal Justice Project (EJP), has commented on the longing for a movement toward law as a profession instead of a business

By Rachael Schmidt-McCleave, Barrister, Stout St Chambers, Wellington — Opinion

The “haircut case” – what was it really about?

The High Court decision in Battison v Melloy [2014] NZHC 1462 was undoubtedly one of the cases of the year

By Professor Craig Elliffe, University of Auckland Business School — Opinion

Issues around capital gains tax

A tax conference entitled “Key issues in the design of capital gains regimes” was held on 18 July 2014 at the University of Auckland Business School.

By ADLS — News

We’re listening – ADLS’s annual CPD survey

Thank you all for your feedback received through our annual CPD survey.

By Matthew Lark — Opinion

Codification of contempt

In May this year, the Law Commission produced an issues paper

By John Walton, Commercial barrister, arbitrator, adjudicator and mediator — News

Supreme Court looks at arbitration

Supreme Court decisions, even on such esoteric issues as enforcing the validity of an arbitral award

By Kate Ashcroft, Senior Associate, and Sarah McFetridge, Solicitor, Buddle Findlay (on behalf of ADLS’s Employment Law Committee) — News

“Burning Issues” Forum serves up top tips

The temperature was as hot as ever at this year’s annual “Burning Issues” Forum

By Judge David Harvey — News

Recent approaches to electronic discovery

The High Court Amendment Rules (No 2) 2011 came into force on 1 February 2012 and made significant changes

By Arran Hunt, Solicitor, MacDonald Lewis Law — News

IT and security issues facing law firms

For years, people were unwilling to use a credit card online

By ADLS — News

The brave new world of ADLS CPD

By choosing law as a career, lawyers commit to life-long learning

Jul 2014

By LawNews — News

New Revision Bill Programme 2015-2017

The Legislation Act 2012 has introduced a requirement for the Attorney-General to table a three-yearly programme of statutes

By Andrew Easterbrook — Opinion

Two cases on cartel damages

In competition law, attention is usually focused on enforcement proceedings brought by the New Zealand Commerce Commission

By LawNews — News

We’re listening – Law News reader survey

Recently we sent out an electronic survey inviting you, our readers, to give us your feedback on Law News

By Rod Vaughan — News

Balancing public safety and offenders’ rights

Hardly a month seems to go by without an especially violent crime being committed by someone on bail, parole or supervision.

By LawNews — News

Profiles of newly appointed Queen’s Counsel

This week we put the spotlight on Paul Radich QC and Matthew Palmer QC, both of Wellington.

By LawNews — News

Review of the laws of contempt

ADLS has secured an opportunity for its members to engage with the Law Commission on the issues identified

By Maree Cross, Senior Associate, and Helena Hallagan, Solicitor, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts — Opinion

An end to the blame game for professional consultants’ negligence

This article examines the application of the identification rule in the context of construction disputes

By Rachael Schmidt-McCleave, Barrister, Stout St Chambers, Wellington — Opinion

Planned changes to privacy law

At the end of May this year, the Minister of Justice, the Hon Judith Collins, announced widespread and significant pending changes

By LawNews — News

Profiles of newly appointed Queen’s Counsel

This week we put the spotlight on Antonia Fisher QC and Marie Dyhrberg QC, both of Auckland.

By Matthew King of the ADLS Civil Litigation Committee — Opinion

District Court Rules 2014 – Quick guide to key changes of procedure

The new District Courts Rules 2014 (Rules) received concurrence from the Rules Committee on 13 March 2014.

By Update from the Companies Office — Opinion

Registrar of Companies Mandy McDonald discusses Financial Markets Conduct Act and new NZBNs

These are to let you know about changes in legislation, new services and compliance alerts

By LawNews — Opinion

Capital gains tax debate attracts international experts to Auckland, Friday 18 July

Thorny issues associated with the design of capital gains tax regimes are the subject of a debate

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