By — NewsExcellence in judicial intervention at the AODTCADLS President Brian Keene QC was recently invited to spend time at the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court (AODTC) to see how its pilot scheme is progressing.Read More
By Rod Vaughan — NewsDisciplinary bodies work their way through record caseloadsFigures obtained by Law News show a large spike in the number of new cases filed in the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal (Tribunal) in the 12 months to June 2014.Read More
By LawNews — NewsCommittees “Thank you” evening, 23 October 2014ADLS President Brian Keene QC noted the importance of the work of the Committees and the contributions they have made to key initiatives and policy debates.Read More
By LawNews — OpinionGeorge William Hinde, 1929-2014ADLS and Law News were saddened by the passing of Dr George Hinde, Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Auckland, on October 9 2014Read More
By LawNews — OpinionWorking for change – the Family Violence Death Review CommitteeUp to three new members are being sought to sit on the Family Violence Death Review Committee (Committee)Read More
By Daniel Sadlier, Senior Solicitor, Ellis Gould and member of ADLS's Environment and Resource Management Committee — OpinionProblems with one-step RMA decision-makingThe general scheme of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) is that first instance hearings of resource consent applicationsRead More
By Rebecca Edwards, Barrister, Bankside Chambers — OpinionChoosing a remedy in shareholder disputesPicking a path through Part 9 of the Companies Act 1993 (Act) poses some challenges to lawyers.Read More
By Associate Professor Kenneth Palmer, University of Auckland Law School and member of ADLS’s Environment & Resource Management Law Committee — OpinionProtecting New Zealand’s past – new heritage law in forceThe Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 (Act) came in to force on 20 May 2014. Read More
By Marian Hinde, Barrister (on behalf of the Civil Litigation Committee) — OpinionInitial disclosure – co-existence with summary judgmentIt is now clear that a plaintiff must comply with the duty to make “initial disclosure” (under High Court Rule 8.4)Read More
By LawNews — OpinionDealing with tobacco – a “smoking” issueAn oft-quoted statistic is that smoking represents New Zealand’s leading cause of avoidable death and disease.Read More
By Liza Fry-Irvine, Senior Associate at Pidgeon Law and member of ADLS’s Property Law Committee — OpinionAustralian body corporate funds go missing – could it happen here?An Australian body corporate manager has pleaded guilty to misappropriating in excess of $1 million of body corporate funds.Read More
By LawNews — OpinionDress your best with the Kate Edger Educational Charitable TrustThe Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust (Trust) may not be a name many readers have come across before.Read More
By Maria Dew, Barrister, Bankside Chambers (on behalf of the Employment Law Committee) — OpinionEmployment Mediation in the new MBIE Resolution Services TeamCurrently, the Employment Mediation Service team across New Zealand completes around 9,500 employment mediations and agreed settlements each year.Read More
By Update from ADLS's Property Law Committee — 1 Comments — OpinionWas your house formerly a P-lab?Until recently, a practitioner would not expect to be consulted in relation to a property that was formerly a "P-lab"Read More
By Matthew Lark — OpinionSC decision garners problems and prospects for charitiesViewpoints differ on a recent Supreme Court pronouncement regarding charitable statusRead More
By Andy Glenie, Senior Associate, and Lara Bird, Solicitor, Bell Gully — NewsClass actions for breaches of competition lawClass actions seeking compensation for breaches of competition law are becoming more common in AustraliaRead More
By LawNews — NewsAWLA Dame Silvia Cartwright lectureThe keynote speaker at this year’s Dame Silvia Cartwright lecture, well-known lawyer and human rights activist Beatrice MtetwaRead More
By Aieyah Shendi, Barrister, with assistance from Marie Dyhrberg QC — NewsThe effects of pre-trial publicity on juror verdictsThe core of New Zealand’s criminal justice system guarantees all defendants the right to a fair trialRead More
By Vicki Ammundsen, Partner, Ayres Legal — NewsA rose by any other name – sham trust findingAllegations of sham are a relatively common occurrence where trusts are involvedRead More
By Warren Brookbanks LLD, Professor of Law, The University of Auckland — NewsRelease of special patients – more than meets the eyeThe recent appearance of Akshay Chand before the Parole Board seems to have triggered a fresh wave of public anxietyRead More
By — NewsGeneral and water rates issues on settlementAs the demand for housing increases in areas such as Auckland and Christchurch, we are seeing an uplift in the number of sales of newly subdivided titles.Read More
By ADLS — NewsSpring has sprung and with it, live-streaming!Change is nigh and with it, the hint of something positive.Read More
By Andrew Steele, Partner, Martelli McKegg and Anthony Jackson, Barrister (members of ADLS’s Civil Litigation Committee) — NewsNo trials and litigants in personMany disagreements are settled before litigation is even commenced or, in some cases, threatened.Read More
By Nigel Grantham, National Manager - Financial, Executive & Professional Risks, Willis — News“Cyber-crime” … coming to a law firm near youThe internet has become integral to business – however, the reliance we place on it also poses a major threatRead More
By NZ Bar Association — NewsSilks’ DinnerA New Zealand Bar Association dinner to celebrate recent admissions to the Inner BarRead More
By Arran Hunt, Solicitor, MacDonald Lewis Law — News“Bring your own device” (BYOD)Here, in the final article in this series, Arran Hunt gives tips on “Bringing your own device”Read More
By Rod Vaughan — OpinionCorrections reveals “missing” re-offending figuresA recent article in LawNews discussed the incidence of crimes committed by offenders on bail, parole or supervision.Read More
By Edward Willis, Senior Associate, Webb Henderson — OpinionCourts and the supervision of democracy – Craig v Mediaworks Ltd [2014] NZHC 1875Last month, the High Court was asked to consider whether a private broadcaster, MediaWorks Ltd.Read More
By Arran Hunt, Solicitor, MacDonald Lewis Law — OpinionVirtualising your practiceFurther issues lawyers and law firms should be thinking about in relation to their use of technology.Read More