An advocate’s year in England

About an hour north of London by train lies Peterborough, a city similar in size to Kirikiriroa Hamilton. Its famous and towering Norman Cathedral, an obvious landmark, is also the burial site of Catherine of Aragon (wife number one of Henry VIII). A guided tour takes...

The cost of keeping up with the Joneses

The tendency to compare your situation with those around you is ingrained in the human condition. Whether consciously or unconsciously, to some extent we all filter our decisions through a comparative lens. Some are more burdened by these pressures than others but few...
Where the law fails women

Where the law fails women

Women were once considered second-class citizens under the law. Act by Act, this has changed during the past 100 years. Yet by design, omission or simply through unexpected consequences, some laws still fail women.   Abortion Abortion was formally decriminalised...