by Lisa Marriott | Apr 28, 2023 | Criminal
As it stands in Aotearoa New Zealand, beneficiary fraud is largely dealt with under the Crimes Act, while tax evasion is prosecuted under the Tax Administration Act. This, among other factors, means beneficiaries engaging in financial fraud face significantly stiffer...
by Sally Lindsay | Apr 28, 2023 | Property
The Tenancy Tribunal has thrown out a novel argument raised by a tenant in a bid to avoid a $100-a-week rent hike. Parker Van Lawrence, representing tenant Tracy Constable, maintained the tribunal should find the notice raising the weekly rent from $515 to $615...
by Professor Leslie Thomas KC | Apr 28, 2023 | Civil Litigation
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 discovering the truth. He says, “…the parties’ self-interest...
by Lloyd Kavanagh & Shaanil Senarath-Dassanayake | Apr 28, 2023 | Environmental Law
While the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) is still finalising the standards that many countries are hoping will become their climate reporting framework, New Zealand has already done the hard thinking and is walking the talk. Our new mandatory...
by Reweti Kohere | Apr 28, 2023 | General
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 Zealand Law Society’s president Frazer Barton. Following...
