by Stella Chan | Dec 8, 2023 | Family
The recent decision of the Family Court in Rangi v Mable (not their real names) [2023] NZFC 10811 relates to the role of a sperm donor in the life of the child he helped create. It has had a mixed reception from legal representatives who work in the area of assisted...
by Jenni McManus & Sally Lindsay | Dec 1, 2023 | Property
Major changes are expected to the Residential Property Managers Bill – if it survives the change of government. Introduced on 18 August, in the dying days of the previous administration, the Bill establishes a new and comprehensive regulatory regime for the currently...
by Gary Judd KC | Dec 1, 2023 | General
This is a submission to council of the New Zealand Law Society about an October 2023 consultation document on constitutional change. I oppose the proposed changes which will only make worse what is already an unsatisfactory governance structure. The proposals further...
by Gary Judd KC | Dec 1, 2023 | General
The New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) proposes to amend its Constitution. The October 2023 consultation document claims the changes “would bring in good governance practices in respect of the number of board members, their composition, tenure and the structure of the...
by Chris Trotter | Dec 1, 2023 | General
‘Some common law rights presumably lie so deep that even Parliament cannot overturn them’ – Taylor v NZ Poultry Board [1984] 1 NZLR 394,398 (Cooke J) A week ago, criminal barrister Lucy Rogers was arrested and hand-cuffed by police for holding up a hand-lettered sign....
