by Richard Thompson | Jul 25, 2022 | Wills & Trusts
Practitioners often strive to settle a client’s trust dispute through an ADR process in a bid to avoid litigation. It doesn’t always work out that way. Steering clear of court involvement is often a worthy goal. But it may be an own goal if an ADR settlement falls...
by Hannah Hellyer | Mar 25, 2022 | General
No one week in the life of a junior criminal defence barrister is ever the same. However, an average week when you are not in trial will involve multiple court appearances at the District and High Courts, parole hearings before the New Zealand Parole Board, client...
by David Harvey | Mar 25, 2022 | Criminal
Sociologist Paul Spoonley tells us that some of the messages coming through at the Parliament occupation reflected a growth of extremism that has been developing for some years (The Conversation republished in LawNews 11 March 2022). Spoonley’s specialist area is...
by Diana Clement | Mar 25, 2022 | General
Most law graduates find themselves doing a bit of everything in their first few years of working in the profession. But, at some point, they tire of being all things to all people and begin to identify a specific area of the law they find interesting. Slowly, they...
by Samira Taghavi | Mar 25, 2022 | Criminal
The disruption of the covid pandemic will continue to have major implications for the work of courtrooms. Parliament is considering the Covid-19 Response (Courts Safety) Legislation Bill, which amends several acts to dramatically expand the role of non-contact court...
