Chief Justice welcomes High Court appointment - Justice La Hood
22 August 2023The Chief Justice welcomes the Attorney General’s announcement today of the appointment of Wellington barrister and solicitor Dale La Hood as a Judge of the High Court.
Read moreChief Justice welcomes High Court appointment
15 August 2023The Chief Justice welcomes the Attorney General’s announcement today of the appointment of Christchurch King’s Counsel Lisa Preston as a Judge of the High Court.
Read moreCourt operating protocols to be reviewed after Government removes COVID-19 restrictions
15 August 2023The Prime Minister announced yesterday (14 August) the removal of the remaining COVID-19 restrictions. From 11.59pm 14 August 2023 it will no longer be mandatory for people with COVID-19 to isolate for seven days. A five-day isolation period is now recommended. Mask-wearing settings for health facilities have also been reviewed.
Read moreAnnouncement of Election Results
11 August 2023At our Annual General Meeting today, President Maria Dew KC declared the recent election results for President-Elect and Bar Council members. Ms Dew welcomed the new Council members and welcomed back those on the Council who were continuing for another term
Read moreWellbeing of the Profession - Letter from Chief High and District Court Judges
26 July 2023The Chief High Court Judge and Chief District Court Judge have written to all judges and judicial officers to highlight issues about the wellbeing of the profession. Their letter now follows.
Read moreBar Association says misinformed criticism of judges is dangerous
23 July 2023The New Zealand Bar Association | Ngā Ahorangi Motuhake o Aotearoa is concerned by the anger being directed at the judiciary following Thursday's tragic shootings at Commercial Bay, Auckland last week.
The New Zealand Bar Association says misinformed criticism of sentencing decisions has the potential for disturbing consequences for the justice…
Chief Justice welcomes the appointment of new Chief Māori Land Court Judge
20 July 2023The Chief Justice welcomes the announcement by Associate Minister of Māori Development, the Hon Nanaia Mahuta, of Judge Caren Fox’s appointment as Chief Judge of Te Kooti Whenua Māori | Māori Land Court.
Read moreSupreme Court to continue publishing submissions online
05 July 2023In early 2022, the Supreme Court introduced a practice of publishing written submissions, chronologies, and outlines of argument for appeal hearings in the Supreme Court, with only limited exceptions. The practice was introduced as a trial, subject to review in light of the experience of its operation in its first…
Read moreNew Zealand Crime and Victims Survey Released
30 June 2023The latest New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey (NZCVS), which was released by the Ministry of Justice on 28 June 2023, has found just under a third of adults have been the victims of personal and household crime.
The NZCVS is based on interviews with randomly selected people between November 2021 and…
New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey Released
28 June 2023The latest New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey (NZCVS) has found just under a third of adults have been the victims of personal and household crime.
Read moreWellbeing concerns and court pressures
23 June 2023There have been some recent reports of serious and urgent well-being concerns for barristers and other court lawyers. The Heads of Bench addressed these at a recent meeting with the profession.
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02 June 2023Genevieve Hancock, Convenor, Wellington Women Lawyers’ Association
Equitable briefing and instruction are at the heart of what the Wellington Women Lawyers’ Association (WWLA) does. It’s so important because women lawyers do not experience equality in briefing and instruction (understatement of the century).