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Access to Justice Award 2025

30 May

Award co-sponsors, LexisNexis Ltd and the New Zealand Bar Association | Ngā Ahorangi Motuhake o Te Ture, are happy to announce that nominations are open for the 2025 Access to Justice Award.  

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Budget 2025: Justice System Impacts

23 May

Letter from Carl Crafar,  Chief Operating Officer, Ministry of Justice. Budget 2025 includes a number of initiatives that will be of interest to the legal profession, and I would be happy for you share this update with them. Budget 2025 arrives in, and reflects, a tight fiscal climate, but it…

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Public release of Te Puna Manawa Whenua | Māori Land Court Bench Book

14 May

Te Kura Kaiwhakawā | The Institute of Judicial Studies has today published Te Puna Manawa Whenua | Māori Land Court Bench Book on the Courts of New Zealand website. Today’s release follows the publication of the Criminal Jury Trials Bench Book at the end of 2024.

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Case Review Hearings Guidelines

09 May

The Chief District Court Judge, His Honour Judge Taumaunu, has released the finalised Case Review Hearings Best Practice guidelines. His Honour notes that the guidelines were developed feedback over a period of months and included feedback from the profession.

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Corrections Update | Supporting capacity in the women’s prison network

08 May

The Department of Corrections have been exploring opportunities within the prison network to safely and securely accommodate women, in response to the recent forecasted growth in the women’s prison population.  

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LSA v Fawcett - A case note

04 April

Felix Geiringer appeared as counsel for the Bar Association in the High Court and Court of Appeal in the recent case of Legal Services Commissioner v Fawcett. In this note to members, he outlines why this case was important for the Bar Association.

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Women lawyers remain under-represented as counsel in higher courts

13 March

The New Zealand Bar Association | Ngā Ahorangi Motuhake o Te Ture recently conducted further research revealing women lawyers remain markedly under-represented as counsel in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. 

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International Women's Day

06 March

International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on how far we have come and what we still need to achieve. The theme this year is #AccelerateAction. According to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2024, at the current rate of progress, it will take until 2158 -…

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Building advocacy confidence: insights from our Civil Oral Submissions Session

03 December

Our popular Oral Submissions Masterclass for criminal law practitioners was recently followed up with an equally-successful masterclass on Civil Oral Submissions. These Masterclasses are presented at an advanced level and the six attendees who sign up as presenting counsel are very experienced. This creates a unique learning environment for counsel…

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The President's Column - November 2024

14 November

In my first month in the job, I have carried on the work of my predecessor Maria Dew KC; shadowing Maria before taking over has been a very good introduction to the new role.  

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High Court Sentencing Competition

07 October

The final of the annual High Court Sentencing Advocacy Competition, was held at the Auckland High Court on 1 October.  Both finalists were students from the University of Auckland, with Blake Storrier winning the final and Charlie Harmer as runner-up.  His Honour, Johnstone J, commented that their performances were “truly…

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Mental Health of Legal Profession

27 September

The Life Squared Trust commissioned a 3-year longitudinal study to measure mental health and wellbeing in the legal profession with Professor Aaron Jarden, Melbourne University. The report is now available.

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