If a legally aided person is the successful party in litigation, and the amount of legal aid approved for payment is less than scale costs, can scale costs be awarded instead?

A summary of decisions delivered in October 2023 by the Supreme Court, available on Westlaw New Zealand.

Chapters in Adams — Sentencing have been updated to include the very latest case law.

The Crimes Act 1961 commentary has been carefully revised and rewritten by the authors to ensure it is completely current and accurate.

Professor Emerita Nicola Peart, fresh from speaking at the Family Law Conference last week on jurisdiction of the Family Court under the Trusts Act, adds new commentary for the last three sections of pt 4, subpt 2 relating to trustees’ indemnities

This declaration exempts e-scooters with a maximum power output of 300 watts, and that meet other criteria as set out in the declaration from being classified as motor vehicles. Because they are not required to meet motor vehicle standards or be registered when used –  this means that...

The Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Commercial Forestry) Regulations 2017 have been updated as from 3 November 2023. They were previously called the National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry (NES-PF).

The Supreme Court’s decision in Yan v Mainzeal Property and Construction Ltd (in liq) [2023] NZSC 113 has important comment on the duties of directors when a company trades while insolvent.