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Ruling on employee status of Uber drivers in NZ

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The Court of Appeal (CA) has upheld a finding of the Chief Judge of the Employment Court that four people who drove for the Uber group of companies were employees.  Despite disagreeing with the way the Chief Judge had assessed the relationship between the drivers and the Uber...

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Legal aid/services – updated commentary

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Commentary on legal aid and related services provided under the Legal Services Act 2011 has been updated in Legal Services (online ed, Thomson Reuters) on Westlaw New Zealand.

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Revision of Personal Grievances product in progress

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The planned revision of the Personal Grievances product is partially completed bringing up-to-date cases and commentary.

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How did the Thomson Reuters Equity & Trusts Conference go?

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Thomson Reuters held its inaugural Equity & Trusts Conference: The Law in Practice in August with a high-profile line-up of well-known experts in the field. It has to be said, all the difficult topics were covered, and no one shied away from clarifying, providing answers, disagreeing...

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Content highlight: Adams – Evidence: The Polkinghorne trial

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New case law commentary has been added discussing the pre-trial admissibility rulings concerning the high-profile trial of Dr Philip Polkinghorne, who is charged with the murder of his wife, Ms Pauline Hanna. He is also charged with possession of methamphetamine. He has pleaded not...

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Legislation added to Westlaw New Zealand: August 2024

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The following recent Acts, Bills and subordinate legislation are now available on Westlaw New Zealand. Legislation can also be found using the legislation search page. Bills can be found using the bills search page.

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Supreme Court of New Zealand - recent judgments: August 2024

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A summary of decisions delivered in August 2024 by the Supreme Court, available on Westlaw New Zealand.

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