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Legislation added to Westlaw New Zealand: April 2025

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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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CoCounsel - Timeline (4:00 min)

This video explains the  Timeline Skill in CoCounsel, which is perfect for legal professionals needing efficient event chronologies.  Generate timelines from multiple documents, identify relevant...

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Civil Aviation Act 2023 comes into force

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The Civil Aviation Act 2023 came into force on Saturday 5 April 2025 and was a welcome replacement and modernisation of the Civil Aviation Act 1990. It also repeals the Airport Authorities Act 1966 but not until 5 April 2030.

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By Roger Thornton

Thomson Reuters texts cited in New Zealand cases: March 2025

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[Updated 17 and 29 Apr 2025]

The following legal texts published by Thomson Reuters were cited in New Zealand judgments delivered in March 2025. Links to Westlaw New Zealand are provided where available.

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Family Court Protocol for Adoption

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During the COVID-19 period, a protocol was established to meet the problems experienced by intended parents in New Zealand with obtaining passports for their surrogate-born children from overseas. This Protocol duly expired, but in the Law Commission’s report seeking reform in the...

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Employment Court notes apparent use of GenAI

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In a recent judgment now available on Westlaw New Zealand, the Employment Court has noted the apparent use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in submissions made by a non-lawyer litigant in person.

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Product Education (Tax) Webinars April, May & June 2025

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Join our interactive webinars to boost your tax skills with Thomson Reuters solutions. Enjoy complimentary training and earn CLE/CPD points. Engage with our trainers and enhance your expertise today. Click here for a list of dates and times.

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Westlaw New Zealand Guide - Creating Alerts 

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to create a publication alert, search alert and case alert in Westlaw.

There are three different types of alerts available in Westlaw: 

  1. Publication Alert:  A Publication Alert will notify you of any updates to a publication.  This is most commonly used in conjunction with the Alert24 News & Current awareness publications.
  2. WestClip Alert:  A WestClip search Alert will notify you of any new documents that are added to Westlaw that match your search criteria.   
  3. KeyCite Alert:  A KeyCite Alert will notify you of any subsequent citing references or changes to the litigation history of a case. 

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