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Supreme Court of New Zealand - recent judgments: December 2024

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

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Civil legal aid lawyer shortage acknowledged by Court of Appeal

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In a recent judgment available on Westlaw New Zealand, the Court of Appeal has accepted that “litigants find it difficult to procure advice on [civil] legal aid and some allowance should be made in this regard”.

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Algorithms/AI in recruitment and non-publication orders in employment proceedings

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Among the many issues addressed in MW v Spiga Ltd [2024] NZEmpC 147 regarding non-publication orders in New Zealand employment proceedings is the potential for employee litigants to be “blacklisted” in some way through developments in technologies such as algorithms and artificial...

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Getting Started with CoCounsel 2.0

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Getting Started with CoCounsel 2.0

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Getting Started with CoCounsel 2.0

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30 minutes
By Emma McCulloch

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Getting Started with CoCounsel 2.0

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30 minutes
By Emma McCulloch

This 30-minute session will explain how CoCounsel works, to help jumpstart your CoCounsel journey. You will learn best practice tips on how to prompt the AI tool and an overview of the skills so you can get the most out of CoCounsel 2.0. More dates

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Use of GenAI noted by Court of Appeal

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Among other things, Wikeley v Kea Investments Ltd [2024] NZCA 609 may be noted for an aside concerning the apparent use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in a memorandum from the appellant (a litigant in person supported by a McKenzie friend) that was withdrawn during the...

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