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Supreme Court of New Zealand - recent judgments: December 2022

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A summary of decisions delivered in December 2022 by the Supreme Court, available on Westlaw New Zealand.

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Plant Variety Rights are now alive in NZ

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A new Act and Regulations to manage New Zealand’s plant variety rights system came into force on 24 January 2023.

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Legal aid year ends with two notable cases

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The High Court of New Zealand issued two significant legal aid decisions towards the end of 2022.

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No holiday break for employment law

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No dust gathered on New Zealand's employment law statute book over the holiday period, with various changes relating to screen industry workers coming into force on 30 December 2022.

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