Westlaw New Zealand - Researching Legislation and Secondary Sources Recorded Webinar (20 mins)
This recorded webinar will discuss how to find legislation and secondary sources efficiently. Find current, historical and future legislation and identify the different commentary formats available.
Legislation
How to find commentary in Westlaw New Zealand (5:25 mins)
This video provides an overview of Westlaw New Zealand's commentary publications.
Secondary Sources
Guideline judgment modified by Supreme Court
Content updates
The sentencing guidelines for methamphetamine offending, as set out in Zhang, have had the ‘significant role’ profile adjusted by the Supreme Court.
Date & Time
Bilingual judgment addresses tikanga and the Trusts Act 2019
Content updates
The Māori Land Court’s first bilingual judgment has found that Māori land trustees have duties under tikanga.
Date & Time
Westlaw New Zealand Tip - How to find a list of Secondary Legislation
Sorting reported case documents by citation
Enhancements
Date & Time
Practical Law Tip - Using the Q&A comparison tool to compare the law between countries
Westlaw New Zealand Tip - Browse A to Z of New Zealand Law by book title
Westlaw New Zealand - Research Techniques
NZDT
30 minutes
By Elizabeth Odom
This session focuses on efficient research techniques providing examples of different search strategies to find relevant content in Westlaw New Zealand. This includes natural legal language and how to ask a legal question, the best way to structure a terms & connectors search...