As noted in Legal Services (online ed, Thomson Reuters) at [LA68.02(2)] on Westlaw New Zealand, the Legal Services Commissioner has announced an increase in pay rates for duty lawyers from 1 August 2023, with a wider review of the Duty Lawyer Service to follow over the next six months...

The Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Amendment Act 2023 came partly into force on 1 April 2023, with the rest coming into force on 27 July 2023 (see the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Amendment Act 2023 Commencement Order 2023).

The Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Amendment Regulations 2023 came into force on 27 July 2023. As well as amending regs 4–7 of the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Regulations 2009, various forms in the Schedule of the 2009 Regulations were amended and some new forms were created. The...

Professor Emerita Nicola Peart 's August Trusts chapter update will include new commentary on ss 77–80, 87 and 88 of the Trusts Act 2019  as well as commentary on latest cases including the Privy Council case Grand View Private Trust Co Ltd v Wong.

One major highlight to watch out for in the August update will be a new packaging of the "Adoption" chapter, undertaken by Associate Professor of Law, Dr Debra Wilson of Canterbury University, to include annotated commentary for the existing Adoption Act 1955 and a reviewed discursive...

A summary of decisions delivered in July 2023 by the Supreme Court, available on Westlaw New Zealand.