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Legal aid debt – new case law

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Mailley v Legal Services Commissioner [2024] NZHC 2316 is the first court decision in several years with a focus on legal aid debt and its recovery or write-off.

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Employment Court Practice Directions updated on 1 September 2024

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The Employment Court Practice Directions have been updated with effect from 1 September 2024. The changes allow for costs awards to successful litigants-in-person, in line with the new costs regime for litigants-in-person in other courts.

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Employment Law commentary updating: August 2024

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Thanks to the ongoing dedication of the expert author team (Philip Bartlett, Kylie Dunn, Chief Judge Christina Inglis, Judge Merepaia King and Scott Worthy), commentary in Employment Law (online ed, Thomson Reuters) has been updated throughout August 2024 on Westlaw New Zealand.

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