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High Court issues two significant legal aid decisions at end of 2022

Changes to New Zealand employment legislation on 30 December 2022.

Methamphetamine sentencing guidelines in Zhang have had the ‘significant role’ profile adjusted

Māori Land Court’s first bilingual judgment finds that Māori land trustees have duties under tikanga

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

Legislative activity under way to deliver further Budget 2022 legal aid initiatives.

Well-known health and disability law specialist Iris Reuvecamp has not been with us that long, but she is certainly keeping us busy. We are very glad that she’s ours!

The Privy Council’s landmark judgment considered the issue of prioritising rights of indemnity for trustees where there are competing claims and insufficient trust funds. What will New Zealand do?

The changes to rename Legislative Instruments to Secondary Legislation in accordance with the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 are underway.

Practical Law New Zealand has recently added to its suite of in-house presentations. The PowerPoint presentations can be used by in-house lawyers to conduct CPD training and upskill their business.

Maritime Rules and Marine Protection Rules are now available on new Westlaw (New Zealand).

Philip Joseph’s book Joseph on Constitutional and Administrative Law (5th edition) was declared the winner of the 2021 JF Northey Memorial Book Award at the Legal Research Foundation’s AGM on 1 November 2022.