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Companies are increasingly evaluated on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and ESG is a hot topic for legal advisers. But how can lawyers help their clients effect real change? The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP) has created model contract clauses and other legal...

Protected Disclosures Act 2000 has been replaced by the Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022

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

New legal aid hourly rates will apply in non-fixed fee cases from 1 July 2022 in New Zealand

Practical Law New Zealand has published a new intellectual property toolkit featuring content that has been produced in collaboration with Ian Finch of James & Wells.

Important case law commentary has been added in relation to what is “work” and the employment of young children in the context of a religious community.

Important case law commentary has been added in relation to what is “work” and the employment of young children in the context of a religious community.

When Paige Harris was born, her mother could not be recorded on her birth certificate. She died before her baby’s birth, who was born via IVF and carried by a surrogate. No one thought that was right.

New Zealand’s Budget 2022 includes an extra $190 million over four years for two legal aid “initiatives”

Subscribers to Practical Law New Zealand now have access to a new practice note on climate-related financial reporting in New Zealand contributed by Nicola Swan, Partner and Emma Ricketts, Solicitor, both of Chapman Tripp.

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

The answers in a recent High Court decision maintain the status quo for standard civil/family cases where a legally aided party is successful against an unaided party