Criminal Law

Adams – Offences and Defences has been updated to include legislative changes to the rules about FPOs.

Adams – Criminal Procedure has been updated to include legislative changes that aim to manage defendants on bail with an electronic monitoring (EM) condition who request to leave their address for specified purposes, like doctors' visits.

Adams – Offences and Defences has been updated to include legislative changes that make it a criminal offence for employers to intentionally withhold pay.

Tikanga Māori and State Law by Jayden Houghton is a significant book for the law profession.

On 25 November 2024, Te Kura Kaiwhakawā | The Institute of Judicial Studies published the Criminal Jury Trials Bench Book on the Courts of New Zealand website.

Adams – Evidence has been updated to discuss the pre-trial admissibility rulings leading up to the high-profile trial of Dr Philip Polkinghorne, who is charged with the murder of his wife.

Adams – Criminal Procedure has been updated to include legislative developments around protection of national security information in court proceedings.

Chapters in Adams — Rights and Powers have been updated to include the latest case law.

Chapters in Adams — Criminal Procedure have been rigorously revised and rewritten as part of a focused effort to streamline the authored commentary and ensure its currency.

Effect of acquittal on the conviction of a fellow offender

Latest MOJ statistics include decade of data on legal aid grants and expenditure

New pay rates for duty lawyers from 1 August 2023, with wider review of Duty Lawyer Service in coming months