Family Law

As ever, Professor Emerita Nicola Peart is providing more updating for the Trusts chapter in Family Property, including commentary on the Privy Council case Grand View Private Trust Co Ltd v Wong

Re-packaging the "Principles of Adoption" chapter in Child Law to include annotated commentary for the existing Adoption Act 1955 and a review of the discursive chapter.

The Health and Disability Law Conference 2003 is being held on 3 August 2023, which includes, for registrants, Family Law’s Incapacity commentary for two major Acts, published into a book each.

We have a new author for Family Law’s Child Law, Procedure and Property products.

We know you like it – the Adoption chapter is going annotated!

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?

It is always a challenge when a new Act replaces a very old Act for absolutely everybody, but we have some directions. Night in the world of Trusts Act 2019 has become Day.

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.

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.

If there’s an area of law that can expect to see change, then it is family law — the reviews are mounting up and Parliament is going to be busy.

If there’s an area of law that can expect to see change, then it is family law — the reviews are mounting up and Parliament is going to be busy.