Content update

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

Commentary on recent Gloriavale employment decisions now in Westlaw New Zealand

Owners of electric vehicles will have to pay road user charges from 1 April.

The Legal Services Amendment Bill 2024 (introduced under urgency on 20 February 2024) is now in Westlaw New Zealand.

Barrister Jason McHerron has been appointed to the High Court

Legislative amendments relating to worker protections for migrant and other employees took effect on 6 January 2024.

The Fair Pay Agreements Act Repeal Bill 2023 has been passed by Parliament under urgency and comes into force on the day after Royal assent.

Three of the Family Law products went to print for the month of November and included the usual round of recent and interesting cases, commented on by Family Law authors.

Legislative amendments relating to the Security Information in Proceedings Act 2022 take effect on 28 November 2023 — see them now in Westlaw New Zealand.

The Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Amendment 2023 comes into force on 1 December 2023 amending the Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions 2007.

A recent High Court appeal suggests that departing from the usual cap on costs awards to aided persons is possible in “rare” and “compelling” cases.

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