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Legal aid increase inadequate
Friday, 23 May 2008, 9:53 am | New Zealand Law Society
“The 10% increase in rates for lawyers working on legal aid cases announced in the Budget is far from adequate and very disappointing, but at least it is a start in addressing a major problem,” the President of the New Zealand Law Society, John ... More >>
Fiji – rule of law and civil rights issues
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 5:12 pm | New Zealand Law Society
“The New Zealand Law Society is very concerned at the on going breaches of the rule of law and civil and political rights in Fiji since the coup of December 2006,” President John Marshall QC said today (21 May). More >>
Law Society still has concerns about EFB
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 2:01 pm | New Zealand Law Society
“WHILE noting some improvements in the Electoral Finance Bill, the New Zealand Law Society remains concerned at its complexity and the restrictions it will place on people’s ability to participate in public debate in election years,” the Society’s ... More >>
NZLS concerned for rule of law in Pakistan
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Law Society
NZLS President John Marshall QC is greatly concerned about the recent attacks on lawyers in Pakistan, and about the dismissal of Judges on political grounds. More >>
Law Society Opposes Electoral Finance Bill
Thursday, 27 September 2007, 11:58 am | New Zealand Law Society
The New Zealand Law Society makes submissions on most new legislation from an independent perspective and in the public interest. It is very rare for the Society to come to the view that a bill is bad and should not proceed further. However, it has done ... More >>
Domestic violence report
Wednesday, 29 August 2007, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Law Society
While the recommendations in the “Living on the Cutting Edge” report are worthy of full consideration, the report is simplistic and the statistical sample on which it is based is too small to provide a proper basis for developing policy, says Paul ... More >>
New president For Law Society
Friday, 30 March 2007, 11:22 am | New Zealand Law Society
Wellington barrister John Marshall takes over as President of the New Zealand Law Society today (30 March). He succeeds Chris Darlow who has held office for three-and-a-half years. More >>
Law Society On Anti Smacking Bill
Thursday, 21 December 2006, 9:55 am | New Zealand Law Society
Media Release On The Crimes (Abolition Of Force As A Justification For Child Discipline) Amendment Bill More >>
Resistance to use of tasers
Saturday, 12 August 2006, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Law Society
Taser guns at first glance might seem a humane alternative to shooting someone but this is a complete misconception, says ADLS President Gary Gotlieb. More >>
Role of Transit in resource management processes
Monday, 8 May 2006, 9:43 am | New Zealand Law Society
The New Zealand Law Society Environmental Law Committee comments on the role of Transit in resource management processes. More >>
Demonstrations at Lawyers' Homes
Monday, 10 April 2006, 5:20 pm | New Zealand Law Society
Simon Maude is the Chair of the Family Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society. He expresses concern about the recent picketing of family lawyers' homes by members of a men's group in the Auckland area, as follows. More >>
Law Commission
Friday, 25 November 2005, 12:42 am | New Zealand Law Society
New Zealand Law Society President Chris Darlow welcomes the recommendation that Sir Geoffrey Palmer be appointed President of the Law Commission, as announced today by the Minister responsible for the Law Commission, Mark Burton. More >>
Walking access in New Zealand
Tuesday, 14 June 2005, 10:13 am | New Zealand Law Society
Media release from the Property Law Section, New Zealand Law Society 14 June 2005 For immediate release More >>
Support for Bradford bill
Monday, 13 June 2005, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Law Society
The Family Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society is pleased to note that Green Party MP Sue Bradford's Member’s Bill has been introduced to the House. The purpose of the Crimes (Abolition of Force as a Justification for Child Discipline) Amendment ... More >>
Parents’ defence should go
Monday, 30 May 2005, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Law Society
Parents should not be able to defend charges of assault against children by claiming they were using ‘reasonable force’ to correct a child, says the Chair of the New Zealand Law Society's Family Law Section, Simon Maude. More >>
Family Court decision – Jelicich case
Tuesday, 10 May 2005, 9:02 am | New Zealand Law Society
The Chair of The Family Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society Simon Maude has noted that the coverage given to the recent decision of the Family Court at Waitakere in respect of the Jelicich case on Television New Zealand's "Sunday " programme ... More >>
"Rasonable force" and disciplining children
Monday, 18 April 2005, 4:59 pm | New Zealand Law Society
The Family Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society has recently reviewed the issue of whether parents should continue to be permitted to use the legal defence of "reasonable force" if they have been charged with assault as a result of physically disciplining ... More >>
Barristers’ immunity abolished
Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 8:24 am | New Zealand Law Society
In a majority, but not unanimous, decision, the Court of Appeal has said barristers should no longer be immune from being able to be sued for damages over the way they have conducted a civil case. More >>
Law Society Backs Civil Court Fees Review
Wednesday, 23 February 2005, 8:49 am | New Zealand Law Society
The New Zealand Law Society and New Zealand Bar Association say the Regulations Review Committee report on civil court fee increases is of major constitutional significance. They have welcomed its recommendation that the Government undertake a review of the ... More >>
Fees Deterring Court Use
Wednesday, 13 October 2004, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Law Society
A New Zealand Law Society survey has shown that the massive increases in court fees imposed in the last three years are deterring people from taking cases to court. More >>
