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*Driverless car fatality: expert cautions against regulatory backlash
NZ Law Foundation 2016 International Research Fellow, Michael Cameron, has provided comment on the first pedestrian fatality involving a driverless vehicle. Michael is the author of a major study on regulation of driverless vehicles which will be released in April. … Continue reading
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Symposium – The Future of Class Actions
15 MARCH 2018, UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND The current law relating to class actions in New Zealand is significantly under developed when compared to other jurisdictions. The lack of legislative guidance on class action litigation is problematic to the judiciary, practitioners … Continue reading
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*New Research Report Released on Rangatahi Maori and Youth Justice
The Iwi Chairs Forum has just released “Rangatahi Maori and Youth Justice – Oranga Rangatahi”. The report prepared by the Henwood Trust, and funded by the Law Foundation, seeks to understand the involvement of rangatahi Māori (14- to 16-year-olds) in … Continue reading
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*New study assesses sexual violence court pilot
Executive Director of the Law Foundation, Lynda Hagen, has written her latest article for LawTalk. Lynda highlights the work of Professor Elisabeth McDonald of the University of Canterbury and Paulette Benton-Greig of the University of Waikato, who are conducting research … Continue reading
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*Launch of important new book – This Realm of New Zealand: The Sovereign, the Governor-General, the Crown
Authors Dame Alison Quentin-Baxter and Professor Janet McLean celebrated the launch of their book “This Realm of New Zealand: The Sovereign, the Governor-General, the Crown” at the Grand Hall of Parliament last night. The event was hosted by the Minister … Continue reading
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*The Law Foundation welcomes the Borrin Foundation
The Law Foundation welcomes the newly launched Michael and Suzanne Borrin Foundation to New Zealand’s legal research community. We are delighted to announce our collaborative venture with the Borrin Foundation which will contribute up to $150,000 a year to co-funded … Continue reading
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Pacific Climate Change Conference & associated events
21-23 FEB 2018, TE PAPA, WELLINGTON Nowhere is climate change, and ocean change, a more urgent issue than across the Pacific, home to many low-lying island nations and sensitive to large swings in climate from year to year. This conference, … Continue reading
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Workshop on Public Inquiry into Children in State Care
14-15 FEB 2018, Rutherford House, WELLINGTON This two-day symposium will evaluate and make recommendations on the Government’s draft terms of reference for their inquiry into the abuse of children in state care. It will focus on the scope of the … Continue reading
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Conference – Cross-Border Issues in Australasian Courts
13-14 FEB 2018, VUW, WELLINGTON This symposium centres on the treatment of cross-border issues by the domestic courts of Australia and New Zealand, encompassing a wide range of public and private international law topics. This one-and-a-half-day event consists of a … Continue reading
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Conference – Pacific Law, Custom and Constitutionalism – Part I – Aotearoa NZ and Samoa in Dialogue: Law Reforms in Customary Land Tenure, Religious Rights and Traditional Leadership
12-14 FEB 2018, UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND This conference is Part 1 of a three-part conference series that recognises the inextricable ties between the New Zealand-based Pasifika diaspora and their Pacific Island homelands and the historical and contemporary influence New Zealand … Continue reading
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