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*New Research Released – Wheels of Justice: Understanding the Pace of Civil High Court Cases
In a New Zealand first, a team of researchers from the University of Otago Legal Issues Centre have investigated the length of High Court civil cases. The goal of this research was to examine if, and where, delays occurred, as … Continue reading
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*New Report – Finding Ecological Justice in New Zealand
The Law Foundation is pleased to announce the release of a report entitled “Finding Ecological Justice in New Zealand”, by Claire Browning. The Foundation-funded report assesses environmental law and injustice in Aotearoa. The report argues that, objectively, environmental law exists … Continue reading
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Conference – Fourth Biennial Labour Law Conference
24-25 NOV 2017, UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY The conference will focus on labour law in transition in a global and technological world – this theme is intended to encompass new developments and emerging areas in labour law. Papers will cover a … Continue reading
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*Doctoral Scholarship awarded to Nikita Melashchenko
The Law Foundation is pleased to announce that Nikita Melashchenko has been awarded a Doctoral Scholarship to research issues surrounding data localisation. Nikita is studying for his PhD at Victoria University’s Law Faculty and is examining how data localisation measures … Continue reading
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ATRIP Conference – “The Object and Purpose of Intellectual Property”
23-26 OCT 2017, VUW – LAW FACULTY ATRIP, Advancement of Teaching and Research of Intellectual Property, is the preeminent global association of intellectual property teachers and researchers. Its current president, Professor Susy Frankel, will host their 2017 conference at Victoria … Continue reading
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Aotearoa Conference “Unfitness to Stand Trial” – 9 & 10 Oct 2017
9-10 OCT 2017, AUT – CENTRE FOR NON-ADVERSARIAL JUSTICE AUT’s Centre for Non-Adversarial Justice is running a two-day conference titled “Perils and Portents of Unfitness to Stand Trial: International and Comparative Perspectives”. The conference is being run with support from … Continue reading
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Conference – Reforming the law of evidence: Reflecting on the first 10 years of the Evidence Act 2006
8 SEPT 2017, VUW – LAW FACULTY On 1 Aug 2017 the Evidence Act 2006 will have been in force for 10 years. To mark this occasion as well as the Law Commission’s work on the second five-yearly review of … Continue reading
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*Helping Muslim travellers deal with authorities
Executive Director of the Law Foundation, Lynda Hagen, has written her latest article for LawTalk. Lynda highlights the work of the Human Rights Foundation, who are developing a best practice model for New Zealand authorities working with the NZ Muslim … Continue reading
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*New Research Report – “Judging Genes and Choosing Children: revisiting law, ethics and policy in the genomic era”
Having a baby may never be the same again with increasingly sophisticated genetic testing likely to raise thorny ethical issues, according to this new report. Lead author of the Law Foundation funded report, Dr Jeanne Snelling of the University of … Continue reading
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*Project celebrates “trail-blazing” women judges
Women lawyers have had to navigate special challenges to reach the top of the New Zealand legal profession. The career and family experiences of many pre-eminent New Zealand women judges have been recorded in a Law Foundation-backed oral history project … Continue reading
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