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*Public lectures by Professor Stephen Smith, NZLF’s 2017 Distinguished Visiting Fellow

Professor Stephen Smith, from McGill University in Canada and also the Law Foundation’s 2017 Distinguished Visiting Fellow, is now part-way through his tour of New Zealand law schools. On 10th August he gave a very well received public lecture at … Continue reading

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*Listen to Professor Jeremy Waldron’s lecture “Polls Apart – Reclaiming respect in a time of polarised politics”

Professor Jeremy Waldron gave the Maxim Institute’s 10th Sir John Graham Lecture in Auckland on Friday 28th July 2017. His lecture set out to address the many divides in contemporary political culture, and suggest a framework of civility that enables … Continue reading

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NZ Law Foundation 2017 Distinguished Visiting Fellow – Professor Stephen Smith

1-31 AUG 2017, AUT – FACULTY OF LAW (HOST) PROFESSOR STEPHEN SMITH is visiting New Zealand during August as the New Zealand Law Foundation’s 2017 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. While in New Zealand he will be hosted by the Faculty of … Continue reading

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Annual Sir John Graham Lecture – by Professor Jeremy Waldron

~~~~28 JULY 2017, HERITAGE AUCKLAND Professor Jeremy Waldron is giving the Maxim Institute’s 10th Sir John Graham Lecture at Heritage Auckland at 6pm on Friday 28th July 2017. The lecture titled “Polls Apart – Reclaiming respect in a time of … Continue reading

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Arbitrators Mediators Institute of NZ (AMINZ) – 2017 Conference “Ready Set Grow”

~~~~27-29 JULY, AMINZ – STAMFORD PLAZA, AUCKLAND The Law Foundation is funding the attendance of Rashda Rana SC, who will give a keynote address at the conference. Rashda is an arbitration specialist, educator and presenter and President of Arbital Women. … Continue reading

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*Research Report launched: “Revised Legal Frameworks for Ownership and Use of Multi-Dwelling Units”

A BRANZ research report co-funded by the Law Foundation was released on 21 July entitled Revised Legal Frameworks for Ownership and Use of Multi-Dwelling Units, written by Elizabeth Toomey, Jeremy Finn, Ben France-Hudson and Jacinta Ruru. The research aimed to … Continue reading

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Corporations and Other Legal Entities for Society and Future Generations – Symposium & Public Lectures

~~~~12 JULY 2017, VUW – LAW FACULTY International speakers will contribute to a symposium (13th July) and a public lecture (12th July) and seek to investigate the nature and the structure of business corporations and other legal entities. They aim … Continue reading

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*Just announced VUW’s Joanna Mossop is Joint winner of 2016 JF Northey Award

The Law Foundation congratulates Joanna Mossop, Senior Lecturer in law at VUW, on becoming the joint winner of the 2016 JF Northey Memorial Book Award. Her book published in 2016, “The Continental Shelf Beyond 200 Nautical Miles – Rights and … Continue reading

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Animal Law Conference – a NZ first

~~~~1 July 2017 – AUCKLAND The Conference, being run by the New Zealand Animal Law Association (NZALA), will be the first of its kind in New Zealand on the topic of animal law. It will provide a unique opportunity to … Continue reading

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*NZLF’s 2017 Distinguished Visiting Fellow – Professor Stephen Smith from McGill University

PROFESSOR STEPHEN SMITH is visiting New Zealand during August as the New Zealand Law Foundation’s 2017 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. While in New Zealand he will be hosted by the Faculty of Law at AUT and tour all law schools giving … Continue reading

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