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The Law Foundation has an established track record of supporting projects that shed light on controversial issues. More recently it funded work on the highly charged issue of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). The project attempted to demystify complex issues … Continue reading →

The EDS publication Pathways to Prosperity, was launched by the Director-General of Conservation, Lou Sanson, in Auckland on Monday 29 February. Pathways to Prosperity is a follow-up publication to EDS’s Vanishing Nature, also written by Senior Policy Analyst Dr Marie … Continue reading →

Every year Law Foundation support enables many eminent international legal experts to visit New Zealand and speak at conferences, seminars and lectures. We also fund law student attendance at some of these events. In 2016 the Law Foundation is providing … Continue reading →

2016 promises to be an exciting year for the Law Foundation, with more new projects under way than ever before. Listed below are some of the projects most recently approved by our Board – they address some of the more … Continue reading →

Hon Amy Adams, Minister of Justice and Minister for Courts, was the keynote speaker at the NZ Law Foundation’s Annual Awards Dinner held on 3rd December 2015 at Te Papa in Wellington. Her speech is now available via this NZ … Continue reading →

Winner of 2015 NZ Law Foundation International Research Fellowship Neil Boister, Professor in Law at University of Waikato, was awarded the 2015 New Zealand Law Foundation International Research Fellowship at the Foundation’s Annual Awards Dinner held at Te Papa last … Continue reading →

Each year the NZ Law Foundation assists student mooting teams’ participation in competitions by funding their travel costs. For almost 20 years, it has supported the following four key mooting competitions annually: Brown-Mosten International Client Consultation Competition This year’s competition … Continue reading →

Two young lawyers – Stephanie Thompson and Rebecca Thomson – are winners of this year’s New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarship.   Stephanie Thompson graduated from Auckland University with an LLB (Hons) and a BA, obtaining the Dean’s Academic … Continue reading →

Every year Law Foundation support enables many eminent international legal experts to visit New Zealand and speak at conferences, seminars and lectures. We also fund law student attendance at these events. In 2015 the Law Foundation is providing up to … Continue reading →

Research carried out by a team of researchers in partnership with Acclaim Otago (Inc) has found serious barriers to access to justice for people challenging ACC decisions through the court system. This research was funded by NZ Law Foundation and … Continue reading →