Category Archives: News

Following the success of an inaugural competition last year, the Wellington Young Lawyers’ Committee* organised a mooting competition aimed at giving young practitioners an opportunity to develop their court advocacy skills; both in the preparation of legal submissions, and in … Continue reading →

The Law Foundation’s regulatory reform project offers huge potential to positively influence public policy. There was backing for that view recently from one of New Zealand’s leading law reformers, Professor John Burrows. Professor Burrows is a leading commentator on the … Continue reading →

A new legal journal funded by the Law Foundation has just been launched. The Public Interest Law Journal of New Zealand is an annual, refereed publication showcasing articles written by New Zealand law students on topics of importance to vulnerable … Continue reading →

Three young lawyers – Lani Inverarity, Elizabeth Chan and Zoe Fuhr – are the winners of this year’s New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarship. Lani Inverarity plans to study towards an LLM at Yale University. Her two areas of … Continue reading →

Law Foundation awards $230,000 annually for Scholarships. This year five scholarships will be awarded, three of which are now open for applications: Shadow Report Award – closing date is Friday 1st August $10,000 is awarded annually, to help human rights … Continue reading →

Every year Law Foundation support enables many eminent international legal experts to visit New Zealand and speak at conferences, seminars, lectures and other events. In 2014 the Law Foundation is providing $139,000+ in support of these visits and the dissemination … Continue reading →

Over 500 copies of the book New Zealand’s Mental Health Act in Practice were released in November 2013 at five Mental Health Law Conferences held in main centres around NZ. The book, funded in part by the New Zealand Law … Continue reading →

The Centre for Mental Health Research at the University of Auckland has just released 5 reports as part of their preparatory study on problem-solving courts in New Zealand. The project, headed by Dr Katey Thom, sought to provide an evaluation … Continue reading →

The New Zealand Law Style Guide, presently in its second edition (2011) now has a blog run by the Style Guide editorial team. The blog aims to provide posts that are helpful for Style Guide users, and will include news … Continue reading →