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Sir Geoffrey Palmer’s book ‘Reform –a memoir’ was launched on 21st November at the Grand Hall of Parliament. This autobiography recounts events and forces that shaped the life of Sir Geoffrey Palmer, from his childhood in Nelson through to his … Continue reading →

Otago University senior law lecturer Ceri Warnock is the 2013 New Zealand Law Foundation International Research Fellow. Ms Warnock’s research, which will be conducted in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom, is entitled The New Zealand Environment Court: Importance … Continue reading →

Sam McMullan is the 2013 winner of the Cleary Memorial Prize, announced at the Law Foundation Annual Awards dinner at Parliament’s Grant Hall on 4 December 2013. Mr McMullan graduated from Victoria University in 2010 with an LLB with first … Continue reading →

Acclaim Otago (Inc), a support group for injured New Zealanders and their families with members throughout New Zealand, has recently been awarded the annual NZ Law Foundation Shadow Report Award. This funding will be used to produce and present a … Continue reading →

Each year the NZ Law Foundation assists student mooting teams’ participation in competitions by funding their travel costs. It has supported the following four key mooting competitions annually for almost 20 years. Philip C Jessup International Law Moot The Jessup … Continue reading →

‘Dealing with Genes for Criminality’ was the title of a Genetics Week lecture given by Associate Professor Colin Gavaghan and Professor Julian Savulescu on 25 September at the University of Otago. The lecture looked at known genetic links to violent … Continue reading →

The Centre for Mental Health Research at the University of Auckland has published a report on the role of District Inspectors. District Inspectors are appointed by the Minister of Health to ensure that the rights of people detained for compulsory … Continue reading →

The conference Unearthing New Zealand’s Constitutional Traditions runs 29-30 August at Parliament and is being live-streamed. It can be viewed via this link: https://new.livestream.com/i-filmservices/NZCPLconf2013 The conference is being run by the New Zealand Centre for Public Law and is hosted … Continue reading →

An important new weapon in the ongoing battle to achieve effective regulation in New Zealand was launched in Wellington on Thursday 4th July. The New Zealand Law Foundation Regulatory Reform Toolkit provides anyone interested in quality regulation with easily accessible, … Continue reading →

The 2013 recipients of the NZ Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarship were announced at the annual Ethel Benjamin Address held in Dunedin on 8 May. This year the scholarship was jointly awarded to Sally Trafford and Emma Peart. SALLY TRAFFORD … Continue reading →