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The NZ Association of Women Judges is hosting a regional Asia-Pacific Conference for the International Association of Women Judges with the support of the Law Foundation. The conference will be held 10-12 May in Auckland and will bring together judges … Continue reading →

Justice Catherine Davani will deliver the 2013 New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Commemorative Address at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, in the Octagon, at 1pm on Wednesday 8 May. The Address commemorates Ethel Benjamin, New Zealand’s first woman lawyer, … Continue reading →

During April and May, the Foundation is supporting the NZ Centre for Public Law (Victoria University of Wellington) to host a series of debates on issues raised by the government’s review of the New Zealand constitution. The debates will be … Continue reading →

The Victoria University Faculty of Law will host the Conference ‘Recalibrating Behaviour: Smarter Regulation in a Global World’ on 23-24 April 2013. Keynote speakers include Professor Fiona Haines from the School of Social and Political Sciences at University of Melbourne … Continue reading →

Dr Emily Henderson and Professor Fred Seymour released their research report titled ‘Expert Witnesses Under Examination in the New Zealand Criminal and Family Courts’ on Friday 8 March. The report has been published by the University of Auckland’s School of … Continue reading →

New Zealand Law Foundation’s 2013 Distinguished Visiting Fellow Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers will present public lectures during his visits to New Zealand law schools from 4 March until 28th March 2013. He is being hosted by the University of … Continue reading →

LORD PHILLIPS OF WORTH MATRAVERS is visiting New Zealand in March as the New Zealand Law Foundation’s 2013 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. His visit is being hosted by the Faculty of Law at the University of Auckland. During his stay he … Continue reading →

The Know Your Rights television series produced in 2012 will re-screen from 6 Feb to 1 May on Sky Channel 89 weekly on Wednesdays at 7.30pm. Presenter, Catriona MacLennan, says the series is aimed at improving access to a range … Continue reading →

New Zealand has been an active supporter of human rights legal development internationally, and the Law Foundation has often backed work in this area. Earlier this year we launched a new human rights award – the New Zealand Law Foundation … Continue reading →

Two lawyers have won the 2012 New Zealand Law Foundation Cleary Memorial Prize. Catherine Harwood and Rebecca Rose were announced as this year’s winners at the Law Foundation’s 2012 Annual Awards Dinner, hosted by Justice Minister Judith Collins at Parliament’s … Continue reading →