Category Archives: News

Justice Kate O’Regan delivered the 2012 New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Commemorative Address in Dunedin on 23 April. Notes of her address “Transforming the judiciary – a continuing South African journey” are now available for you to read. Justice … Continue reading →

The final 4 episodes of television series “Know Your Rights” will screen from 28-June to 19-July on Triangle Television. This very successful 13-part series has been aimed at improving access to a range of legal information, particularly for those who … Continue reading →

The Law Foundation funded the recent publication of an important new book, The Good Doctor – What Patients Want, by former Health and Disability Commissioner Ron Paterson, now a professor in Auckland University’s Law Faculty. What makes a good doctor? … Continue reading →

A new award is now available to help human rights advocates report on New Zealand’s compliance with its international treaty obligations. The New Zealand Law Foundation Shadow Report Award worth up to $10,000 will be available each year to a … Continue reading →

A major new study will examine whether Coroners’ recommendations are being acted on and helping save lives. Otago University researchers Professor Mark Henaghan and Dr Jennifer Moore will review all Coroners’ findings and recommendations between 2006 and 2011 and interview … Continue reading →

Environmental law enthusiast Amelia Keene has won the 2012 New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarship for outstanding young woman lawyers. Amelia will use the $50,000 award to undertake an LLM course at Columbia University in New York. Her research … Continue reading →

The Otago University Law School team of Alex Brooke, Rob Clarke and coach Selene Mize were the winners of the International Client Consultation Competition in Dublin at the end of April. The Otago team won the right to represent New … Continue reading →

The University of Auckland Law School was placed in the top four in the 2012 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot – the world’s largest and most prestigious moot court contest – held in Washington in late March. They were … Continue reading →

At the launch of the first publication from the Law Foundation’s flagship research project, the Hon John Banks, Minister of Regulatory Reform acknowledged in his speech the foresight of the Foundation in making this project possible. The Regulatory Reform Project … Continue reading →

Alternative ways of dealing with sexual offending should be tried, given stubbornly unchanged prosecution rates and high levels of victim dissatisfaction with the system, a Law Foundation-backed study has concluded. These might include substituting jury trials with judges either sitting … Continue reading →