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This conference,”Reconstituting the Constitution”, builds on an earlier conference “Building the Constitution”, hosted by Victoria University’s Institute of Policy Studies, and will discuss recent issues relevant to major constitutional change. 17-year-old Wellington College student Rayhan Langdana is looking forward to … Continue reading →

Relocation disputes are widely regarded as one of the most controversial and difficult issues in family law internationally. The New Zealand Law Foundation funded a socio-legal research team from the University of Otago to undertake a three-year study on relocation … Continue reading →

A former Chairman of the world’s first independent body established to review miscarriages of justice will deliver public lectures at New Zealand law schools in August. Professor Graham Zellick will be the New Zealand Law Foundation’s Distinguished Visiting Fellow for … Continue reading →

Auckland women win prestigious Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarship The winners of this year’s New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarship were announced at the annual New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Commemorative Address held in Dunedin on 7 May. … Continue reading →

Children becoming distressed under examination, language barriers and excessive delays are some of the issues raised in a Law Foundation-funded report about child witnesses being launched today. Child witnesses in the New Zealand criminal courts: a review of practice and … Continue reading →