Category Archives: News

Assessment of Mental Capacity is a much needed practical guide for medical and legal practitioners responsible for assessing mental capacity – for when an individual’s ability to make their own decisions is impaired due to dementia, a learning or intellectual … Continue reading →

Today marks the release of the research report “Purea Nei: Changing the Culture of the Legal Profession”, resulting from a project to engage people of all genders in the legal profession in New Zealand about issues such as workplace expectations … Continue reading →

The Law Foundation is delighted to announce that Professor Liz Fisher of the University of Oxford is our 2020 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. Liz is Professor of Environmental Law in the Faculty of Law and Corpus Christi College University of Oxford. … Continue reading →

This just released publication is a collection of reflections that arose from a 2-day VUW symposium, held in August this year, entitled “Children’s Rights – National and International Contexts”. It was held in recognition that it’s been 30 years since … Continue reading →

Commercialisation of intellectual property rights (IP) that arise out of university-driven research are becoming increasingly important commercial assets for universities. This may involve the use of Maori knowledge in many different ways. The Waitangi Tribunal has stipulated that kaitiaki (guardians … Continue reading →

EDS’s final report on its Resource Management Law Reform Project was launched by Minister for the Environment, Hon David Parker, on 11 December. The Law Foundation funded project took a first-principles look at how New Zealand’s resource management system could … Continue reading →

This newly released Law Foundation-funded report identifies principles and values for informing future developments of encryption-related laws in New Zealand. It highlights the need to strike a balance between the competing concerns of human rights and freedoms with those of … Continue reading →

A new research report says human rights oversight by select committees examining potential legislation is weak and ad hoc, and that human rights obligations and protections lack parliamentary leadership. It claims democracy in New Zealand is suffering from a Parliament … Continue reading →

The Law Foundation congratulates Jack Alexander who has been awarded the Cleary Memorial Prize for 2019. Jack is currently an Associate at Gilbert/Walker. Prior to this, he was a Judges’ Clerk in the Court of Appeal. He ranked third in … Continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that Wellington Barrister and Charities Law expert, Susan Barker, is the 2019 recipient of the Law Foundation’s International Research Fellowship Te Karahipi Rangahau a Taiao. The Fellowship is New Zealand’s premier legal research award, providing … Continue reading →