Category Archives: News

The Superdiversity Institute for Law, Policy and Business has today released its report “Culturally, Ethnically and Linguistically Diverse Parties in the Courts: A Chinese Case Study”. The report’s author, Mai Chen, Chair of the Superdiversity Institute says Superdiversity is deepening … Continue reading →

In recent years, the Foundation has filled a rapidly-growing law and policy gap by backing research into the legal and public policy impacts of emerging new technologies through its Information Law and Policy Project (ILAPP) fund. It’s therefore fitting that … Continue reading →

Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd is visiting New Zealand from 9 Sept to 12 Oct 2019 as the New Zealand Law Foundation’s 2019 Distinguished visiting Fellow and will give public lectures on the effect of the digital revolution on law. Lord … Continue reading →

A Law Foundation-backed research project has found that nearly two-thirds of New Zealanders support automatic trade union enrolment for new job starters, provided they also have the right to opt out afterwards. What’s more, support for a “union default” policy … Continue reading →

A Law Foundation-backed report is helping drive a push for more effective enforcement of animal welfare law. The report, Animal Welfare in New Zealand: Oversight, Compliance and Enforcement, gained considerable publicity when released at the end of May around its … Continue reading →

The Foundation-funded NZ representative team from VUW Law Faculty (Lucy Kenner and Raphael Solomon, coached by Grant Morris), placed 6th at the International Negotiation Competition held in Tokyo this week. Twenty-eight countries competed in this event, with a team from … Continue reading →

A major Law Foundation-funded research project has found that around three-quarters of professionals, many lawyers, felt the family justice system had become worse since the 2014 reforms. The findings form part of a detailed 3-year research project involving professionals and … Continue reading →

A recent Law Foundation-backed report could be the catalyst for a revamp of the law governing social enterprises – organisations that trade to deliver a social or environmental impact. The report, Structuring for Impact: Evolving Legal Structures for Businesses in … Continue reading →

Sarah Gaitanos’ book “Shirley Smith: An Examined Life”, was launched today, at Unity books in Wellington. The book provides a chronological story of the life of lawyer Shirley Smith from 1916 to 2007, based on Shirley’s papers and letters. The … Continue reading →

We are pleased to announce the award of three NZ Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarships for 2019. The winners are Nichola Hodge, Harriet Farquhar and Rosalind Kos: Nichola Hodge will study for her LLM at Cambridge University focussing on issues … Continue reading →