Category Archives: News

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 →

The NZ Representative Team from Auckland University law school competed at the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington last month along with more than 680 other teams. This is the largest and most prestigious mooting competition … Continue reading →

New Zealand is a world leader in government algorithm use – but measures are needed to guard against their dangers. This is the conclusion of a New Zealand Law Foundation-funded report from the University of Otago’s Artificial Intelligence and Law … Continue reading →

Contemporary audio-visual effects technologies now allow for the creation and manipulation of information in challenging ways never before encountered. They can be used to put words in people’s mouths, portray people doing things they never did, copy their faces and … Continue reading →

Just released Law Foundation-funded research from the University of Otago’s Faculty of Law questions whether New Zealand’s “world-leading” animal welfare system adequately protects our furry friends, and argues the agencies charged with protecting animals need more funding. The report Animal … Continue reading →

EDS has released its first working paper as part of Phase 2 of a Law Foundation-funded Resource Management Law Reform Project. The project is taking a first-principles look at how New Zealand’s resource management system could be improved. Phase 1 … Continue reading →

The just released “Digital Threats to Democracy” research report makes recommendations on dealing with the risks and threats caused by social media and digital platform monopolies. Smart regulation and “human responses,” rather than a narrow focus on content moderation alone, … Continue reading →

Restrictions in New Zealand’s legal structures are holding back impact-driven business says a new report, enabled by the Law Foundation and released this week as part of the Social Enterprise Sector Development Programme, a partnership between Akina and the New … Continue reading →

The Law Foundation, through its Information Law and Policy Project, is backing two projects that are looking at how to regulate harmful use of two fast-moving technology areas: video, and social media. The Perception Inception project led by researchers Tom … Continue reading →