Category Archives: News

EDS has today released its Law Foundation-funded report on phase 1 of its Resource Management Reform Project. The project has taken a first-principles look at how New Zealand’s resource management system could be improved. The 340 page synthesis report is … Continue reading →

Every year Law Foundation support enables many eminent international legal experts to visit New Zealand and speak at conferences, seminars and lectures. We also fund law student attendance at some of these events. In 2019 the Law Foundation is providing … Continue reading →

The Legal Research Foundation, with the support of the New Zealand Law Foundation, is holding a 2-day conference to mark the retirement of Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias. A line-up of distinguished international and local speakers will explore the future … Continue reading →

2018 NZ Law Foundation International Research Fellow to study “Taxing the Digital Economy” International tax law expert Professor Craig Elliffe, of Auckland University’s Law Faculty, is the recipient of New Zealand’s leading legal research award, the 2018 New Zealand Law … Continue reading →

The Law Foundation is pleased to announce that Claire Browning has been awarded a Doctoral Scholarship to research constitutional relationships and Māori law, asking: How do tikanga Māori concepts of kaitiakitanga and kinship alter our constitutional understanding of relationships? Her … Continue reading →

“Generations of Disadvantage: a view from the District Court Bench” was the title of this year’s NZLF Ethel Benjamin Commemorative Address, delivered by Chief District Court Judge Jan-Marie Doogue on 15th October in Dunedin. In her address, Judge Doogue refers … Continue reading →

Director of the Law Foundation, Lynda Hagen, has written her most recent article for LawTalk, putting the spotlight on six new projects funded by the Law Foundation. All the projects seek to clarify and improve the law in their chosen … Continue reading →

A central bank-issued cryptocurrency, thriving cryptocurrency exchanges and the ability for businesses to trade in GST-free cryptocurrency are needed if Aotearoa New Zealand is to enjoy the vast potential benefits from this technology, a new report finds. Based on research … Continue reading →

Every month Lynda Hagen, our Law Foundation Director, writes a column for the NZ Law Society’s monthly LawTalk magazine, providing insight into the projects we fund. Our September column covers: Environmental Defence Society’s review of NZ’s Resource Management System At … Continue reading →

This Law Foundation-funded project is taking a first principles look at how New Zealand’s resource management system operates and will provide an evidence-based perspective on how it could be improved for the coming decades. The third and final working paper … Continue reading →