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Auckland real estate agent challenges mandatory Treaty training in court

Auckland real estate agent Janet Dickson was in court today seeking a judicial review against the Real Estate Agents Authority's (REAA) mandate requiring all...

US State sues Pfizer over misleading COVID-19 jab ‘safe and effective’ claims

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has filed a civil lawsuit against Pfizer, alleging that the pharmaceutical company misled the public by promoting its COVID-19...

SkyGate: Judge Forrest finds former TVNZ News Anchor Guilty of Assault to Save Face for Police, Auckland Airport and Jacinda Ardern — in Red...

Judge Calls for Law Change to Stymie Political Dissent while Setting a Legal Precedent for Attention Touching that Deflects Attention from Police Brutality. Overview: The...

Kiwibank faces criminal charges for overcharging customers $7 Million

Kiwibank is facing criminal charges from the Commerce Commission after it was found to have overcharged more than 36,000 customers approximately $7 million in...

Report criticises corrections’ handling of 2021 Waikeria Prison riot

The Office of the Inspectorate has issued a critical report on Corrections' handling of the Waikeria Prison riot, which lasted from December 29, 2020,...

How Canada devolved into a Managerial State

We made a mistake. Kings once ruled England with absolute power. Their word was the law. Centuries of struggle and reform gradually overcame their tyranny....

Philosophy of law for the modern world

The French philosopher, Jean-Francois Lyotard, who contributed important philosophical insights in a variety of philosophical sub-disciplines, regarded his book, The Differend (originally published in...

Woke US judge grilled over decisions putting convicted rapists in cells with women

In a heated Senate hearing Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz confronted Judge Sarah Netburn, Joe Biden's nominee for the Southern District of New York. The...

ICJ orders Israel to end Rafah offensive

The humanitarian situation in the city has “deteriorated further” since the Hague-based court’s last ruling. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to...

European countries would have to arrest Netanyahu – EU boss

All parties to the Rome Statute are bound by the International Criminal Court’s decisions, the top diplomat has said. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell...

Assange secures big win in US extradition hearing: How it happened

The High Court in London has ruled that WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has the right to appeal an extradition request by the US. Washington is...

‘Panama Papers’ law firm boss dies

The ex-partner of Mossack Fonseca was 71 and had been on trial for money laundering ‘Panama Papers’ law firm boss dies. Panamanian banker Ramon Fonseca, a...

TikTok sues US government

The social media platform is challenging a potential ban on First Amendment grounds. TikTok is suing the US government in an attempt to stop the...

Top lawyer files complaint over compulsory teaching of tikanga Maori in law schools

A King's Counsel has lodged a formal complaint with the Government's Regulations Review Committee regarding a forthcoming requirement for compulsory tikanga Māori studies for...

Liz Gunn airport trial: Trespass charges dismissed

Independent journalist Liz Gunn is on trial for allegedly assaulting an Auckland Airport security worker, resisting police, and trespassing. Gunn denies the accusations, asserting she...

‘Malicious, dirty and without substance’: US DOJ files secret applications in Dotcom case

The United States DOJ has filed new ex parte motions under seal in the Dotcom extradition case today, after eight years of inactivity, says...

High Court rules in favour of Chhour in Waitangi Tribunal subpoena case

In a significant legal development the High Court has sided with the Government in a dispute arising from the Waitangi Tribunal's unprecedented subpoena of...

Judge deems Maori Land Court battle an abuse of process, orders Costs

A recent ruling by Judge Te Kani Walters in the Whangārei Māori Land Court labelled Hone Tana's two-year legal pursuit against Pūkahakaha East 5B...

Māori Law Society expresses concerns to Luxon over Shane Jones Waitangi Tribunal comment

Jones expressed surprise during an interview with Radio Waatea at Minister for Children Karen Chhour's summons to provide evidence at an urgent inquiry into...

Tenancy rules changes ‘to improve rental market’ – Bishop

The coalition Government has today announced changes to the Residential Tenancies Act to encourage landlords back to the rental property market, says Housing Minister...

Convicted murderer and sex offender challenges prison sex ban as ‘discriminatory’

Convicted murderer and sex offender Phillip John Smith is contesting the prohibition on prisoners in a sex offenders' treatment unit from engaging in sexual...

What UK High Court’s decision in Julian Assange case means – Explainer

The jailed WikiLeaks founder has been allowed a new, limited bid, to fight his extradition to the US. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange scored a victory...

Sydney rideshare driver granted bail in Kiwi lawyer’s road death case

Zisi Kokotatsios, a 63-year-old former real estate agent, has been granted bail after being charged with dangerous driving leading to the death of lawyer...

Three District Court judges die in one week

The legal community is reeling following the deaths of three respected District Court judges within a single week. Acting warranted Judge Jocelyn Munro of Rotorua,...

HIgh-flying kiwi lawyer victim of suspected hit-and-run in Sydney

Highly accomplished 28-year-old lawyer Mitch East tragically lost his life in a suspected hit-and-run incident in Sydney, Australia, as he exited an Uber early...

Australian court blocks Covid vaccine challenge

A judge who previously provided legal counsel to Pfizer has blocked a legal challenge over Moderna’s and Pfizer’s mRNA Covid vaccines, stalling efforts to...

‘No rehabilitation, no parole’ Bill drawn

Prisoners will have a better chance of reintegrating into society and building a better life as a result of a Member’s Bill which was...

Law & Order crackdown: ‘Cultural Report’ funding and prison population reduction target abolished

The coalition Government is making good on its promise to restore law and order by removing government funding for Section 27 reports and abolishing...

High Court Judge appointed

Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of Whanganui Crown Solicitor Michele Marina Wilkinson-Smith as a High Court Judge. Justice Wilkinson-Smith graduated with an LLB...

US judge gives go-ahead to execution by new method

The state of Alabama may now put a convicted murderer to death using nitrogen gas, despite concerns voiced by UN experts. A federal judge in...

JP under investigation for involvement in financial scam

An Auckland businessman and Justice of the Peace (JP) is under investigation for his alleged involvement in a $100,000 investment scam. The man is accused...

Senior lawyer reprimanded and fined over heated teleconference exchange

A senior barrister has been reprimanded and fined $2,000 for unsatisfactory conduct during a teleconference involving a judge and a self-represented litigant. The incident occurred...

Man attacks US judge in courtroom

The shocking video showed a man attacking a female District Court judge on Wednesday (local time). The man named Deobra Redden, a three-time felon, attacked...

Israel’s Supreme Court strikes down Netanyahu’s ‘Judicial Overhaul Law’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies announced a sweeping judicial overhaul plan shortly after taking office a year ago. Limiting the power of...

NZ report card 2023: near the top of the class in some areas, room for improvement elsewhere

End-of-year results aren’t only for school and university students. Countries, too, can be measured for their progress – or lack of it – across...

Google to settle $5bn lawsuit for tracking private activity

The plaintiffs accused the tech giant of tracking the data of millions of users. Google has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2020,...

Bryce Edwards: NZ’s “most powerful” lawyers

To understand who it is that runs a country, it’s always useful to focus on the top legal figures. Usefully, the annual list of New...

Collins appointed King’s Counsel

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced today the appointment of Attorney-General, Hon Judith Collins, as King’s Counsel. “It is appropriate that the Attorney-General, as the senior...

Violent incidents in youth justice facilities ‘no longer tolerated’, says Chhour

Assaults and unlawful behaviour within Oranga Tamariki’s youth justice facilities are unacceptable and offenders should receive proper consequences for their actions, Minister for Children...

Ditching Paul Hunt a good start, but not enough to fix the HRC – ACT

“The Justice Minister’s decision not to reappoint Paul Hunt is a good start, but doesn’t go far enough to acknowledge the Human Rights Commission’s...

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