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Agricultural and horticultural products regulatory review: Is the review set up to fail?

The Agricultural and horticultural products regulatory review is open for comment until 8 September 2024. The review will focus on the approval path for...

New Chief Human Rights Commissioner appointed

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is appointing Dr Stephen Rainbow as the new Chief Human Rights Commissioner as part of three major leadership changes. “Dr Rainbow’s...

Auckland set to enforce new alcohol restrictions with early nighttime ban and liquor store freeze

Auckland is poised to implement a Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) that will ban the sale of alcohol in supermarkets and bottle stores after 9pm...

Goldsmith signs extradition order for Kim Dotcom

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has signed an extradition order for Kim Dotcom, bringing the German-born internet entrepreneur closer to being deported to the United...

MoJ cuts nearly 200 roles in cost-cutting restructure

The Ministry of Justice has confirmed it will cut 186 roles, with 59 new positions created, leading to a net reduction of 127 roles...

Biden proposes unprecedented US Supreme Court reform

The proposed change involves a constitutional amendment that would abolish criminal immunity for presidents. US President Joe Biden has called for an end to immunity...

Top lawyer Implicated in child record destruction scandal

Following a finding made in the Abuse in Care report, the president of the New Zealand Law Society is facing a formal complaint for...

Former Gloriavale members file class action

A class action lawsuit has been filed by former members of the Gloriavale Christian community against the community and five government agencies. The four plaintiffs...

Crown admits miscarriage of justice in Gail Maney and Stephen Stone murder convictions

The Crown has conceded that significant problems with the evidence presented during the 1999 and 2000 trials of Gail Maney and Stephen Stone led...

Prince Harry ordered to conduct extensive searches in lawsuit against Murdoch UK newspaper group

On Thursday a UK court ordered Prince Harry to conduct comprehensive searches for emails, text messages, and other materials potentially relevant to his lawsuit...

Drag performers sue Brian Tamaki and Destiny Church for defamation

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki and his organisation are being sued for defamation by two drag performers in the High Court in Auckland. The performers,...

Collins announces 19 King’s Counsel appointments

Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointments of 19 King’s Counsel. Also known as a silk, in reference to a gown traditionally worn as part...

Petition seeks repeal of Digital Identity Act

A petition against New Zealand’s Digital Identity Services Trust Framework Act 2023, set to take effect on July 1, 2024, is urging citizens to...

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...

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