Practical Guidance: Insurance
Latest Legal Update
RMA reforms change statutory liability landscape
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Becroft and Hall's Transport Law
Service 229 is now available online.
The Criminal Procedure Rules 2002, Land Transport Act 1998, Motor Vehicle Sales Regulations 2003, Search and Surveillance Act 2012, Sentencing Act 2002, and Sentencing Regulations 2002 have been amended. Commentary on the Land Transport Act 1998, New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and Sentencing Principles & Practice have been updated.
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Cross on Evidence
Service 134 is now available online.
The Evidence Act 2006 has been amended. Commentary has been updated for Part 2 of the Evidence Act 2006 and for Chapter 4 of Evidence law outside of the Evidence Act 2006. An updated index is included.
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Mazengarb’s Employment Law
Service 295 is now available online.
This service includes updates to the Employment Relations Act 2000: Part 2: Preliminary provisions; Part 6: Individual employees’ terms and conditions of employment; Part 8: Strikes and lockouts; and Part 9: Personal grievances, disputes and enforcement.
Updates have also been made to: Selected Topics: Contractual aspects of employment; Minimum Wage Act 1983; Wages Protection Act 1983; Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1983; Social Security Act 2018; Worksafe New Zealand Act 2013; and the Accident Compensation Act 2001.
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Practical Guidance: Family
Latest Legal Updates
Experts call for reform of relationship property laws
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High Court rejects father’s review over teenage daughter’s passport application
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Separated parents take dispute over whether child should attend private or public school to High Court
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Supreme Court finds wrong legal test used to detain autistic man in secure care for nearly 20 years
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New Zealand Resource Management Appeals
New precedent added: Rural transactions – model clauses under Sale of Land.
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Kennedy-Grant and Weatherall on Construction Law
Chapter 1: Scope and structure of the online commentary and Chapter 2: Introduction to the construction process and the personnel involved have been reviewed and updated by authors Tómas Kennedy-Grant KC and Michael Weatherall, Partner, Simpson Grierson.
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Practical Guidance: Property
Latest Legal Update
Government announces reform of building consent system
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Professional Responsibility in New Zealand
The following chapters have been reviewed and updated:
- Chapter 2: The enduring importance of Tikanga Māori and Te Reo Māori for the legal profession
- Chapter 6: Statutory discipline structure and procedures
- Chapter 17: The Fiduciary Duties of Lawyers
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Practical Guidance: Practice Compliance
Latest Legal Update
Proposed changes to the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 and the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Practice Rules) Regulations 2008
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Practical Guidance: Social Justice
Latest Legal Update
Public consultation open on draft New Zealand Disability Strategy
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Publication date: August 2025
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