Commercial Law in New Zealand
Service 86 is now available online.
This service includes updates to Part 4: Specific Contracts, Part 5: Competition Law and Part 8: Secured Transactions and Hire Purchase. Annotations have been added to Part 2 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017.
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Heath and Whale on Insolvency
Service 64 is now available online.
This service includes updates to the Personal Insolvency, Receivership, Corporate Rescue, Antecedent Transactions and Court Procedure sections.
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Morison’s Company and Securities Law
Service 216 is now available online.
This service includes an update to Chapter 63 Voidable Transactions, and updates to the annotations in the Financial Markets Conduct Act, including new annotations to Part 6, subpt 6A Regulating conduct of financial institutions.
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Practical Guidance: Family
Latest Legal Update
Health NZ places 15-month-old boy under guardianship of court to administer morphine.
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Companies (Incorporation and Status) precedents have been reviewed and updated.
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Conveyancing Bulletin
Volume 21 Issue 12 is now available online.
This issue includes analysis of recent key cases on easements, caveats, cross leases, freehold covenants, registration, unit titles and sale of land.
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Environmental and Resource Management Law
Service 68 is now available online.
This service includes updates to Chapter 1: Environmental Law – Sources, legislation and governance, Chapter 2: Resource Management Act 1991 – Purpose and national direction, Chapter 3: Resource Management Act 1991 – Regional and district policy and plans, Chapter 13: Noise, Chapter 15: Heritage, and Chapter 19: Environmental litigation and dispute resolution.
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New Zealand Resource Management Appeals
Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Ltd v Attorney-General — [2025] NZRMA 190
Treaty of Waitangi — Fisheries claim — Settlement — Deed of settlement has enduring legal force — Incorporated into legislation — Crown obligations remain in force — Breach of settlement is breach of Treaty — Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Act 1992.
Declarations — Not declaring legislation inconsistent — Conclusion settlement not honoured not affect operation of statute — Not barred by legislation — Statute being enforced not the Deed — Not private law claim — Remedies for breach of Treaty — Rights as they are today — No limitation issue — Fisheries Act 1996, s 23 — Limitation Act 1950 — Limitation Act 2010.
Parties understood allocation would be permanent — Not for application to establish implied term — Every settlement presumes transfer of valuable consideration permanent — If intend not permanent must state expressly — Treaty principles inform interpretation — Requires active protection — Crown enduring obligation to ensure loss of quota not affect integrity of the settlement.
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Glenpanel Development Ltd v Expert Consenting Panel — [2025] NZRMA 236
COVID-19 fast track — Referred application — Appeal — Relevant considerations for Panel — Application of s 104D of Resource Management Act 1991 — Whether governed by District Plan — Exceptions — Purpose of COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 — Role of wider planning instruments — COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020, ss 3, 4, 6, 18, 19, 27, schs 5 and 6 — Resource Management Act 1991, s 104D — COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Projects Order 2020, sch 35.
Judicial review — Perceived conflict — Context of legislation — Solicitor’s duty of loyalty — Scope of retainer.
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Resource Management Bulletin
Volume 15, issue 1 is now available online.
This issue includes an editorial by Dr Trevor Daya-Winterbottom A year in climate action. Case notes on Smith v Attorney-General [2024] NZCA 692, Fluoride Action Network (NZ) Inc v Hastings District Council [2024] NZHC 1313, Kāpiti Coast District Council v Waikanae Land Co Ltd [2024] NZHC 1654, and Environmental Law Initiative v Canterbury Regional Council [2024] NZHC 612 have been included.
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Practical Guidance Resource Management
Latest Legal Update
Consultation opens on major updates to National Direction under the RMA.
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Service 115 (updated to 24 January 2025) is now available online.
Service 115 features significant updates to:
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- the "Animals" title as a result of the Racing Industry (Unlawful Destruction of Specified Greyhounds) Amendment Act 2024, which came into force on 11 December 2024;
- the "Citizenship and Nationality" title as result of the Citizenship (Western Samoa) (Restoration) Amendment Act 2024, which came into force on 26 November 2024;
- the "Criminal Law" title, as a result of the Gangs Act 2024, which came into force on 21 November 2024;
- the "Culture and Heritage", "Environment", "Māori Affairs", "Public Safety", "Prisons and Enforcement of Sentences", and "Resource Management" titles as a result of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024, which came into force on 24 December 2024;
- the "Lessor and Lessee" title as a result of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2024, of which ss 11(3), 13(1), 42, and 44 came into force on 18 December 2024;
- the "Prisons and Enforcement of Sentences" title as a result of the Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Act 2024, of which ss 21(2), 23(2), and 24 came into force on 18 December 2024;
- the “Recreation and Entertainment” title, as a result of the Resale Right for Visual Artists Act 2023, which came into force on 1 December 2024.
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Lexis+ AI is an integrated solution for legal research, drafting, and insights. It combines the power of Protégé, a personalized AI assistant, with authoritative LexisNexis content to help legal professionals make informed decisions faster and deliver outstanding work. This session will provide attendees with an introduction to the Lexis+ AI platform and functionality and how to make best use of the tool to maximise productivity and efficacy of your legal research.
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- Differing between Extractive vs. Generative AI
- The 4 generative AI tasks in Lexis+ AI: Ask / Draft / Summarize / Upload
- Best practice for effective prompting with Protege / AI Assistant (attend our Prompting workshop for multi-question prompting guidance)
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Lexis+ AI is an integrated solution for legal research, drafting, and insights. It combines the power of Protégé, a personalized AI assistant, with authoritative LexisNexis content to help legal professionals make informed decisions faster and deliver outstanding work. This session will provide attendees with an introduction to the Lexis+ AI platform and functionality and how to make best use of the tool to maximise productivity and efficacy of your legal research.
In this session, we will cover:
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- Differing between Extractive vs. Generative AI
- The 4 generative AI tasks in Lexis+ AI: Ask / Draft / Summarize / Upload
- Best practice for effective prompting with Protege / AI Assistant (attend our Prompting workshop for multi-question prompting guidance)
- Searching across integrated experience dock
- Prompt and data security / LexisNexis GenAI Policy
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12:00 PM | 60 minutes
Lexis+ AI is an integrated solution for legal research, drafting, and insights. It combines the power of Protégé, a personalized AI assistant, with authoritative LexisNexis content to help legal professionals make informed decisions faster and deliver outstanding work. This session will provide attendees with an introduction to the Lexis+ AI platform and functionality and how to make best use of the tool to maximise productivity and efficacy of your legal research.
In this session, we will cover:
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- Differing between Extractive vs. Generative AI
- The 4 generative AI tasks in Lexis+ AI: Ask / Draft / Summarize / Upload
- Best practice for effective prompting with Protege / AI Assistant (attend our Prompting workshop for multi-question prompting guidance)
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- Tracking research
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25 July, Friday
1:00 PM | 60 minutes
Lexis+ AI is an integrated solution for legal research, drafting, and insights. It combines the power of Protégé, a personalized AI assistant, with authoritative LexisNexis content to help legal professionals make informed decisions faster and deliver outstanding work. This session will provide attendees with an introduction to the Lexis+ AI platform and functionality and how to make best use of the tool to maximise productivity and efficacy of your legal research.
In this session, we will cover:
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- Differing between Extractive vs. Generative AI
- The 4 generative AI tasks in Lexis+ AI: Ask / Draft / Summarize / Upload
- Best practice for effective prompting with Protege / AI Assistant (attend our Prompting workshop for multi-question prompting guidance)
- Searching across integrated experience dock
- Prompt and data security / LexisNexis GenAI Policy
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28 July, Monday
1:00 PM | 60 minutes
Lexis+ AI is an integrated solution for legal research, drafting, and insights. It combines the power of Protégé, a personalized AI assistant, with authoritative LexisNexis content to help legal professionals make informed decisions faster and deliver outstanding work. This session will provide attendees with an introduction to the Lexis+ AI platform and functionality and how to make best use of the tool to maximise productivity and efficacy of your legal research.
In this session, we will cover:
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- Differing between Extractive vs. Generative AI
- The 4 generative AI tasks in Lexis+ AI: Ask / Draft / Summarize / Upload
- Best practice for effective prompting with Protege / AI Assistant (attend our Prompting workshop for multi-question prompting guidance)
- Searching across integrated experience dock
- Prompt and data security / LexisNexis GenAI Policy
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29 July, Tuesday
1:00 PM | 60 minutes
Lexis+ AI is an integrated solution for legal research, drafting, and insights. It combines the power of Protégé, a personalized AI assistant, with authoritative LexisNexis content to help legal professionals make informed decisions faster and deliver outstanding work. This session will provide attendees with an introduction to the Lexis+ AI platform and functionality and how to make best use of the tool to maximise productivity and efficacy of your legal research.
In this session, we will cover:
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- Differing between Extractive vs. Generative AI
- The 4 generative AI tasks in Lexis+ AI: Ask / Draft / Summarize / Upload
- Best practice for effective prompting with Protege / AI Assistant (attend our Prompting workshop for multi-question prompting guidance)
- Searching across integrated experience dock
- Prompt and data security / LexisNexis GenAI Policy
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31 July, Thursday
12:00 PM | 60 minutes
Lexis+ AI is an integrated solution for legal research, drafting, and insights. It combines the power of Protégé, a personalized AI assistant, with authoritative LexisNexis content to help legal professionals make informed decisions faster and deliver outstanding work. This session will provide attendees with an introduction to the Lexis+ AI platform and functionality and how to make best use of the tool to maximise productivity and efficacy of your legal research.
In this session, we will cover:
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- Differing between Extractive vs. Generative AI
- The 4 generative AI tasks in Lexis+ AI: Ask / Draft / Summarize / Upload
- Best practice for effective prompting with Protege / AI Assistant (attend our Prompting workshop for multi-question prompting guidance)
- Searching across integrated experience dock
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