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Originally published by LexisNexis Australia . Republished with permission. Dive into the next evolution of legal tech with our latest Legal Talk podcast Legal AI Evolves: Exploring Agentic AI and Its...
Synopsis In this episode of LEX & LORE, Geoff, Dean, Nessa and Eddie huddle around the fireplace in the Old Government Buildings and in festive fashion, contemplate their seasonal wish lists for...
Synopsis During a national emergency arising out of a global pandemic that many countries are still struggling to contain, the government provided advice on voluntary compliance measures to isolate the...
Synopsis From whose perspective should the risk of an unforeseen medical consequence be considered for the purposes of ACC compensation? Should unforeseen consequences be approached holistically by the...
SynopsisWelsh police acquire digital images of Mr Bridges face while he is in Cardiff central city, and later at a protest. Facial recognition software extracts Mr Bridges' facial biometric information in real time and compares it with the information of persons on specific watchlists. Is this type of activity moving into a "search" by the state, even though the expectation of privacy in a public space is low? How would this play out in New Zealand?
A pair of international speakers with racially offensive views have their speaking event at a public venue cancelled...were they discriminated against on the basis of "political opinion"?
The government directs New Zealanders to stay at home during lockdown using language that sits somewhere between the truly voluntary and the directly coercive...regardless of the efficacy in response to a global pandemic, how are we to understand the lawfulness of the government's directions in the first 9 days of lockdown?About the GuestsDr Nessa Lynch, Associate Professor, Victoria University of WellingtonSpecialises in criminal law, New Zealand Law Reports, discretion, youth justice and police action.
Dr Eddie Clark, Lecturer, Victoria University of WellingtonAreas of interest include Judicial review, administrative law, courts and democracy/public accountability.
Dr Dean Knight, Associate Professor, Victoria University of WellingtonSpecialises in Constitutional law, administrative law, judicial review and local governmentCases Discussed:
R (on the application of Bridges) v Chief Constable of South Wales Police [2020] EWCA Civ 1058Lexis Advance® link: https://advance.lexis.com/document/index?crid=bde935bc-6c5d-4f4b-ba03-1ac8d47f8469&pdpermalink=f99c97a5-be4e-4b97-a173-faa5b98def6d&pdmfid=1230042&pdisurlapi=true
Moncrief-Spittle v Regional Facilities Auckland Ltd [2019] 3 NZLR 433; [2019] NZHC 2399Lexis Advance® link: https://advance.lexis.com/document/onecase?crid=1e6c75ff-4de5-434a-ab8c-84dff6885d9a&pdpermalink=4f3b16a9-45f3-44fa-8580-ba19e96b6fd8&pdmfid=1230042&pdisurlapi=true
Borrowdale v Director-General of Health [2020] NZHC 2090Lexis Advance® link: https://advance.lexis.com/api/permalink/fd93e40a-033b-4a3b-9d3b-07d0ab568f3c/?context=1230042
Geoff McLay practices as a barrister and is a member of the New Zealand Law Society and the New Zealand Bar Association. He served as a Law Commissioner at the New Zealand Law Commission 2010-2015 where he led a large number of projects, served on the board of a Crown entity, and generally looked after the excellent staff that helped them in their work.