A Canadian lawyer has been suspended from practice for one month by the Law Society of British Colombia after he tried to delay a Law Society disciplinary hearing by claiming he was scheduled to be in court the same day. Andrew James Liggett was the subject of a hearing set ... More about Alleged day in court draws penalty.
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has released results of a survey of Landonline customers which was conducted in July 2011. These show that 91% of responding conveyancers said they were satisfied with the service overall. Conveyancers were the most satisfied of the groups which were surveyed. The lowest satisfaction rate - 67% - ... More about Good level of satisfaction with Landonline.
Solicitor-General David Brian Collins QC has been appointed a Judge of the High Court. Justice Collins graduated with an LLB (Hons) (First Class) from Victoria University of Wellington in 1975, subsequently gaining an LLM in 1976 and an LLD in 1993, also both from Victoria University. Justice Collins commenced practice with Chapman Tripp ... More about David Collins QC appointed to High Court bench.
The New Zealand Law Society is worried that proposed changes to the default judgment procedure will result in extra expense and the removal of some rights. Comments provided by the Law Society to the Rules Committee on its consultation paper Proposed revision of default judgment and formal proof rules say ... More about Concern at proposed default judgment procedure changes.
The latest producers price index from Statistics New Zealand shows that fees for legal services (personal and corporate) rose by 3.3% during the 2011 calendar year. This compares to a rise of 0.7% in the 2010 calendar year. Fees for legal services rose by 0.6% in the final quarter of 2011. ... More about Legal services fees up in 2011.
ACC levy reductions worth more than half a billion dollars a year to workers and businesses have been signed into law by Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae. As announced last year, ACC’s $3.5 billion surplus in 2010/11 and improvements in rehabilitation rates have enabled the reduction in levies. The reductions are predicted ... More about ACC levy reductions become law.
The following regulations were notified in the New Zealand Gazette published on 16 February 2012: Social Security (Income and Cash Assets Exemptions) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/4): Made pursuant to section 132AB of the Social Security Act 1964. In force 17 February 2012. Makes amendments to the Social Security (Income and Cash Assets Exemptions) Regulations 2011. Social Security (... More about Three regulations notified in latest Gazette.
A new bill aimed at establishing an environmental regime for New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone and continental shelf should be amended to make it consistent with the Resource Management Act 1991 and international law, the New Zealand Law Society says. The Law Society submission on the Exclusive Economic Zone and ... More about Law Society says EEZ environmental management bill needs amendments.
Parliament sat from 14-16 February. During the three days 22 bills were given their third reading. The Road User Charges Bill was read a third time on 14 February. The National Animal Identification and Tracing Bill was read a third time on 15 February. The committee stage of the Taxation (International Investment and ... More about Parliamentary business summary 14-16 February.
Ian Finch has been appointed President of the New Zealand Institute of Patent Attorneys (NZIPA). Mr Finch, who was previously NZIPA vice-president, is a supervising partner of James & Wells Intellectual Property's Auckland patents team and national litigation team. The NZIPA is an incorporated body representing most patent attorneys ... More about New President for NZIPA.
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