Content updates

Practical Law New Zealand has recently added to its suite of in-house presentations. The PowerPoint presentations can be used by in-house lawyers to conduct CPD training and upskill their business.

Maritime Rules and Marine Protection Rules are now available on new Westlaw (New Zealand).

Philip Joseph’s book Joseph on Constitutional and Administrative Law (5th edition) was declared the winner of the 2021 JF Northey Memorial Book Award at the Legal Research Foundation’s AGM on 1 November 2022.

Important case law commentary added in relation to whether Uber drivers are employees or contractors.

A new Workflows module examines the joinder and severance of criminal charges or trials

New amendment act to encourage better fishing practices

New amendment act aims to improve gender balance, fairness and equity of ACC scheme

A recent Employment Court judgment highlights some of the difficulties faced by legal aid providers when seeking “top-up” payments

For accountants, corporates and small law firms working in the trusts area, more help is coming.

A new briefing paper by the Australasian Council of Law Reporting and barrister John McKenna KC

A summary of decisions delivered in October 2022 by the Supreme Court, available on Westlaw New Zealand.

The Employment Court has declared that four drivers were employees of ridesharing and food delivery businesses in the Uber group.