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NZ Bar Association’s 30th Anniversary

Excellent article by Jacqui Thompson and Melissa Perkin, charting the first 30 years of the NZBA's life, from small beginnings to its central role in representing the independent bar in…

NZBA 30TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER

It was a real honour and privilege to accept the challenge at the Bar Association's anniversary dinner at Te Puia, the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua…

Sanitarium Wins Weet-Bix Court Battle

Pleased to have acted for Sanitarium in important trade mark infringement dispute, but also the first substantive case to deal with the border protection regime under the Trade Marks Act…

Shorter Trial Scheme Adopted

Writing in the English Law Society Gazette on 7 September 2018 John Hyde reports on a 2015 pilot for shorter trials, which is now going permanent in England and Wales.…

Auckland Bench and Bar Dinner

At the NZLS Auckland Branch Dinner on 17 August to honour recent judicial appointees, with Maria Dew, Associate Judge Andrew & Mai Chen.

Arbitration and Mediation Conference 2018

Just back from the AMINZ annual conference in Wellington where I spoke on IP and Dispute Resolution. Leading US mediator Lee Jay Berman gave a great address on how to…

Boeing Visit

While at the recent INTA meeting in Seattle I visited the Boeing factory. It's the largest building by volume in the world and employs 35,000 employees at the plant per…

Search and Surveillance Review

The Search and Surveillance Act 2012 controls how government agencies, including the Police, search people or property and how they use various surveillance technology and devices. Even though the legislation…