Events
November 2019
2019 Common Ground Nation Building Governance CANZUS Symposium
Nov
10
| ~~~~10-16 NOV 2019, WAIKATO/TAUPO/BAY OF PLENTY REGIONS Te Mata Hautu Taketake Maori - Maori & Indigenous Governance Centre (MIGC) will host the Symposium being run from Waikato. It's anticipated that fifty international delegates from representative Indigenous Governance Institutions will take part. The symposium will open at the MIGC within Te Piringa Faculty ... read more. |
October 2019
2019 NZLF Ethel Benjamin Commemorative Address, by Solicitor-General Una Jagose QC
Oct
24
| ~~~~24 OCTOBER, 2019 New Zealand's Solicitor-General Una Jagose QC will present the annual New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Commemorative Address in Dunedin on 24 October. Ethel Benjamin's 1897 graduation speech was titled "The heart must be developed as well as the brain". This year, Ms Jagose QC has chosen to ... read more. |
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd - NZ Law Foundation 2019 Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Oct
2
| ~~~~11 SEPT - 2 OCT, UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO (host) Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd is visiting New Zealand from 9 Sept to 12 Oct 2019 as the New Zealand Law Foundation's 2019 Distinguished visiting Fellow and will give public lectures on the effect of the digital revolution on law. Lord Thomas was a ... read more. |
September 2019
Mental Capacity Law Conferences - in 7 NZ centres in Sept 2019
Sep
19
| ~~~~2-19 SEPT Mental Capacity Law Conferences will be held in seven New Zealand Centres during September 2019. The conferences will be of interest to lawyers, health professionals and others working with people who may lack capacity to make certain decisions. Every full paying registrant will receive a copy of the recently released treatise ... read more. |
August 2019
2019 Shirley Smith Address by Professor Vanessa Munro - "Judging Juries: The 'Common Sense' Conundrums of Prosecuting Violence Against Women"
Aug
29
~~~~29 AUG 2019, GRAND HALL PARLIAMENT, WELLINGTON The Law Foundation is pleased that Professor Vanessa Munro, an international expert of rape law reform from the University of Warwick (UK), will be delivering the 2019 Shirley Smith Address. The address entitled "Judging Juries: The 'Common Sense' Conundrums of ... read more. |
Workshops - options for reforming trial process in acquaintance rape cases
Aug
27
| ~~~~28 AUG 2019, AUCKLAND ~~~~30 AUG 2019, WELLINGTON Professor Elisabeth McDonald and Paulette Benton-Greig will present findings and reform proposals from their research into rape cases - adult acquaintance cases and comparator cases from Specialist Sexual Violence Court Pilot. Workshop participants include international experts on rape law reform: Professor Vanessa ... read more. |
Day Symposium & Public Lecture: Contemporary issues for children's rights: international and national contexts
Aug
19
| ~~~~19-20 AUG 2019, RUTHERFORD HOUSE, VUW This two-day symposium will examine contemporary issues affecting children's rights across 4 broad areas: (1) the care system (2) the criminal jurisdiction (3) the Family Court (4) the voice of the child in matters affecting them. Keynote speakers: Professor Laura Lundy - Co-director ... read more. |
2019 AMINZ Conference
Aug
1
~~~~1-3 AUG 2019, CHRISTCHURCH
The theme for this year's AMINZ Conference is "Still making it work".The focus will be on disasters and the place of dispute resolution with a particular emphasis on earthquakes, floods and climate change.
More about the conference will appear once its availableNZ Law Foundation ... read more. |
July 2019
2019 Sir John Graham Lecture by Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela - Research Chair in Historical Trauma and Transformation at Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Jul
5
| ~~~~5 JULY 2019, PULLMAN HOTEL, AUCKLAND Professor Gobodo-Madikizela's lecture is titled "Repairing the Brokenness of the Past". She will speak about reconciliation and justice, drawing on her experience as a member of the Human Rights Violations Committee of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa. She will bring a unique ... read more. |
June 2019
_Data Policy in the Big Data Era - lecture by Professor Anne Cheung at VUW
Jun
11
| ~~~~5.30pm 11 JUNE 2019, VUW Lecture Theatre 3 Old Govt Buildings (OGB), 55 Lambton Quay, WELLINGTON This timely lecture explores data privacy protection for the digitised persona, focusing on the challenges brought by profiling. The speaker argues that we should move from a pure opt-in consent regime to an accountability model ... read more. |
January 2019
Conference to mark the retirement of the Chief Justice - 31 Jan-1 Feb 2019
Jan
24
| ~~~~31 JAN-1 FEB 2019, UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND The Legal Research Foundation, with the support of the New Zealand Law Foundation, is holding a 2-day conference to mark the retirement of Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias. A line-up of distinguished international and local speakers will explore the future direction of New Zealand ... read more. |
August 2018
Conference - New Horizons for Torrens - Current Reforms, Emerging Issues
Aug
30
| ~~~~29-31 AUG 2018, UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND This is a major international conference on the new Land Transfer Act 2017 (NZ) that will apply from later in 2018. The Act substantially reforms New Zealand's Torrens system of land registration a system that is also used in Australia, Canada, the US, the ... read more. |
AMINZ Conference 2018
Aug
29
| ~~~~30 AUG-1 SEPT 2018 - TE PAPA, WELLINGTON The 2018 Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ) annual conference is being held in Wellington from 30 Aug to 1 Sept 2018. The Law Foundation is providing funding to bring keynote speaker Mr Lee Jay Berman, a commercial mediator of ... read more. |
NZLF 2018 Distinguished Visiting Fellow Professor Tim McCormack gives Public Lecture at University of Otago
Aug
7
| ~~~~7 AUG 2018, UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO FACULTY OF LAW PROFESSOR TIM MCCORMACK is visiting New Zealand during July/August as the New Zealand Law Foundation's 2018 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. While in New Zealand he will be hosted by the Faculty of Law at University of Canterbury and tour all law schools giving ... read more. |
NZLF 2018 Distinguished Visiting Fellow Professor Tim McCormack gives Public Lecture at University of Canterbury
Aug
2
| ~~~~2 AUG 2018, UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY FACULTY OF LAW (HOST) PROFESSOR TIM MCCORMACK is visiting New Zealand during July/August as the New Zealand Law Foundation's 2018 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. While in New Zealand he will be hosted by the Faculty of Law at University of Canterbury and tour all law schools ... read more. |
NZLF National Young Lawyers' Mooting Competition Final in Wellington
Aug
1
| ~~~~1 AUG 2018, WELLINGTON The final for the National Young Lawyers Mooting Competition will be held in Wellington at the old High Court, in Stout Street, on Wednesday 1st August 2018 at 6pm. Two winning teams from regional competitions held in May/June will compete before three Judges of the Supreme Court. The ... read more. |
July 2018
NZLF 2018 Distinguished Visiting Fellow Professor Tim McCormack gives Public Lecture at Victoria University of Wellington
Jul
26
| 26 JULY 2018, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON FACULTY OF LAW PROFESSOR TIM MCCORMACK is visiting New Zealand during July/August as the New Zealand Law Foundation's 2018 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. While in New Zealand he will be hosted by the Faculty of Law at University of Canterbury and tour all law schools ... read more. |
NZLF 2018 Distinguished Visiting Fellow Professor Tim McCormack gives Public Lecture at University of Auckland
Jul
17
| 17 JULY 2018, UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND FACULTY OF LAW PROFESSOR TIM MCCORMACK is visiting New Zealand during July/August as the New Zealand Law Foundation's 2018 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. While in New Zealand he will be hosted by the Faculty of Law at University of Canterbury and tour all law schools giving ... read more. |
NZLF 2018 Distinguished Visiting Fellow Professor Tim McCormack gives Public Lecture at Waikato
Jul
12
| 12 JULY 2018, UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO FACULTY OF LAW PROFESSOR TIM MCCORMACK is visiting New Zealand during July/August as the New Zealand Law Foundation's 2018 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. While in New Zealand he will be hosted by the Faculty of Law at University of Canterbury and tour all law schools giving ... read more. |
2018 Australian & New Zealand Society of International Law Conference - From the Local to the Global
Jul
5
| 5-7 JULY 2018, VUW, WELLINGTON The Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL) and the New Zealand Centre for Public Law (NZCPL), in conjunction with the Faculty of Law at Victoria University of Wellington (VUW), will host the ANZSIL 2018 annual conference in Wellington on 5-7 July 2018. The conference ... read more. |
Pacific Law and Culture Conference 2018
Jul
2
| 2-4 JULY 2018, UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY, CHRISTCHURCH The University of Canterbury School of Law is hosting the 2018 Pacific Law and Culture Conference. The Conference theme "Voices of the Pacific in a Globalised World," is intended to increase understanding of Pacific legal issues and to strengthen relationships between Pacific legal scholars ... read more. |
June 2018
Rethinking Legal Parentage Symposium
Jun
11
| 11 JUNE 2018, UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY This symposium is part of a three-year study at the University of Canterbury titled "Rethinking Surrogacy". The project involves a multi-disciplinary team of researchers led by Dr Debra Wilson. Other key researchers include Dr Rhonda Powell and Professor Annick Masselot. The team are examining ... read more. |
April 2018
AMINZ-ICCA International Arbitration Day
Apr
19
| 19-20 APRIL 2018, QUEENSTOWN AMINZ-ICCA International Arbitration Day is being held in Queenstown from 19 - 20 April 2018, following immediately from the ICCA Congress being held in Sydney from 15 - 18 April 2018. It will focus on developments in international commercial arbitration in the Pacific region, with special attention ... read more. |
March 2018
Symposium - The Future of Class Actions
Mar
15
| 15 MARCH 2018, UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND The current law relating to class actions in New Zealand is significantly under developed when compared to other jurisdictions. The lack of legislative guidance on class action litigation is problematic to the judiciary, practitioners and, most importantly, class action parties in a climate where class ... read more. |
February 2018
Pacific Climate Change Conference & associated events
Feb
20
| 21-23 FEB 2018, TE PAPA, WELLINGTON Nowhere is climate change, and ocean change, a more urgent issue than across the Pacific, home to many low-lying island nations and sensitive to large swings in climate from year to year. This conference, hosted by Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) and SPREP*, will bring ... read more. |
Workshop on Public Inquiry into Children in State Care
Feb
14
| 14-15 FEB 2018, Rutherford House, WELLINGTON This two-day symposium will evaluate and make recommendations on the Government's draft terms of reference for their inquiry into the abuse of children in state care. It will focus on the scope of the inquiry, compensation and apology. It will consider the views of ... read more. |
Conference - Cross-Border Issues in Australasian Courts
Feb
13
| 13-14 FEB 2018, VUW, WELLINGTON This symposium centres on the treatment of cross-border issues by the domestic courts of Australia and New Zealand, encompassing a wide range of public and private international law topics. This one-and-a-half-day event consists of a public lecture on the afternoon of 13 Feb and a full day ... read more. |
Conference - Pacific Law, Custom and Constitutionalism - Part I - Aotearoa NZ and Samoa in Dialogue: Law Reforms in Customary Land Tenure, Religious Rights and Traditional Leadership
Feb
12
| 12-14 FEB 2018, UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND This conference is Part 1 of a three-part conference series that recognises the inextricable ties between the New Zealand-based Pasifika diaspora and their Pacific Island homelands and the historical and contemporary influence New Zealand still has on the political and legal infrastructures of Pacific nations. ... read more. |
December 2017
Symposium: The Dynamic Evolution of International Law
Dec
15
15-16 DEC 2017, VUW FACULTY OF LAW
This symposium aims to bring together leading scholars and practitioners in international law in New Zealand and internationally to tackle this fundamental question:
Where do we take the design of the international legal system from here?
The Law Foundation is providing up to $14,000 towards ... read more. |
LSAANZ Conference 2017 - "A Meeting Place"
Dec
6
| 6-9 DECEMBER 2017, UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO The University of Otago Legal Issues Centre and Ng? Pae o te M?ramatanga New Zealand's M?ori Centre of Research Excellence will co-host the annual conference for the Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand (LSAANZ) in Dunedin. The theme "A meeting place" is aimed ... read more. |
November 2017
Conference - Fourth Biennial Labour Law Conference
Nov
24
| 24-25 NOV 2017, UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY The conference will focus on labour law in transition in a global and technological world this theme is intended to encompass new developments and emerging areas in labour law. Papers will cover a wide-range of topics including: De-regulation of the workplace and competitive attitude to ... read more. |
October 2017
ATRIP Conference - "The Object and Purpose of Intellectual Property"
Oct
23
| 23-26 OCT 2017, VUW LAW FACULTY ATRIP, Advancement of Teaching and Research of Intellectual Property, is the preeminent global association of intellectual property teachers and researchers. Its current president, Professor Susy Frankel, will host their 2017 conference at Victoria University in October this year. This will provide a unique opportunity ... read more. |
Aotearoa Conference "Unfitness to Stand Trial" - 9 & 10 Oct 2017
Oct
9
| 9-10 OCT 2017, AUT CENTRE FOR NON-ADVERSARIAL JUSTICE AUT's Centre for Non-Adversarial Justice is running a two-day conference titled "Perils and Portents of Unfitness to Stand Trial: International and Comparative Perspectives". The conference is being run with support from AUT, the New Zealand Law Foundation and the Australian and New ... read more. |
September 2017
Conference - Reforming the law of evidence: Reflecting on the first 10 years of the Evidence Act 2006
Sep
8
| 8 SEPT 2017, VUW - LAW FACULTY On 1 Aug 2017 the Evidence Act 2006 will have been in force for 10 years. To mark this occasion as well as the Law Commission's work on the second five-yearly review of the Act's operation, a conference and workshop, run by the University ... read more. |
August 2017
NZ Law Foundation 2017 Distinguished Visiting Fellow - Professor Stephen Smith
Aug
1
| 1-31 AUG 2017, AUT - FACULTY OF LAW (HOST) PROFESSOR STEPHEN SMITH is visiting New Zealand during August as the New Zealand Law Foundation's 2017 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. While in New Zealand he will be hosted by the Faculty of Law at AUT and tour all law schools giving staff seminars and ... read more. |
July 2017
Annual Sir John Graham Lecture - by Professor Jeremy Waldron
Jul
28
| ~~~~28 JULY 2017, HERITAGE AUCKLAND Professor Jeremy Waldron is giving the Maxim Institute's 10th Sir John Graham Lecture at Heritage Auckland at 6pm on Friday 28th July 2017. The lecture titled "Polls Apart Reclaiming respect in a time of polarised politics", will address the many divides in contemporary political culture, and ... read more. |
Arbitrators Mediators Institute of NZ (AMINZ) - 2017 Conference "Ready Set Grow"
Jul
27
| ~~~~27-29 JULY, AMINZ STAMFORD PLAZA, AUCKLAND The Law Foundation is funding the attendance of Rashda Rana SC, who will give a keynote address at the conference. Rashda is an arbitration specialist, educator and presenter and President of Arbital Women. She has been practicing for over 20 years in London, and ... read more. |
Corporations and Other Legal Entities for Society and Future Generations - Symposium & Public Lectures
Jul
12
| ~~~~12 JULY 2017, VUW - LAW FACULTY International speakers will contribute to a symposium (13th July) and a public lecture (12th July) and seek to investigate the nature and the structure of business corporations and other legal entities. They aim to: 1. Identify the shortcomings in the current legal framework governing them, in ... read more. |
Animal Law Conference - a NZ first
Jul
1
| ~~~~1 July 2017 AUCKLAND The Conference, being run by the New Zealand Animal Law Association (NZALA), will be the first of its kind in New Zealand on the topic of animal law. It will provide a unique opportunity to disseminate relevant information and provide a forum for debate on a ... read more. |
June 2017
Huakina Conference: the Fabric of New Zealand Society
Jun
26
| ~~~~26-27 JUNE 2017, VUW & UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO The aim of this conference is to discuss the legal case Huakina Development Trust v Waikato Valley Authority [1987] 2 NZLR 188 the first case to explicitly require the Treaty of Waitangi to be taken into account in decision-making. The conference will ... read more. |
April 2017
Book launch - The New Zealand Project by Max Harris
Apr
11
| ~~~~11 APRIL 2017, ROYAL SOCIETY OF NZ, WELLINGTON "The New Zealand Project", supported with Law Foundation funding, will be launched on 11 April 2017 at the Royal Society of New Zealand in Wellington. This ambitious project by an exceptional young New Zealander confronts the challenges that New Zealand will face in ... read more. |
VUW - Public address on "How we are Governed" by Professor Alan Page from University of Dundee
Apr
7
7 APRIL 2017 - VUW
Professor Page, one of Scotland's leading constitutional lawyers, will give a lunchtime public address at VUW titled "How we are Governed" with commentators Andrew Butler and Mamari Stephens:VUW public lunchtime address "How we are Governed" hosted by the NZ Centre for Public LawProfessor Page ... read more. |
University of Auckland - Public address on "Brexit" by Professor Alan Page from University of Dundee
Apr
5
6 APRIL 2017 - UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
Professor Page, one of Scotland's leading constitutional lawyers, will be visiting University of Auckland from 1-6 April. He is giving a public address in Auckland with Professor Paul Craig who is visiting from Oxford:
University of Auckland public address "Leaving Europe: The Legal ... read more. |
March 2017
International Coalition for the Children of Incarcerated Parents (INCCIP) Conference: Justice and the children of incarcerated parents
Mar
20
| 20-23 MARCH 2017 - ROTORUA The inaugural conference of the INCCIP will be held in Rotorua, 20-23rd March 2017. The conference themes include research, advocacy, working with the children of prisoners and including the voices of families and children. The Law Foundation is bringing speakers Dr Fiona Donson and Dr Aisling ... read more. |
February 2017
Launch of research report "Last Line of Defence - compliance, monitoring and enforcement of New Zealand's environmental law"
Feb
28
| ~~~~28 February 2017 - WELLINGTON Dr Marie Brown's EDS research report is being launched on Tues 28th Feb in Wellington. The report builds on previous Law Foundation funded EDS reports and aims to contribute to the national dialogue on environmental enforcement. Evaluating environmental enforcement practice provides valuable insights into the strengths ... read more. |
University of Auckland - NZ Law Foundation Visiting Fellowship in International Dispute Resolution - Public Lecture by Professor Robert Volterra
Feb
28
| ~~~~28 FEBRUARY 2017 - UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND Professor Volterra's public lecture is titled "International Dispute Resolution in Small States". This is the fifth year the Law Foundation has brought a Visiting Fellow in International Dispute Resolution to New Zealand. Professor Volterra is being hosted by the Faculty of Law at Victoria ... read more. |
December 2016
Public Panel Discussion on Reviewing the Property (Relationships) Act 1976: the major issues
Dec
9
| ~~~~9 DECEMBER 2016 AUT, AUCKLAND The ground-breaking Property (Relationships) Act (PRA) is now 40 years old and is in need of some reform. The Act is currently being reviewed by the Law Commission. At this free public event, leading national and international experts will discuss how and which property should ... read more. |
University of Otago - Colloquium and Public Panel Discussion on 40 Years of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976: Reflection and Reform
Dec
8
~~~~8-9 DECEMBER 2016 FACULTY OF LAW, OTAGO - both events are being held in Auckland
ColloquiumThis colloquium is aimed at critically evaluating the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 and offering suggestions for reform. The Law Foundation is providing funding for editing the colloquium publication and for bringing the following international speakers:read more. |
Fifth International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Court Competition - 2-3 Dec 2016 - Wellington
Dec
2
| ~~~~2-3 DECEMBER 2016 NZ RED CROSS, WELLINGTON New Zealand Red Cross, in conjunction with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will run the fifth International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Court Competition for New Zealand law students on 2nd and 3rd December 2016, in Wellington. This is the only ... read more. |
November 2016
2016 Shirley Smith Address - by Professor Ngaire Naffine
Nov
23
| ~~~~23 NOVEMBER 2016 VUW LAW SCHOOL, WELLINGTON Professor Ngaire Naffine will present this year's Shirley Smith Address on the topic "Manliness, Male Right and Criminal law: the Uses of Criminal Law in the Formation of the Character of the Male Legal Person". 5:30pm, Wed 23 Nov 2016 VUW Law School, ... read more. |
Law Commission 30th Anniversary Symposium - The Law Reform Community in the 21st Century
Nov
3
| ~~~~3 NOVEMBER 2016 - PARLIAMENT, WELLINGTON The symposium "The Law Reform Community in the 21st Century" is a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Law Commission. It is intended to provide an opportunity for political, judicial, legislative and central government members of the law reform community to engage directly with each ... read more. |
September 2016
25th Annual Australia and NZ Education Law Association (ANZELA) Conference
Sep
28
| ~~~~28-30 SEPTEMBER 2016 NZ CHAPTER OF ANZELA, AUCKLAND Every fourth year the NZ Chapter of ANZELA* hosts the organisation's annual conference. This year it is being held in Auckland and the theme is "Compliance, Creativity and Culture: balancing regulatory demands and educational values". Schools and tertiary education organisations need increasingly ... read more. |
August 2016
University of Auckland and AUT- Public Lecture by Professor Graham Virgo - University of Cambridge - NZLF's 2016 Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Aug
17
| ~~~~17th AUGUST 2016 FACULTY OF LAW, University of Auckland PROFESSOR GRAHAM VIRGO is visiting New Zealand during August as the New Zealand Law Foundation's 2016 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. Wed 17th August, at 6pm Professor Virgo will give a public lecture at the University of Auckland titled "Conscience in Equity a ... read more. |
University of Waikato- Public Lecture by Professor Graham Virgo - University of Cambridge - NZLF's 2016 Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Aug
16
| ~~~~16th AUGUST 2016 FACULTY OF LAW, University of Waikato PROFESSOR GRAHAM VIRGO is visiting New Zealand during August as the New Zealand Law Foundation's 2016 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. Tues 16th August, at 5.15pm Professor Virgo will give a public lecture at the University of Waikato titled "Conscience in Equity a ... read more. |
Victoria University of Wellington - Public Lecture by Professor Graham Virgo - University of Cambridge - NZLF's 2016 Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Aug
9
| ~~~~9th AUGUST 2016 FACULTY OF LAW, VUW PROFESSOR GRAHAM VIRGO is visiting New Zealand during August as the New Zealand Law Foundation's 2016 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. Tues 9th August, at 5.30pm Professor Virgo will give a public lecture at VUW titled "Justifying the Law of Restitution a case study ... read more. |
University of Otago - Law of Obligations Symposium
Aug
5
| ~~~~5 AUGUST 2016 FACULTY OF LAW, OTAGO Otago Faculty of Law is holding a one-day symposium timed around the visit of the 2016 New Zealand Law Foundation Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Professor Graham Virgo. The symposium will be a round table event on a current Law of Obligations topic in which ... read more. |
University of Otago - Public Lecture by Professor Graham Virgo - University of Cambridge - NZLF's 2016 Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Aug
4
| ~~~~4 AUGUST 2016 FACULTY OF LAW, OTAGO PROFESSOR GRAHAM VIRGO is visiting New Zealand during August as the New Zealand Law Foundation's 2016 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. Thurs 4th August, at 5.30pm Professor Virgo will give a public lecture at the University of Otago titled "Conscience in Equity a new Utopia". ... read more. |
University of Canterbury - Public Lecture by Professor Graham Virgo - University of Cambridge - NZLF's 2016 Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Aug
2
| ~~~~2 AUGUST 2016 FACULTY OF LAW, CANTERBURY PROFESSOR GRAHAM VIRGO is visiting New Zealand during August as the New Zealand Law Foundation's 2016 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. Tues 2nd August, at 6pm, Professor Virgo will give a public lecture at the University of Canterbury titled "Justifying the Law of Restitution a ... read more. |
July 2016
20th Ethel Benjamin Commemorative Address
Jul
14
| ~~~~14 JULY 2016, DUNEDIN The 2016 Ethel Benjamin Address will be given by Hon. Marcia Neave AO, at 1pm on 14th July at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, 30 The Octagon, Dunedin. The Hon Marcia Neave AO was a judge of the Court of Appeal until her appointment as the Chair of ... read more. |
VUW - Annual Conference of Australasian Law Teachers' Association (ALTA)
Jul
7
| ~~~~7-9 JULY 2016 FACULTY OF LAW, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON The 2016 ALTA Conference will bring together lawyers from Australasia and around the world, from the four sectors - academia, the public sector, non-government organisations and the private sector. It will also mark the 70th anniversary of ALTA. The theme for ... read more. |
April 2016
Treasury Guest Lecture "The Nature of Prosperity" by Dr Marie Brown
Apr
18
| ~~~~18 APRIL 2016 TREASURY, THE TERRACE WELLINGTON Abstract: New Zealand's indigenous biodiversity is at risk from political and economic drivers that make protecting nature difficult and costly, while damage is incentivised. The result of this is that nature continues to decline, in spite of some very good work being done throughout ... read more. |
University of Otago - Law and Medicine in NZ Symposium
Apr
15
| ~~~~15 APRIL 2016 FACULTY OF LAW, OTAGO Otago Faculty of Law is holding a one-day round table featuring Professor Jonathan Herring, a leading scholar in medical law from the University of Oxford, and Professor Loane Skene a leading scholar in both medical and health law, from the University ... read more. |
University of Canterbury - 13th Australasian Property Law Teachers' Conference 2016 - Protecting Property through Legislative and Technological Change
Apr
14
| ~~~~14-15 APRIL 2016 UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY LAW SCHOOL, CHRISTCHURCH The Australasian Property Law Teachers' Conference is a biennial conference, which attracts legal academics from throughout Australasia including Singapore and Hong Kong. This year the conference has attracted significant interest from participants in Canada. The Law Foundation is providing funding to ... read more. |
March 2016
AMINZ & International Academy of Mediators Conference 2016
Mar
3
| 3-5 MARCH 2016, HILTON HOTEL, QUEENSTOWN The 2016 AMINZ Conference, titled Dispute Resolution on the Edge, will be a joint event with one of the world's leading mediation bodies, the International Academy of Mediators. The conference will provide an opportunity to network and learn with some of the ... read more. |
February 2016
VUW Conference - Maritime Law in the Asia-Pacific Region
Feb
25
| 25 FEBRUARY 2016, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON A public seminar titled Maritime Law in the Asia-Pacific Region is being held 2-5pm on 25th Feb in Lecture Theatre 3 (GBLT3), VUW law school, Old Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay, Wellington. The New Zealand Centre of International Economic Law has arranged the event with ... read more. |
University of Canterbury - Seminar Series: Trusting the middleman - perceptions of justice and ombudsman services
Feb
22
| 22 FEBRUARY 2016, SEMINAR AT VUW WELLINGTON
A lunch time seminar titled Citizens' Perceptions of the Legitimacy of Ombudsmen and their Decision-Making will be presented by Dr Naomi Creutzfeldt, ESRC Research Fellow at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Oxford and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Westminster.
The ... read more. |
VUW Symposium and Public Lecture - Interpreting the Treaty of Waitangi over 175 years
Feb
15
| 15 FEBRUARY 2016, VUW WELLINGTON "Interpreting the Treaty over 175 years" symposium will take a scholarly look at the various legal, historical, political, philosophical and policy dimensions of "interpreting the Treaty" through time. 2015 was the 175th anniversary of the Treaty texts, so it is now timely to reflect on how ... read more. |
December 2015
International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Court Competition
Dec
4
| 4-5 DECEMBER 2015, WELLINGTON New Zealand Red Cross, in conjunction with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is running the fourth International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Court Competition for New Zealand law students in December 2015. This is the only competition of its type in New Zealand. This Law Foundation ... read more. |
November 2015
19th Ethel Benjamin Commemorative Address
Nov
6
| 6 NOVEMBER 2015, DUNEDIN The 2015 Ethel Benjamin Address will be given by Court of Appeal Judge, Justice Christine French, at 1pm on 6th November at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, 30 The Octagon, Dunedin. The address, run annually by Otago Woman Lawyers Society (OWLS), is given in honour of New ... read more. |
October 2015
VUW Symposium - Law and Trade with Latin America
Oct
21
| Symposium Common Grounds: Nueva Zelanda y Amιrica Latina Una Perspectiva Jurνdica 22 October 2015, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON This symposium will provide an opportunity to gain an understanding of Latin America's commercial and trade laws within an economic and cultural context. It aims to share knowledge about the legal ... read more. |
Adriana Braghetta - 2015 NZ Law Foundation Visiting Fellow in International Dispute Resolution
Oct
19
19 OCTOBER, AUCKLAND
Adriana Braghetta, the Law Foundation's 2015 International Dispute Resolution Fellow, will give her lecture in Auckland on Monday 19 October. The event starts 5.30pm, with the lecture 6-7pm at the Stone Lecture Theatre Level 3, 9 Eden Cres, University of Auckland.
University of Auckland flyer with lecture detailsAdriana's ... read more. |
Canterbury Women's Legal Association - Professional Women's Conference 2015
Oct
9
| 9 OCTOBER 2015 RYDGES, CHRISTCHURCH The 2015 Professional Women's Conference is being organised by the Canterbury Women's Legal Association, an organisation dedicated to providing support and networking for women lawyers in the Canterbury Region. The Law Foundation is supporting the keynote speaker Rabia Siddique to come from Perth. Rabia ... read more. |
September 2015
Legal Research Foundation Conference - Rights, Liberty and Equality: Runnymede to the Beehive
Sep
25
| 25 SEPTEMBER 2015, GALLERY AT THE PULLMAN AUCKLAND In recognition of the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta and the 25th anniversary of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act, the Legal Research Foundation is holding a one day conference on the theme of equality to celebrate the legacy of Magna Carta ... read more. |
17th Triennial Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Conference - Independent Judiciaries, Diverse Societies
Sep
13
| 13-18 SEPTEMBER 2015 - MICHAEL FOWLER CENTRE, WELLINGTON Commonwealth judges will gather in Wellington for 6 days, 13-18 September, of which 4 days will be spent at their 17th Triennial Conference themed "Independent Judiciaries, Diverse Societies". Attendance of Pacific Island judges is being supported by the NZ Law Foundation. This is the ... read more. |
University of Auckland - Therapeutic Jurisprudence Conference - Weaving Strands: Nga Whenu Raranga
Sep
3
| 3-4 SEPTEMBER 2015, UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND The conference theme "Weaving Strands: Nga Whenu Raranga", signifies the unique weaving together of cultural understandings, legal practice, procedure and philosophy in Aotearoa to the international concept of therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ). It will showcase the concept of TJ across a variety of contexts. This conference ... read more. |
2015 Hui-?-Tau / Annual Conference
Sep
3
| 3-5 SEPT 2015, WAITANGI, TE HUNGA R?IA M?ORI O AOTEAROA THE M?ORI LAW SOCIETY INC The overarching theme for the conference is this whakatauki* gifted to NZ Police by the late Dr Apirana Mahuika (Ng?ti Porou): E t? ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e ng? ngaru o ... read more. |
July 2015
AMINZ Conference 2015
Jul
23
| 23-25 JULY 2015, WELLINGTON The Law Foundation is pleased to support the AMINZ* Conference, the only national dispute resolution conference held annually in NZ. This year's theme "New Horizons" will focus on new initiatives, novel ways of working in dispute resolution, recent legislation and progress in science that alters the way ... read more. |
National Mooting Competition for Young Lawyers
Jul
16
| 4 MAY to 16 JULY 2015, NZ LAW FOUNDATION NATIONAL YOUNG LAWYERS' MOOTING COMPETITION The Law Foundation is backing the expansion of a regional advocacy event into a national competition for young lawyers. The New Zealand Law Foundation National Mooting competition started life as a Wellington-only event in 2013 organised by the ... read more. |
The FIRE Economy book launch - Jane Kelsey
Jul
14
| 14 JULY 2015, NATIONAL LIBRARY - WELLINGTON Jane Kelsey's latest Law Foundation funded book The FIRE Economy will be launched on 14 July in Wellington. This will be followed by public talk events in Auckland and Christchurch. Here are the details: Wellington: Tues 14 July, 5.30pm National Library of NZ Cnr Molesworth ... read more. |
NZLS CLE - Youth Advocates Conference
Jul
13
| 13-14 JULY 2015, ELLERSLIE EVENTS CENTRE AUCKLAND This NZLS CLE conference is for Youth Advocates involved in New Zealand's youth justice system through the Youth Court and Youth Justice Family Group Conferences. The conference programme includes sessions to help youth advocates more effectively represent particularly vulnerable clients. This is in response ... read more. |
June 2015
University of Auckland Conference - Maori Engagement in NZ's Extractive Industry: Innovative Legal Solutions
Jun
12
| 12-13 JUNE 2015, UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND The aim of this symposium is to explore how recent developments in international law and State/Extractive Industry practice may improve M?ori engagement with the Extractive Industry through: robust consultation and impact assessment processes; benefit sharing agreements with Extractive Industry; partnership agreements with the Extractive Industry; ... read more. |
May 2015
University of Auckland - Public Lecture by Professor Paul Brand celebrating 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta
May
21
| 21 MAY 2015 FACULTY OF LAW, AUCKLAND Professor Paul Brand, a distinguished world expert in medieval history, will deliver a public lecture to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Information about the event. Professor Brand is a distinguished scholar of medieval legal history at the University of Oxford and a ... read more. |
VUW Conference - Family Violence, the Law and Restorative Justice
May
7
| 7-8 May 2015, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON A one-day conference will be held on Thursday 7 May, and will explore innovative approaches to dealing with family violence based on principles, practices and values of restorative justice. The following day, Friday 8 May, a professional development workshop will run for restorative justice ... read more. |
November 2014
University of Auckland Conference: The NZ Supreme Court - The First 10 Years
Nov
14
| 14 November 2014, PULLMAN HOTEL AUCKLAND This conference will consider how the Supreme Court has been performing ten years on. It will look at the extent to which it has met its original objectives, and what trends and characteristics can be discerned from its first decade in existence. The Law Foundation is ... read more. |
October 2014
NZ Law Foundation's 2014 Distinguished Visiting Fellow is Professor Jane C. Ginsburg
Oct
31
| 16 Oct 2014 TOURING ALL NZ LAW SCHOOLS AND GIVING PUBLIC LECTURES This year's fellow is a copyright law expert, Professor Jane Ginsburg of New York's Columbia Law School. Professor Ginsburg will be hosted by the Law Faculty at Victoria University of Wellington during Oct-Nov. She will spend 4-5 weeks touring ... read more. |
September 2014
NZ Law Foundation International Dispute Resolution Lecture 2014
Sep
29
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON (VUW)
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
Professor Thomas Stipanowich, of Pepperdine University, California will deliver the 2014 NZ Law Foundation International Dispute Resolution Lecture. His public lecture titled "International Mediation and Conflict Management: Near a Tipping point?" will be held:
Tues 30th Sept at VUWread more. |
Design of Capital Gains Tax - second event on key issues
Sep
11
| 11 September 2014 LECTURE THEATRE OGGB5, UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND The second CGT event this year, from the University of Auckland's Business School and Faculty of Law, is a lecture scheduled for Thurs 11 September by Professor Eric Kemmeren from the Netherlands. The Law Foundation has granted funding to bring international speakers to ... read more. |
World Bar Conference
Sep
4
| 4 September 2014 HERITAGE HOTEL, QUEENSTOWN Perhaps the most prestigious event on the 2014 legal calendar will be the World Bar Conference in Queenstown 4-6 September, the first time this biennial event will be held in New Zealand. The Foundation is contributing $50,000 towards bringing 10 international speakers to the event, themed ... read more. |
August 2014
The Changing Landscape of Corporate Law - 1-day conference
Aug
7
| 7 August 2014 PULLMAN AUCKLAND The Changing Landscape Conference will question whether the law that governs business enterprise, the Companies Act 1993, has adapted sufficiently to the 21st century business landscape and will make suggestions for changes where it has not. Eminent international and New Zealand speakers will draw on international ... read more. |
July 2014
Design of Capital Gains Tax - Two conferences on key issues
Jul
11
| 18 Jul 2014 UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND The first conference, will be held at University of Auckland on 18 July 2014, and hosted by the Business School's Dept of Commercial Law and the Law School. The Foundation is supporting keynote speaker Professor David Duff from Canada. Experts from Australia, South Africa, the ... read more. |
Symposium - Implementation of UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Aotearoa
Jul
10
| 24 Jul 2014 UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO To be held at the University of Waikato from 24-25 July, the aim of the symposium is to explore and promote greater understanding of the implications of New Zealand's endorsement of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for NZ law and policy on ... read more. |
Public Lectures on Litigating Climate Change by Professor Gerald Torres
Jul
9
| 28 July 2014 VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON 30 July 2014 - UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO 31 July 2014 - UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND Professor Gerald Torres from Cornell University NY is touring New Zealand Law Schools in July/Aug 2014. He is a leading figure in critical race theory, environmental law and federal Indian ... read more. |
Professor Helen Alvare will deliver the 2014 Sir John Graham Lecture
Jul
8
| 31 Jul 2014 HERITAGE HOTEL, AUCKLAND The Maxim Institute's 2014 Sir John Graham Lecture, will be delivered by Professor Helen Alvare of the George Mason School of Law in Virginia, USA. Her topic will be "The fundamental right to freedom of conscience and belief". This event is scheduled for Thursday 31st ... read more. |
June 2014
Bill of Rights conversation continues after the NZ Constitutional Advisory Panel Report (Nov 2013)
Jun
3
| 3 Jun 2014 OLD LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, WELLINGTON This free public seminar "New Zealand Bill of Rights: Continuing the Conversation" will be held 8.50am till noon on Tues 3 June in the Old Legislative Chamber at Parliament Buildings, Wellington. This is an opportunity to hear three speakers share their views on ... read more. |
April 2014
Lecture - Collection and Retention of DNA from Suspects in NZ
Apr
14
| 14 Apr 2014 VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON (VUW) Dr Nessa Lynch of VUW and Dr Liz Campbell of the University of Edinburgh are giving a public lecture on Monday 14 April at VUWs School of Law. The focus of their lecture is on the scope of the power to acquire DNA ... read more. |
February 2014
New Thinking on Sustainability Conference
Feb
7
| 14-16 Feb 2014 VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON (VUW) The New Thinking on Sustainability Conference' is being held by the Earth Law Alliance Aotearoa NZ and the German Australian Pacific Lawyers Assn, and hosted by the NZ Centre for Public Law at VUW from 14-16 Feb. The New Zealand Law Foundation is ... read more. |
May 2013
NZ Law Foundation International Arbitration Lecture by Professor Catherine Rogers
May
29
| 26 November 2013 UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND Professor Catherine Rogers of Penn State University is giving this year's lecture. Her topic is 'Procedural Arrangements as a Window into the Soul of International Arbitration Regimes: Arbitrator Selection, Transparency and Stakeholder Interests'. While in New Zealand, Professor Rogers will also present a paper on Third ... read more. |
Australian New Zealand Law and History Conference 2013
May
28
| 25-27 November 2013 UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO, DUNEDIN The theme for this years conference is People, Power and Place'. This is an interdisciplinary conference for people interested in the connections between law and history. The conference provides an opportunity to come together, share and be inspired about global, international comparative, national and local ... read more. |
NZ Centre for Public Law Conference: Unearthing New Zealand's Constitutional Traditions
May
28
| 29-30 August 2013 HOSTED BY HON CHRIS FINLAYSON QC, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, WELLINGTON This conference, arranged by NZ Centre for Public Law at VUW, aims to shed light on the fundamental ideals on which our constitution is based. It will carry on the Centre for Public Law's tradition of inquiry into our constitution ... read more. |
Legal Executives' Conference
May
27
| 19-20 August 2013 RYDGES WELLINGTON The Legal Executives biennial Conference will be held in Wellington 19-20 August. NZILE President Pam Harliwich says this will provide an opportunity for legal executives to upskill and keep abreast of what is happening in areas other than their main practice area'. The session topics include: > Best principles ... read more. |
Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute New Zealand Conference
May
23
| 25-27 July 2013 PULLMAN HOTEL AUCKLAND The AMINZ Conference, will be held in Auckland 25 - 27 July 2013. The theme of the conference is "Current Issues, Best Practice". The conference is an important event for anyone interested in dispute resolution. It is expected to attract dispute resolution professionals from around New ... read more. |
11th IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium
May
21
| 24-28 June 2013 TE PIRINGA - FACULTY OF LAW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO The IUCN Academy* annual colloquium is being held in New Zealand for the first time. It is regarded as the premier international environmental law conference, and is important because it enables experts in environmental law to collaborate and ... read more. |
