Year  | Project Title | Grant Amount |
| 2013 | Rewrite of the Duty Solicitor Training Programme | $ 41,750.00 |
| Description | A rewriting of the particpants' and faculty materials and the assessment materials for the Duty Solicitor Training Programme. This is ocassioned by the significant changes in criminal procedure that impacts on the knowledge required of and work of Duty Solicitors arising from the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 commencing on 1 July 2013. | | Organisation | NZLS CLE Ltd |
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| 2013 | Continuing Professional Development Training | $ 36,807.00 |
| Description | Application to the New Zealand Law Foundation for funding to enable Professor Neil Gold to visit NZ in October 2013 to co-present a seminar on the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Ongoing Legal Education - Continuing Professional Development) Rules (CPD Rules) in conjunction with his visit to the Continuing Legal Education Association of Australasia to be held in Brisbane, Australia. | | Organisation | New Zealand Law Society |
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| 2013 | 2013 International Negotiation Competition [1-5 July Orange County, USA] | $ 11,593.00 |
| Description | Te Piringa Faculty of Law Negotiation Team of Robert Davies and Darren Adams, won the national New Zealand Law Students' Association Negotiation Competition and therefore qualify to compete in the International Negotiation Competition being held in Country Orange, California, USA in July 2013. Funding is sought to support attendance at this competition. | | Organisation | School of Law, University of Waikato |
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| 2012 | Rewrite of Residential Property Transactions Courses | $ 26,700.00 |
| Description | Revision and rewrite of the Residential Property Transactions course materials which form part of the suite of entry level programmes offered by NZLS CLE Ltd. | | Organisation | New Zealand Law Society CLE Ltd |
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| 2012 | 2013 Brown-Mosten International Client Consultation competition [Glasgow 3-6 April 2013] | $ 15,000.00 |
| Description | Funding for a team and coach representing NZ at the Brown-Mosten International Client Consultation Competition | | Organisation | Individual Application |
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| 2012 | 2013 Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Competition | $ 30,000.00 |
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| 2012 | NZLS CLE Criminal Procedure Act Intensive [May 2013] - Background materials | $ 15,000.00 |
| Description | NZLS CLE Ltd seeks funding to cover the cost of preparing and publishing the background materials which will (1) accompany the Criminal Procedure Act Intensive in May 2013 (2) will be separately available to other criminal defence lawyers who are unable to attend. This will be in the form of an A4 booklet of about 250 pages. At a cost of $50 per copy this will allow 300 copies to be made available (there are 900+ listed criminal legal aid providers). The late Judge Russell Johnson said "this legislation is the most significant change to criminal procedures in the last 50 years". It will require a major mind-shift on the part of the profession and in a number of respects the change is quite detailed. | | Organisation | NZLS CLE Ltd |
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| 2011 | Law and Economics Foundation Course | $ 10,000.00 |
| Description | A foundation course in Law and Economics as post-admission training for lawyers and for policy practitioners in the public sector. | | Organisation | Law and Economics Association of NZ |
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| 2011 | 2011 New Zealand Law Foundation National Family Law Moot | $ 13,114.00 |
| Description | The NZLF National Family Law Moot competition is held annually in Dunedin. All law schools send mooters to the competition. The mooters are required to prepare a synopsis of argument and then they are questioned by two judges. The moot runs for 1 whole day and at the end of the day the mooters are given detailed feedback by the judges on their performance. The mooters spend time together and build up a strong collegiality during the competition. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2011 | 2012 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition | $ 38,000.00 |
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| 2011 | 2012 International Negotiation Competition [Belfast 3-7 July 2012] | $ 15,000.00 |
| Description | To fund the NZ team's attendance at the 2012 International Negotiation Competition in Belfast, Ireland 3-7 July 2012. The application is for funding the attendance of a team from Otago Law School (who won the National competition). Selene Mize is the team coach. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2011 | 2012 Brown/Mosten International Client Consultation Competition [Dublin 18-21 April 2012] | $ 15,000.00 |
| Description | To fund the NZ team's attendance at the 2012 Brown/Mosten International Client Consultation Competition in Dublin, Ireland 18-21 April 2012. Auckland University team won the national competition. Selene Mize from Otago law faculty will be the team coach. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2010 | 2011 Brown-Mosten International Client Consultation Competition [Netherlands 6-9 April 2011] | $ 15,000.00 |
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| 2010 | National Training Programme for Lawyers | $ 100,000.00 |
| Description | To design and develop a new mandatory national training programme to prepare lawyers, including barristers, for practising on their own account. | | Organisation | New Zealand Law Society |
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| 2010 | Introduction to Wills and Estates | $ 45,562.00 |
| Description | This is an application for funding to develop a new entry level training programme: Introduction to Wills and Estates. It is to be added to the existing suite of entry level training programmes for newly qualified practitioners, in their first three years of their legal career. This new programme will also be relevant to Legal Executives. | | Organisation | New Zealand Law Society, CLE Department |
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| 2010 | 2011 Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition | $ 30,000.00 |
| Description | The 2011 New Zealand Jessup Mooting Team requests sponsorship to prepare for and attend the Phillip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington DC in March 2011 | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Auckland |
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| 2010 | 2010 New Zealand Law Foundation National Family Law Moot | $ 12,040.00 |
| Description | The NZLF Law Moot competition is held annually in Dunedin. It has been running successfully for a number of years. Students compete for the Mahony Cup. Retired Principal Family Court Judge Patrick Mahony donated the cup to the competition in order to foster and develop advocacy in the Family Court. The moot problem is always a family law problem. All five universities send mooters to the competition. The mooters are required to prepare a synopsis of argument and then they are questioned by two judges. The moot runs for 1 whole day and at the end of the day the mooters are given detailed feedback by the judges on their performance. The mooters spend time together and build up a strong collegiality during the competition. The standard of mooting has always been very high and the feedback received from the moooters is that they all benefit from the experience. The experience ensures that a strong group of family law advocates are being produced from all the universities in NZ. Judge Mahony's goal of strong and effective advocacy in the Family court is being realised through this competition. The Family Court is the court that most New Zealanders are likely to come in contact with during their lifetime. All the family law academics at the other universities in NZ strongly support this competition. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2010 | 2011 International Negotiation Competition [July 2011, Denmark] | $ 15,000.00 |
| Description | Funding to assist the winners of the NZ national law students negotiating competition to compete in the International Negotiation Competition held annually. | | Organisation | School of Law, University of Waikato |
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| 2009 | 2009 International Negotiation Competition | $ 17,000.00 |
| Description | Funding for the NZ national team to compete in the international negotations competition, in Chicago in July 2009. The winning team comes from the University of Canterbury, but will be coached and managed by Selene Mize from Otago. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2009 | 2009 International Client Counselling Competition | $ 15,000.00 |
| Description | Funding for the NZ national team to compete in the international client interviewing competition, University of Nevada, April 2009. The winning team comes from the University of Victoria, but will be coached and managed by Selene Mize from Otago. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2009 | Revision of Residential Property Entry Level Workshop | $ 21,700.00 |
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| 2009 | NZ Commonwealth Law Moot Team 2009 | $ 4,000.00 |
| Description | The New Zealand representative team competing in the 2009 Commonwealth Law Moot is seeking support to fund its travel costs to Hong Kong to compete in the moot. The team is from Victoria University and was chosen from an ALSA Moot involving all New Zealand universities. | | Organisation | 0 |
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| 2009 | 2009 New Zealand Law Foundation National Family Law Moot | $ 10,325.00 |
| Description | The NZ Law Foundation Annual National Family Moot competition is held annually in Dunedin. It has been running successfully for a number of years. Students compete for the Mahony Cup. Retired Principal Family Court Judge Patrick Mahony donated the cup to the competition in order to foster and develop advocacy in the Family Court. The moot problem is always a family law problem. All five universities send mooters to the competition. The mooters are required to prepare a synopsis of argument and then they are questioned by two judges. The moot runs for 1 day and at the end of the day the mooters are given detailed feedback by the judges on their performance. The mooters spend time together and build up a strong collegiality during the competition. The standard of mooting has always been very high and the feedback received from the mooters is that they all benefit from this experience. The experience ensures that a strong group of family law advocates are being produced from all of the universities in New Zealand. Judge Mahony's goal of strong and effective advocacy in the Family Court is being realised through this competition. The Family Court is the court that most New Zealander's are likely to come in contact with during their lifetime. All the family law academics at the other universities in NZ strongly support this competition. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2009 | 2010 Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (21-27 Mar 10) | $ 30,000.00 |
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| 2009 | 2010 International Client Counselling Competition [ 7-10 April 2010 - China] | $ 15,000.00 |
| Description | Funding for a team of law students from Canterbury Law School (who won the National competition) to compete at the International Client Counselling Competition to be held in China 7-10 April, 2010. They will be coached by Selene Mize from Otago Law School. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2009 | 2010 International Negotiation Competition [July 2010 - Australia] | $ 15,000.00 |
| Description | To fund the attendance of a team from Otago Law School (who won the National competition) to compete at the 2010 International Negotiation Competition to be held in Denmark in July 2010. They will be coached by Selene Mize from Otago Law School. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2008 | 2009 Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition | $ 35,000.00 |
| Description | The 2009 New Zealand Jessup Mooting Team requests sponsorship to prepare for and attend the Phillip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington DC in March/April 2009 | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Auckland |
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| 2008 | New Zealand Law Foundation National Family Law Moot 2008 | $ 10,514.00 |
| Description | The NZ Law Foundation Annual National Family Moot competition is held annually in Dunedin. It has been running successfully for a number of years. Students compete for the Mahony Cup. Retired Principal Family Court Judge Patrick Mahony donated the cup to the competition in order to foster and develop advocacy in the Family Court. The moot problem is always a family law problem. All five universities send mooters to the competition. The mooters are required to prepare a synopsis of argument and then they are questioned by two judges. The moot runs for 1 day and at the end of the day the mooters are given detailed feedback by the judges on their performance. The mooters spend time together and build up a strong collegiality during the competition. The standard of mooting has always been very high and the feedback received from the mooters is that they all benefit from this experience. The experience ensures that a strong group of family law advocates are being produced from all of the universities in New Zealand. Judge Mahony's goal of strong and effective advocacy in the Family Court is being realised through this competition. The Family Court is the court that most New Zealander's are likely to come in contact with during their lifetime. All the family law academics at the other universities in NZ strongly support this competition. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2007 | 2007 Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition | $ 30,000.00 |
| Description | The New Zealand Mooting Team 2007 request sponsorship to attend the prestigious Phillip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington DC in March/April 2007 | | Organisation | School of Law, University of Canterbury |
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| 2007 | Major Revision of Workshop on Running a Matrimonial Property Case | $ 28,500.00 |
| Description | The Foundation kindly funded the development of a two-day intensive level workshop on running a matrimonial property case in 2000. It was held successfully in 4 centres. Unfortunately it has not been able to be repeated due to the changes in legislation resulting in the Property Relationships Act 1976. The materials for the course need to be extensively revised due to changes in the law, and also the breadth of coverage of the law beyond what was matrimonial property. | | Organisation | New Zealand Law Society, CLE Department |
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| 2007 | Major Revision of Two Parts of the Entry Level Planned Curriculum | $ 47,700.00 |
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| 2007 | International Negotiation Championships 2007 | $ 11,497.00 |
| Description | Funding for two students and their coach to attend the International Negotiation Competition in Singapore in July 2007. Winning teams from countries throughout North America, Central America, Europe, Asia and Australiasia compete in this annual competition. | | Organisation | School of Law, University of Waikato |
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| 2007 | 2007 National Family Law Mooting Competition | $ 9,903.00 |
| Description | Development of Family Law Advocacy in New Zealand via a National Family Law Mooting competition to be held in Dunedin on 29 September 2007. The project will enhance the skills of family law advocacy in New Zealand. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2007 | 2008 Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition | $ 30,000.00 |
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| 2007 | 2008 International Negotiation Competition | $ 19,000.00 |
| Description | Funding for the team to compete at the International negotiation competition to be held in July 2008 in London England | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2007 | 2008 International Client Counselling Competition | $ 15,000.00 |
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| 2006 | 2006 Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition | $ 30,000.00 |
| Description | The New Zealand Mooting Team 2006 request sponsorship to attend the prestigious Phillip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington DC in March/April 2006. | | Organisation | School of Law, University of Canterbury |
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| 2006 | 2006 National Family Law Mooting Competition | $ 9,967.00 |
| Description | Development of Family Law Advocacy in New Zealand via a National Family Law Mooting competition. The project will enhance the skills of family law advocacy in New Zealand. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2005 | 2005 International Negotiation Competition | $ 15,000.00 |
| Description | Representing New Zealand at the International Negotiation Competition 2005, Dublin, Ireland. Attendees will be Kate McClymont and Paul Zoubkov, who won the National Negotiaion Competition. Also attending will be Chelsea Payne as the coach / team manager. Chelsea represented NZ at the international competition in 2003 and was placed 2nd in the world. | | Organisation | Victoria University of Wellington Law Students Society |
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| 2005 | 2005 National Family Law Mooting Competition | $ 9,135.00 |
| Description | Development of Family Law Advocacy in New Zealand via a National Family Law Mooting competition. The project will enhance the skills of family law advocacy in New Zealand. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2005 | 2006 International Negotiation Competition | $ 15,000.00 |
| Description | Funding for two students and their coach to attend the International Negotiation Competition in Orlando, Florida (USA) in July 2006. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2005 | 2006 International Client Counselling Competition | $ 12,000.00 |
| Description | Funding for two competitors, one coach and one national representative to attend the International Client Counselling Competition in Cardiff. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Auckland |
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| 2004 | 2004 Louis M Brown International Client Counselling Competition | $ 15,000.00 |
| Description | Contribution to funding for the NZ University representative team to compete in the Louis M. Brown International Client Counselling Competition in Glasgow. Team members are Craig Ulyatt and Dan Jones from Auckland University. Dean of Auckland has agreed to be the team manager and be responsible for the grant funds. A travelling coach will accompany the team, but has yet to be appointed. It is likely to be James Palmer who coached last year's winning team. | | Organisation | 5 |
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| 2004 | 2004 International Negotiation Competition | $ 15,000.00 |
| Description | Contribution to travel/accommodation for NZ Negotiation team to attend the international competition in Paris. Team members are Daniel Graham and David Van Panhuys from Otago, plus Faculty representative/manager Dr Selene Mize. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2004 | 2004 Annual Student Workshop - ANZSIL | $ 5,000.00 |
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| 2004 | 2004 National Family Law Mooting Competition | $ 12,000.00 |
| Description | Development of Family Law Advocacy in New Zealand via a National Family Law Mooting competition. The project will enhance the skills of family law advocacy in New Zealand. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2004 | 2005 Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition | $ 30,000.00 |
| Description | The New Zealand Mooting Team 2005 request sponsorship to attend the Phillip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington DC in April 2005 | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Auckland |
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| 2004 | 2005 Louis M Brown International Client Counselling Competition | $ 15,000.00 |
| Description | Contribution to funding for the NZ University representative team to compete in the Louis M. Brown International Client Counselling Competition in Hawaii 7-9 April 2005. Team members are Charlotte Brown and Esther Watt from Victoria University. Tricia Walbridge at Victoria Foundation has agreed to be responsible for the grant funds and Dr Selene Mize has agreed to be the team manager. A travelling coach will accompany the team. It is likely to be James Palmer from Russell McVeagh who coached last year's team. Russell McVeagh will assist with partial funding for the team. | | Organisation | Victoria University of Wellington Foundation |
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| 2004 | 2004 Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition | $ 30,000.00 |
| Description | The New Zealand Mooting Team 2004 request sponsorship to attend the Phillip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington DC in April 2004 | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2003 | 2003 Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition | $ 30,000.00 |
| Description | The New Zealand Mooting Team 2003 request sponsorship to attend the prestigious Phillip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington DC in March/April 2003. | | Organisation | School of Law, University of Canterbury |
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| 2003 | 2003 Louis M Brown International Client Counselling Competition | $ 15,000.00 |
| Description | Contribution to funding for the NZ University representative team to compete in the Louis M. Brown International Client Counselling Competition hosted by the University of Natal, South Africa. Team members are Renu Badiani and Claire Boshier from Victoria University, plus NZ University Representative/manager Selene Mize from Otago University, and James Palmer, coach. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2003 | 2003 International Negotiation Competition | $ 15,000.00 |
| Description | Contribution to travel/accommodation for NZ Negotiation team to attend the international competition in Calgary, Canada. Team members are Charlotte Patterson and Chelsea Payne from Victoria, plus Faculty representative/manager Ian Macduff and Alistair Cameron, coach. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington |
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| 2002 | 2002 International Negotiation Competition, Kingston University London | $ 15,000.00 |
| Description | Funding to send NZ representatives to an international law student negotiation competition at which teams from New Zealand, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada compete. Each team represents their country, having won their respective national competitions. The competition involves two teams negotiating for their clients. The competition in 2002 is hosted by Kingston University Law School of London, and is the fifth international negotiation competition. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington |
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| 2002 | 2002/2003 National Family Law Mooting Competition | $ 12,000.00 |
| Description | "Development of Family Law Advocacy in New Zealand via a National Family Law Mooting competition (Sept 2002) followed by the Trans-Tasman competition in Sydney in early 2003.
The project will enhance the skills of family law advocacy in New Zealand and provide the environment for the interchange of ideas between New Zealand and Australia." | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2001 | 2001 National Family Law Mooting Competition | $ 11,450.00 |
| Description | "National Family Law Mooting Competion in Dunedin, July/August 2001 and the attendance of a New Zealand team, selected from the Dunedin competition, at the Australasian competition in Sydney in December 2001.
Development of Family Law Advocacy in New Zealand. The project will enhance the skills of family law advocacy in New Zealand and provide the environment for the interchange of ideas between New Zealand and Australia." | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2001 | 2001 International Negotiation Competition | $ 1,000.00 |
| Description | The applicants have the opportunity to represent New Zealand at the International Negotiation Competitions held at Chapman University School of Law, Orange, Los Angeles. The grant is a contribution to the costs of them and their coach to travel to the event. | | Organisation | 0 |
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| 2001 | 2002 Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition | $ 15,000.00 |
| Description | The New Zealand Mooting Team 2001 request sponsorship to attend the prestigious Phillip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington DC in March 2002. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2001 | Willem C Vis Moot 2001-2002 | $ 7,500.00 |
| Description | "To research the mooting problem for the 9th annual Willem C Vis Mooting Competition to be held in Vienna, 22-28 march 2002. Prepare detailed memoranda of argument for claimant and respondent (up to 80 pages) and compete in oral rounds in Vienna.
The Vis competition focuses on International commercial Arbitration and in particular on matters relating to the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 1980, which NZ ratified in 1994. This year's competition also includes arguments on the new draft UNCITRAL Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade, likely to be opened for signature in December 2001." | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington |
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| 2000 | 2000 Louis M Brown International Client Counselling Competition: Student Funding Assistance | $ 2,000.00 |
| Description | Assistance for air travel for the winners of the NZ Client Interviewing Competition to attend the international competition in Belfast in April 2000. | | Organisation | School of Law, University of Waikato |
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| 2000 | 2000 National Family Law Mooting Competition | $ 11,376.00 |
| Description | "The Family Law Mooting Competition in Dunedin, May 2000 and the attendance of a New Zealand team, selected from the Dunedin competition, at the Australasian competition in Sydney in July 2000.
The project is expected to enhance the skills of family law advocacy in New Zealand and provide the environment for the interchange of ideas between New Zealand and Australia." | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 2000 | Computer Aided Learning Project (Stage 2) | $ 141,070.00 |
| Description | Stage 2 of the Computer Aided Learning project which sees the start of building the computer aided resources. This application is for the development of a CD Rom for the Institute's Negotiation seminar for use in conjunction with classroom based activities. | | Organisation | Institute of Professional Legal Studies |
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| 2000 | 2001 Louis M Brown International Client Counselling Competition | $ 25,000.00 |
| Description | The organisation and hosting of an international competition in client counselling, with representatives from 13 countries, to be hosted by the University of Otago. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 1999 | 1999 National Family Law Mooting Competition | $ 4,696.00 |
| Description | Travel and training costs for participants in the NZ Universities Family Mooting competition in September and then travel costs for the finalists of this competition to attend the Australasian Moot in October. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 1999 | Seminar Series: Litigation Techniques & Trial Advocacy Skillls - Part Two | $ 5,500.00 |
| Description | Design and preparation of written materials for a module on Jury Trials. To be the 6th in a series of seminars on Litigation Techniques and Trial Advocacy. The written material would form the basis of lectures and support demonstrations. | | Organisation | Auckland District Law Society |
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| 1999 | Cross-Cultural Research & Development | $ 24,300.00 |
| Description | "Conduct research and provide information on cross-cultural issues relevant for inclusion in the IPLS course. Assist Course Designer with curriculum design, materials production and assist Training Manager with Instructor training.
Aims to better equip IPLS students with bicultural/cross-cultural skills and awareness which will ultimately lead to better practice and knowledge as practitioners." | | Organisation | Institute of Professional Legal Studies |
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| 1999 | Expanding and Consolidating the Entry Level Planned Curriculum | $ 61,500.00 |
| Description | "Extending and consolidating the entry level planned curriculum through:
- An extensive revision of the residential property module
- The development of a new two day module on company / commercial law" | | Organisation | New Zealand Law Society, CLE Department |
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| 1999 | Running a Matrimonial Property Case - Intermediate Level Training Programme | $ 27,200.00 |
| Description | This two day group workshop for intermediate level practitioners will follow through a matrimonial property case assisting participants to identify relevant issues and decide on an appropriate strategy, improve their writing and drafting skills, assist them to identify, obtain and organise the relevant information and show them how to "move a case along". | | Organisation | New Zealand Law Society, CLE Department |
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| 1999 | Advocacy Skills Training - Visit by Professor James Seckinger | $ 18,300.00 |
| Description | Professor Seckinger will visit New Zealand for five days to conduct programmes for the litigation skills programme faculty and to review the Society's standard and advanced litigation skills programme. | | Organisation | New Zealand Law Society, CLE Department |
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| 1998 | Family Law Training Programme | $ 32,500.00 |
| Description | This family law module forms part of the planned curriculum and training in the first three years of practice. This seminar module is of 2 days' duration and is intended to be available every 2 years alternating with an intermediate programme. Five videos will also be produced. | | Organisation | New Zealand Law Society, CLE Department |
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| 1998 | Youth Advocates Training Programme | $ 24,000.00 |
| Description | Design and development of the programme, including learning objectives and resource materials, including multi-disciplinary input into the planning and a training and evaluation session for the presenters. | | Organisation | New Zealand Law Society, CLE Department |
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| 1998 | Counsel for the Child - Training Needs Analysis Workshop | $ 10,000.00 |
| Description | Funding is sought for a suitably qualified facilitator and to bring 8 participants to Wellington for a one day structured workshop to re-appraise the training needs of would be and recently appointed counsel for the child. The outcome of the workshop will provide the basis for designing a new training programme for counsel for the child. | | Organisation | New Zealand Law Society, CLE Department |
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| 1998 | Ethics and Professional Responsibility - Video Based Guided Courses | $ 60,000.00 |
| Description | "Two video-based guided courses in ethics and professionalism - one for conveyancers and one for civil litigators. Each course would take a minimum of 2.5 hours to complete and would consist of a 15-20 minute videoed fact situation developed over a number of scenes, a discussion leader’s guide and participant materials.
This project is part of an linked application from NZLS, all Law Schools, IPLS and the Davis Law Library to develop a co-ordinated curriculum approach to improve ethics and professionalism in the profession. It will be a compulsory paper. [see covering letter from Annette Black (NZLS) and Judge McElrea (Convenor of the Working Party, NZCLE)]
While each of the projects have been submitted as independent projects, in reality they form part of a greater whole and should be looked at together." | | Organisation | New Zealand Law Society, CLE Department |
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| 1998 | Development of Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility Curriculum and Resources - Auckland University | $ 10,000.00 |
| Description | "1998/13/34a - The funding would allow a law student to be employed as a research assistance to Professor Charles Rickett and Dr Tim Dare, the lecturers in the new CLE required Legal Ethics LLB paper. The assistant would help prepare the casebook and other materials required for teaching the paper.
1998/13/34b - Funding is sought to enable the establishment of an appropriate and comprehensive collection of monographs and serials to support the teaching of a new paper in Legal Ethics." | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Auckland |
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| 1998 | Development of Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility Curriculum and Resources - Canterbury University | $ 10,000.00 |
| Description | "Establishment of the Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility course, in particular:
- Library materials - $7,000
- Research Assistant - $5,300
- Practitioner input - $400" | | Organisation | School of Law, University of Canterbury |
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| 1998 | Development of Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility Curriculum and Resources - Otago University | $ 10,000.00 |
| Description | "Establishment of the Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility course, in particular:
- Library materials - $5,000
- Research and Materials assistance - $5,000" | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 1998 | Development of Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility Curriculum and Resources - Victoria University | $ 10,000.00 |
| Description | "Establishment of the Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility course, in particular:
- Library materials - $6,000
- Teacher Development - $8-10,000
- Research and Materials assistance - $5,000" | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington |
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| 1998 | Development of Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility Curriculum and Resources - Waikato University | $ 10,000.00 |
| Description | "Establishment of the Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility course, in particular:
- Library materials - $5,000
- Research and Materials assistance - $5,000" | | Organisation | School of Law, University of Waikato |
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| 1998 | Development of Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility Curriculum - IPLS | $ 40,000.00 |
| Description | "Funding for the costs of a researcher and administration assistance and resources to produce:
- A detailed programme of instruction including student materials, tutor notes and trainee exercises
- A staff training programme
- An assessment system." | | Organisation | Institute of Professional Legal Studies |
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| 1998 | Computer Aided Learning Project (Stage 1) | $ 25,808.00 |
| Description | "To research a strategy for development of computer aided learning for part of the applicant’s course of skills training. This will include multi-media delivery in the classroom and distance learning opportunities.
The applicant has a range of objectives to meet through two stages of the project. Stage one which is the subject of this funding application aims to identify the best stragegy for the Institute to adopt to accomplish the objectives." | | Organisation | Institute of Professional Legal Studies |
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| 1997 | Attendance at Conference: "2nd World Congress on Family Law" & Dissemination of Findings | $ 4,829.00 |
| Description | To make the findings of the 2nd World Congress on Family Law widely available to professional people working in Family Law and its refores in New Zealand by means of a report and developing continuing education seminars. | | Organisation | Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| 1997 | Development of Civil Litigation Module for NZLS National Curriculum for Continuing Legal Education | $ 16,000.00 |
| Description | Preparation and development of programme, learning objectives and materials for each session (manual for participants and presenters). Evaluation of pilot and training of regional presenters. | | Organisation | New Zealand Law Society, CLE Department |
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| 1997 | 1998 National Family Law Mooting Competition | $ 6,000.00 |
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| 1997 | NZ Jessup Cup Mooting Team: Funding & Administration for 1998 and Beyond | $ 12,500.00 |
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| 1996 | Judicial Training: Gender Equity In the Judicial System | $ 99,517.00 |
| Description | The project as a whole is to invetigate gender equity issues in the Court system, identify remedial action and set in place a programme of education for Judges on gender equity. The first element of the project, now underway, involves research into Judges' perceptions of gender equity issues, experiences of gender issues in the courts by consumers/clients, and consultation s with the legal profession. The second element, for which funding is now being sought, involves the planning and organisation of a 2day education seminar for the whole NZ judiciary, the running of training-for-trainers sessions with Judges who will be facilitators/presenters at the seminar, and follow-up evaluation for use in the design of an ongoing education programme for Judges on gender issues. | | Organisation | Department for Courts |
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| 1996 | 1997 National Family Law Mooting Competition | $ 6,000.00 |
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| 1996 | Litigation Skills Programme - Resources for Expert Witness Course | $ 9,134.00 |
| Description | Funding assistance to bring Professor Peter Hoffman, a senior director of the US National Institute of Trial Advocacy to New Zealand to direct an inaugural skills programme training practitioners in dealing with experts in court, to train NZ personnel to run similar courses themselves in the future, to train selected new faculty and to provide specialist training in teaching the theory of the case. | | Organisation | New Zealand Law Society, CLE Department |
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| 1996 | Seminar Series: Litigation Techniques &Trial Advocacy Skills - Part One | $ 25,000.00 |
| Description | Analysis, design & preparation of written teaching material for five two hour seminars on Litigation Techniques & Trial Advocacy skills. | | Organisation | Auckland District Law Society |
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| 1995 | Economic Research to background Family Law Conference Discussions relating to Finance after Separation | $ 1,500.00 |
| Description | Funding for research to be undertaken in relation to the NZLS Family Law Conference (by Dr Susan St John). It will form part of the opening session providing an overall economic background to the discussion of the legal issues relating to finance after separation as they relate to the position of men, women and children. The topics is will consider are: Government economic poplicy as it impacts on families; General demographic tends as they impact on economics; General trends in enrolment patterns; Male and female employment patterns; Male and female earning rates; Cost of children; State support for families | | Organisation | New Zealand Law Society, CLE Department |
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| 1995 | "Seen But Not Heard" - Communicating with Children in Court: A Training Video and Resource Handbook | $ 47,295.00 |
| Description | "Production of a 30 minute training video together with a resource booklet for the judiciary and the legal profession about communicating with children and young people designed to:
1. Raise awareness of how language used by judges and lawyers can be detrimental to a child or young person's understanding of legal proceedings and their chances of being properly heard in court
2. Model effective ways of communicating with children and young people" | | Organisation | Educational Resources Ltd |
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| 1995 | 1995 National Law Students Client Interviewing Competitions | $ 7,717.50 |
| Description | The NZLSA in conjunction with the Australiasion LSA wishes to establish a National Client Interviewing competition for Law Students. This would operate along the lines of the existing student mooting and other competitions. The establishment phase is expected to take 3 years beginning in 1996 with a pilot project at Auckland University, becoming a national competition in 1997. | | Organisation | The New Zealand Law Students' Association |
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| 1995 | National Advocacy Training - Family Law | $ 21,450.00 |
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| 1995 | Australasian Family Law Mooting Competition 1995 and 1996 | $ 2,500.00 |
| Description | "Australasian Family Law Mooting Competition to be held in conjunction with the National Family Law Conference on 3 October 1995 and partial funding for the next two years..
$1000 of funding would be directed to the 1995 competition with the remaining $1500 being directed towards running the competition in 1996 and 1997." | | Organisation | The New Zealand Law Students' Association |
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| 1995 | Research: Transfer of Training for IPLS Students | $ 19,920.00 |
| Description | "To research the extent to which the classroom based training conducted by the IPLS is transferred in a range of legal practice settings.
Answers the question: ""Are the IPLS students of the Professionals course using their skills and behaviours they acquire or enhance in their training, when they return to their jobs?""" | | Organisation | Institute of Professional Legal Studies |
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| 1994 | 1994 NZ Jessup Cup Mooting Team: Funding Assistance for 1994 Competition | $ 1,500.00 |
| Description | Assistance with funding to allow the NZ Mooting team to compete at the Jessup Cup Intenational Law Mooting Competition | | Organisation | New Zealand Mooting Team |
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| 1994 | 1994 National Family Law Mooting Competition | $ 2,802.00 |
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| 1994 | Education and Training Programme in Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility | $ 68,260.00 |
| Description | Resubmission of early application (see 1994/4/28).
Consultancy fees, travel & admin costs for research and development of an education and training programme in legal ethics and professional responsibility. | | Organisation | New Zealand Law Society, CLE Department |
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| 1993 | Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Training | $ 5,000.00 |
| Description | A range of activities to promote ADR including dissemination of information about LEADR, a 4 day workshop, a half day workshop on mediation/ADR | | Organisation | LEADR New Zealand Inc. |
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| 1993 | National Training Programme for Newly Admitted Practitioners - Criminal Advocacy & Residential Conveyancing | $ 50,000.00 |
| Description | "Design and implementation of part of the national Planned Curriculum of Training for newly admitted practitioners.
The grant will be used to finalise materials, train presenters and set up an administrative system for practical training of practitioners.
There will be two modules to the training - one for Introductory Criminal Advocacy and the other for Residential Conveyancing." | | Organisation | New Zealand Law Society, CLE Department |
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