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Health and Disability Commissioner wins NZ's most prestigious legal fellowship
4th December 2009
THE 2009 NZ Law Foundation International Research Fellowship Te Karahipi Rangahau A Taiao has been awarded to outgoing Health and Disability Commissioner Ron Paterson.
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Joint Cleary Prize Winners in 2009
4th December 2009
For only the third time in the history of the Prize, there are joint winners of the Cleary Memorial Prize.
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Foundation funds new Law Style Guide
1st December 2009
New Zealand now has a national uniform style and citation guide for legal writing. This follows the launch by Justice John McGrath of the New Zealand Law Style Guide on 26 November.
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NZ Law Foundation Launches Major Research Project on Regulatory Reform
8th October 2009
The NZ Law Foundation is calling for expressions of interest from individuals and organisations interested in being funded to undertake a major research project on Regulatory Reform for New Zealand.
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2009 NZ Law Foundation Distinguished Visiting Fellow announced
17th July 2009
Professor Dame Hazel Genn, DBE, QC (Hon), FBA, BA (1971), LLB (1985), LLD (1992), Dean of Laws, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at University College, London is this year’s New Zealand Law Foundation Distinguished Visiting Fellow.
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Law Foundation fellowship now worth $125,000
12th June 2009
The New Zealand Law Foundation’s prestigious International Research Fellowship, awarded annually, is now worth up to $125,000 (previously $100,000). Applications for this year’s fellowship close on 1 September.
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Foundation-sponsored book wins JF Northey Award
29th May 2009
Dr Matthew S. R. Palmer’s book “The Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand’s Law and Constitution” has won the JF Northey Book Award.
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Two Ethel Benjamin Scholarship winners this year
22nd May 2009
Two young lawyers have received this year's New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarship – Kate Wevers, of Wellington, and Grace (Sim Dam) Lee, of Auckland.
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Is the criminal justice system failing victims?
21st May 2009
A change to an inquisitorial system for sexual offence trials, with the investigation supervised by a judge rather than the prosecution, is among the ideas to be considered by a new Law Foundation-sponsored study into improving procedures in sexual offence cases.
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Law contest grants
14th May 2009
Three NZ representative student mooting teams have received Law Foundation grants to travel to international competitions.
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Recent Law Foundation Grants
10th April 2009
Three new grants were awarded by the Foundation board in March 2009.
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Researching Royal Role in NZ
10th March 2009
A research project that could develop an indispensable tool to help shape New Zealand's constitutional future has received a New Zealand Law Foundation grant of $134,769.
The three-year project will study and analyse the constitutional roles of the Queen of New Zealand and her Governor-General.
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Human Genome Project Releases Final Report
4th March 2009
The Human Genome Research Project (HGRP) has released its final report, drawing a line under nearly three-and-a-half years of research, traversing the many legal, ethical, medical and cultural issues surrounding the regulation of human genome-based technologies in New Zealand.
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Latest Law Foundation Grants
27th February 2009
Two initiatives that aim to help young people learn about the law have received New Zealand Law Foundation funding.
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2008 International Research Fellow to focus on NZ constitution
21st November 2008
Dr Mark Hickford, Crown Counsel with the Crown Law Office in Wellington, is the 2008 New Zealand Law Foundation International Research Fellow. The award was announced at the Foundation’s Annual Awards Dinner.
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