Law

Some more equal than others? NZ has more in common with Orwell than the Magna Carta

times are changing, and in few places are they changing as rapidly as in New Zealand. Something radically different is emerging in New Zealand’s legal system. [...]

The jury is out

brown wooden gavel on brown wooden table

I still believe in trial by jury. But not in the efficiency of our justice system. [...]

The vexing issue of Damien Grant’s ‘career-ending’ convictions

Should a convicted fraudster be allowed to work as an insolvency practitioner? It ought to depend on how many years have passed since his conviction. [...]

Don’t mention the ‘r’ word

When legal anti-racism becomes seen as racist, something has gone horribly wrong. [...]

A right to sustainable litigation

To be clear, protecting the environment is a laudable goal. But while a certain degree of naïveté may be endearing in young people, it is embarrassing for a profession that likes to call itself “learned”. [...]

Constitutional experimentalism

On people, nature, law ... and elves. [...]

Our moral, digital future

There are ethical and legal issues regarding most future innovations. Some may be resolved by applying existing legal principles. Some will require us to rethink what civil and criminal liability means in a world in which machines make decisions on our behalf. [...]