NZ Bar Association

Paperless hearings are here. They aren’t some distant innovation you can worry about later. Find out how to run a paperless hearing.

The Wellington Bench and Bar Dinner will be held on 29 June 2017 at the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club with Guest Speaker, Max Duthie.

The Auckland Bench & Bar Dinner will be held on 6 July 2017 at Mikano Restaurant & Bar, with Guest Speaker, Scottish Silk, Roddy Dunlop QC.

Blenheim - 15-16 September 2017

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Important Updates

New Zealand Supreme Court’s milestone: an historic female-majority Bench

13 June 2017 saw the history-making sitting of the Supreme Court of New Zealand as a female-majority bench. The five-judge Court comprised Chief Justice Sian Elias, Justice Susan Glazebrook, and Justice Ellen France, alongside their colleagues Justice William Young and Justice Mark O’Regan.

Appointment of Judge of the Court of Appeal

The Honourable Justice Murray Ashley Gilbert has been appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson has announced.

Appointments of Queen's Counsel Announced

'The President and Council of the NZBA congratulate the thirteen new Queen's Counsel announced today. They are:

John Dixon, Suzanne Robertson, Rachael Reed, Paul Borich, Adam Ross, Jennifer Cooper, Simon Mount, Andrew Barker, Greg Blanchard, Campbell Walker - Auckland. Grant Brittain - Tauranga and James Every-Palmer and Tony Angelo - Wellington.