The Law Commission will review the law of succession. The law of succession is the system of rules that governs who gets a person’s property when they die.
In July 2019 the Minister Responsible for the Law Commission requested that the...
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The Law Commission will review the law of succession. The law of succession is the system of rules that governs who gets a person’s property when they die.
In July 2019 the Minister Responsible for the Law Commission requested that the...
Te Aka Matua o te Ture | Law Commission will undertake a review of surrogacy laws in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Surrogacy is where a woman (the surrogate) agrees to become pregnant, gestate and give birth to a child on behalf of another person...
A class action is a court proceeding in which a group with similar interests collectively sues one or more defendants. The court proceeding is brought by a representative plaintiff on behalf of the class. We do not currently have class actions in...