In this Preferred Approach Paper, we concluded that reform is required to ensure that the law meets most New Zealanders' expectations of fairness when a relationship ends. We presented a package of key reforms that we proposed to recommend to the...
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Preferred Approach Paper 44
1 November 2018
Miscellaneous Paper 19
28 November 2007
A Conceptual Approach to Privacy (MP19) attempts to develop a possible approach to conceptualising privacy with a view to assisting Stage 1 of the Law Commission's review of privacy. The aim of the Paper is to establish a conceptual...
Miscellaneous Paper 16
28 June 2007
The Commission's Miscellaneous Paper, Limitation Defences in Civil Cases: Update Report for Law Commission (MP16) attempts to develop a possible approach to conceptualising privacy with a view to assisting stage 1 of the Law Commission's...
Miscellaneous Paper 15
28 May 2007
The Commission's Miscellaneous Paper, Waka Umanga (Māori Corporations) Bill (MP15).
In June and July 2007, Te Puni Kokiri and the Law Commission undertook consultation with tribal and other Māori groups, as well as legal and...
Miscellaneous Paper 0
28 August 2006
As part of its sentencing and parole project, the Law Commission engaged corporate finance and economics experts Taylor Duignan Barry to undertake an analysis of current New Zealand sentencing practice. We wanted to assess the degree of variation...
Miscellaneous Paper 13
28 August 1999
The Commission's Miscellaneous Paper, Total Recall: The reliability of witness testimony (MP13).
Miscellaneous Paper 12
28 November 1997
The Commission's Miscellaneous Paper, Costs in Criminal Cases (MP12).
Miscellaneous Paper 11
28 September 1997
The Commission's Miscellaneous Paper, The Education and Training of Law Students and Lawyers (MP11)
Miscellaneous Paper 10
28 July 1997
The Commission's Miscellaneous Paper, Lawyers' Costs in Family Law Disputes (MP10).
Miscellaneous Paper 9
28 April 1997
The Commission's Miscellaneous Paper, Women’s Access to Legal Advice and Representation (MP9).