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Law School staff dominate Legal Research Foundation awards
31 August 2018
Staff from Auckland Law School were recently honoured with the top prizes in three out of the four categories in the annual Legal Research Foundation Awards.
Remarkable Auckland Law School alumni receive prestigious scholarships
08 June 2018
Auckland Law School alumni Rez Gardi and Kate Stone have both been awarded a Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award and a New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin scholarship for outstanding women lawyers. Taylor Burgess has also been awarded a New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin scholarship for outstanding women lawyers
America's Cup PhD (Law)
28 May 2018
Dr. Hamish Ross, a former commercial partner of Bell Gully for more than 10 years, left the firm at the end of 2001 to become a full time America’s Cup counsel. Since then, he has been with two Cup-winning teams, Counsel to Cup event and race management, a consultant to two other winning teams. Over the past 6 years, Hamish completed a PhD (Law) at the Faculty of Law of the University of Auckland, on a part-time basis, under the supervision of Professor Michael Littlewood and Professor Peter Watts.
2018 Stout Shield Moot winners
24 May 2018
A dispute over aspects of a Sale and Purchase Agreement for a company selling ready-to-cook food hampers was the background for this year’s prestigious Stout Shield Moot finals at the Auckland High Court last week.
Best and brightest celebrated at Law Awards
17 May 2018
The Auckland Law School celebrated its top students at the 2018 Law Awards last week.
Auckland team excels in world’s largest moot
15 May 2018
A team from the Auckland Law School has placed in the top 16 at the 2018 Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, held in Vienna recently.
Faculty award recognises ground-breaking research
04 May 2018
Congratulations to Senior Lecturer Dr Jane Norton, who has received the Faculty of Law’s Early Career Research Excellence Award.
Tax expert presents lecture at London School of Economics
01 May 2018
Professor Craig Elliffe has been invited to speak at the London School of Economics Law Faculty later this month on the topic of the principal purpose test (PPT).
Debating international humanitarian law in Hong Kong
10 April 2018
Students from the Auckland Law School, were in Hong Kong recently to debate the legal issues arising from a fictional international armed conflict sparked by climate change and flows of migrants.
World-leading scientist addresses global sustainability
29 March 2018
Professor Johan Rockström, Director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre will visit the country next week, and will present the 'NZCGS 5th Global Affairs Lecture', at the University of Auckland.
New Zealand’s constitution investigated in new book
19 March 2018
Professor Janet McLean from the Auckland Law School has co-authored a book with Dame Alison Quentin-Baxter on the topic of New Zealand’s constitution.
Law School team awarded for creativity
12 March 2018
The University of Auckland Law School has come away from its fifth year at the ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition in Paris with a Special Award for Best Creative Solution Generation.
Maori business leader honoured with Distinguished Alumni Award
05 March 2018
An East Coast born lawyer, scholar and business leader with a passion for Maori development has been named a 2018 Distinguished Alumni by the University of Auckland.
Health law expert to head ministerial inquiry
05 February 2018
Professor Ron Paterson from the Auckland Law School has been appointed by the Government to head a Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction.
Pacific Law, Custom and Constitutionalism Conference
05 February 2018
Part One: Samoan Traditional Leadership, Customary Land Tenure & Religious Rights.
Deputy Dean appointed to Tax Working Group
01 February 2018
Professor Craig Elliffe, Deputy Dean of the Auckland Law School, has been appointed a member of the Government’s Tax Working Group.
Auckland team triumph in national Red Cross Moot
12 December 2017
A team from the Auckland Law School has won the 2017 New Zealand Red Cross Moot, held in Wellington recently.
Spotlight on research: Innovative civil justice in Christchurch following the earthquakes
29 November 2017
Senior Lecturer Nina Khouri from the Auckland Law School has researched and published a paper analysing the innovative civil justice process employed by the Christchurch High Court following the city’s earthquakes, which generated hundreds of thousands of insurance claims, many of which were disputed.
‘True son of New Zealand’ awarded US Honorary Fellowship
06 November 2017
Professor David Williams has been elected as an Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Legal History (ASLH), in recognition of a lifetime of scholarly distinction and leadership in the field.
John and Marylyn Mayo Chair in Health Law
27 October 2017
Dr John Mayo, one of the Faculty’s long- standing donors, has made a further substantial gift to establish an endowed Chair in the area of Health Law and Policy. We are seeking to appoint an outstanding scholar for this Chair.