Why is it that New Zealand's Supreme Court thinks that foreign law helps us know what our law should be?
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Getting by with a little help from my friends
In which the author seeks to have the New Zealand legal community do his job for him.
Read MoreSome praise for Parliament, rare though that may be
The Justice and Electoral Committee has done a good job on the issue of covert video surveillance. Mostly.
Read MoreThanks ... but computer says "no"
My prospects as a freelance fixer of public policy problems look distinctly unpromising.
Read MoreFurther on "the Geddis solution" ...
My name is being dropped as the author of a potential way to fix the "problem" of covert video surveillance following the Supreme Court's intervention in the Urewera trials. What are the issues at stake?
Read MoreToo many problems, why am I here?
We are told the Supreme Court's ruling on the use of covert video surveillance has caused a major headache for the Police. Let me fix that for you.
Read MoreOnce upon a time in te Urewera ...
Smile! You may be on Police camera ... and may be again.
Read MoreWorst. Defence. Ever.
Philip Field is trying to clear his name by arguing that while he acted corruptly, being a corrupt MP isn't against the law.
Read MoreWhen is being tough on crime too tough?
Prisons are not the Tardis - when they fill up, then what do we do? We have to start letting people go.
Read MoreThat's why flags are such ugly things
Why do our Supreme Court judges hate our glorious war dead so much?
Read MoreWhat I hope we've learnt from being leaky
The Supreme Court's ruling on leaky homes is both exactly right and terribly unfair. And it holds vital lessons for how governments govern and the foreshore & seabed
Read MoreFamily First & Winston Peters the last to wake up on s59 - latest court decision irrelevant
Supreme Court decision in James Mason case nothing to do with s59 law change; NZ First heading backwards, with support for Family First's demands. Time to give it up, Bob.
Read MoreYou let your gown to the ground, but I'm not waiting around until the kiss-off
Down the rabbit hole
"Curiouser and curiouser!" cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English) ... . That little phrase might make an apt replacement for our Supreme Court's current moto, "Tuitui tangata, tuitui korowai".
Read MoreThe Way You Do the Things You Do
One of the great things about replacing the Privy Council with our own Supreme Court is that we get a lot more interesting decisions issued. This week alone has seen three.
Read MoreJust how do you judge a trial by media?
The Judicial Conduct Commissioner is still conducting a preliminary inquiry into Justice Bill Wilson. The important judgment may get delivered in the court of public opinion
Read MoreSusan Couch's Pyrrhic victory
The Supreme Court has given Susan Couch the right to sue the Corrections Department for William Bell's evil actions. But it's probably made it impossible for her to win her case
Read MorePrince Charming and the Temple of Doom
The saga of Prince William’s encounters with the natives of New Zealand during his first Royal overseas mission – to open one of the world’s ugliest buildings
Read MoreQuis custodiet ipsos custodes?
The Judicial Conduct Commissioner's preliminary inquiry into Justice Bill Wilson's conduct has begun. Did you notice how much our constitution has changed?
Read MoreNo more buddy buddy, no more messing around
Our courts must not just be impartial and unbiased. Our judges must be seen to be so too
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