Law

Lawyer Keegan Jones has teamed up with University of Canterbury to run free legal clinics led by law students.

Gary Judd KC filed a complaint to the government’s Regulations Review Committee about the mandatory course earlier this year.

The Supreme Court has unanimously voted for the Crown to pay more than $100,000 in a customary marine rights case which could open the door to further funding applications.

The judicial review proceedings were filed prior to the vote, with the rūnanga warning it would also file an injunction should the motion pass, which it did.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Otago has been recognised for contribution to decolonising Aotearoa’s research sector and legal education.

This is the second free legal clinic to open after the success of the Whangārei clinic.

The research focuses on the implications for iwi- and hapū-owned native plant nurseries in protecting taonga plants and mātauranga Māori.

Māori lawyer Keegan Jones says there is a high need for legal information.

Through the clinic, 25-year-old Keegan Jones has made justice more accessible in Whangārei.

Published by Te Aka Matua o Te Ture|The Law Commission, it will provide guidance in the engagement between tikanga, and the law