Musings

What is essential infrastructure?

When earthquakes, storms, floods and other events disrupt our lives, we look for resilience that a market economy fails to provide. We all expect more.

Generative AI - is it a real threat?

Lawyers are generally quick to adopt technology. Care must be taken as to what that looks like.

Sweating the Assets - Market Efficiency and Infrastructure Development

The frustration of affected communities at the lack of reliable infrastructure is palpable. At risk of appearing mawkish, now is actually the time to face up to the growing infrastructure

Ellis Appeal - the place of tikanga in the common law

Much is made of the quashing of Peter Ellis's convictions last week. However, a second decision of the Supreme Court will have far greater impact.

Arbitrating Tikanga Under the Model Law

Provided the core requirements are met, intra-M\u0101ori disputes are well suited to arbitration under the Model Law, despite recent court decisions.

Arbitrating Rent Disputes in CoVid-19

The Minister of Justice, Hon Andrew Little, today announced a new package of protections for commercial tenants caught by the CoVid-19 lockdown.