The Senior Courts (High Court Commercial Panel) Order 2017 received Royal Assent on 7 August 2017. Clause 5 authorises the Chief High Court Judge to assign panel judges to deal with specialist commercial disputes and applications under the Arbitration Act 1996 where the sum at issue is not less than $2 million.
Musings of a busy mind
Following the success of Team New Zealand’s America’s Cup challenge in Bermuda last month, there has been rather a lot of comment in the press over where the next Cup defence should be held, what will be needed, and who will pay for it. Back in 1995, we were confronted with the same questions. The erstwhile Auckland Regional Services Trust came to the rescue, and Auckland’s Viaduct Basin has seen the benefit since.
Submissions to the Electoral and Justice Select Committee closed on 22 June 2017. I will post a copy of the AMINZ submissions once they have been published by the Select Committee. We will certainly be making oral submissions, once the dates have been notified.