The Chief Justice of New Zealand has clarified how the NZ Courts intend to operate under Alert Level 4 of COVID-19.

The respondent to the ex parte application was invited to appear without the need to file written submissions.

The court must adjourn proceedings for enquiries to be made as to whether a restorative justice process is appropriate.

Courts are an essential service, which will continue in a limited capacity to ensure priority proceedings are dealt with.

This decision certainly provides a new tool for defendants and third parties facing broad and imprecise pleadings.

Courts are an essential service, so continue in a limited capacity to ensure that priority proceedings are dealt with.

The NZ District Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court are all governed by new Acts from 1 March 2017.

Recent case clarifies when it is appropriate for one party to swear an affidavit of documents on behalf of other parties.

The message was clear: the courts will continue to operate, though practices may need to change to limit social contact.

Recent amendments to the Law Reforma Act have been found to apply to reinsurance.

The judicature modernisation reforms are the most significant revamp of the court system since the Judicature Act 1908.

New COVID protocols are in effect and apply to everyone who attends court.

Court processes will be streamlined and modernised, including the use of electronic technology, through new legislation.

Property owners could be out of time to bring court proceedings if their claims are not issued before 4 September 2017.

Insight into device use in the modern Courtroom.

AV appearances, electronic discovery and electronic casebooks are familiar in many courts since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Law Commission has given the Evidence Act 2006 a warrant of fitness in the first of the mandatory five-year reviews.

Even where decisions contain errors these alone will not give rise to a right of further appeal in the Supreme Court.

The changes in the District Court claims process reverse reforms introduced in 2009 which have proven to be unsuccessful.

Yahoo! was fined for contempt of court, for an online news article which caused a Melbourne murder trial to be aborted.