To Draw a Line
The proposal is, at its core, an attempt to answer a question that sounds simple but is not: what should professional regulation actually be for? Personal beliefs should be of no interest to the regulators.
Law
Judges Who Think They Know Better
A strong democracy requires not only independent courts, but also judges who recognise their proper role.
The Sting in the India Trade Deal
That is the real issue raised by this agreement: not trade, but whether constitutional change in New Zealand will occur by democratic choice or by political stealth.
Justice delayed, Justice denied?
A young man is dead. And that is a tragedy without qualification. But what does the court outcome actually represent?
It Is Better to Be King of Your Silence...
than a slave of your words. Judge Ema Aitken and the architecture of Greek tragedy.
This Is a Matter of Law, Democracy and Public Accountability
Your offices exist to intervene when statutory boundaries are crossed. Those boundaries have now been crossed. Immediate enforcement action is required.
Defining Women Without Fixing the Law
The Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill has been drawn from the ballot. I want to explain why I cannot endorse it.
“Serious Breach” but No Consequences: The Activist Judge Who Got Away With It
The Northern Club showed more backbone than the panel. That tells you everything you need to know about how seriously the system takes judicial impartiality these days.
Why the Platform Decision Gets It Wrong
A statutory misadventure dressed up as purposive interpretation
This Report Is a Scientific and Ethical Failure
The report is a scientific failure and its recommendation to enshrine vaccine mandates in law should be vigorously opposed. Any such provision would nullify the protections of the NZ Bill of Rights, which is supposed to ensure a right to refuse medical interventions.
When Clubs Lose Control
If your club is tardy, get moving. Update your constitution. Re-engage your members. Protect what generations before you built. Because once a club is gone, it rarely comes back.
Put Him up at Yours, Then, Your Honour #5
Judge gives pedo a light sentence because he put on a dress and a wig.
This Is Wrong
Right to Life requests that the Royal Commission subpoena Jacinda Ardern, Chris Hipkins and other previous government members who have refused to appear to answer questions from the Royal Commission at a public hearing in August.
Many Words and Few to the Point
Ketanji Brown Jackson can’t stop talking – but does she actually say anything?