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Professor Graeme Austin was recently profiled by the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand in its magazine for IP legal practitioners. The interview was conducted at the end of last year. As Graeme said, “that feels like a lifetime ago!”
Professor Petra Butler from the Faculty of Law has been involved in the Willem C Vis mooting competition for the last 17 years as a coach, an arbitrator, and by helping to write the problem. However, this year’s moot will stick in her memory for one specific reason—it had to move completely online. She was a judge in the finals this year and ended up doing it from lockdown in her Wellington home.
A Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington professor newly appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal sees the appointment as an "act of trust in the value of academic research".
Join our academics as they discuss legal issues and level 2: balancing expediency and procedural rights in criminal courts, state surveillance, and more.
Join our panelists as they discuss relevant developments in Germany and Ireland, warrantless entry and process problems with level 2 legislation, and more.
Join our panelists as they discuss the legality of the lockdown and orders made under the health act, cases testing the legality, police powers, and more.
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