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New Zealand Law Foundation The NZ Law Foundation is in recess, but some activity will continue during recess. This page continu

The New Zealand Law Foundation is now in recess but some activities and scholarships will continue during its recess. Refer to the website www.lawfoundation.org.nz for more information. This page will continue to provide awareness of the research and scholarships made possible by the Law Foundation's grants. The recess is temporary and eventually the Law Foundation will return to active granting a

fter its capital fund builds up. The Law Foundation awarded grants and scholarships annually from February 1992 to July 2020. It supported legal scholarship, legal research projects and helped public understanding of legal issues in New Zealand. During that time it was New Zealand's sole body dedicated to providing legal research funding. It supported quality research that was of true value to New Zealand and its legal profession.

The New Zealand Law Foundation congratulates Caccia Armstrong and Hansaka Ranaweera who are joint winners of this year’s...
16/10/2025

The New Zealand Law Foundation congratulates Caccia Armstrong and Hansaka Ranaweera who are joint winners of this year’s NZ Law Foundation Cleary Memorial Prize.
This is a prestigious award given to a young barrister or solicitor who shows outstanding future promise in the legal profession. Follow this link to find out more about Caccia and Hansaka https://lawfoundation.org.nz/?p=127990

The New Zealand Law Foundation congratulates Rhianna Morar who has won this year’s NZ Law Foundation Cleary Memorial Pri...
05/11/2024

The New Zealand Law Foundation congratulates Rhianna Morar who has won this year’s NZ Law Foundation Cleary Memorial Prize.
This is a prestigious award given to a young barrister or solicitor who shows outstanding future promise in the legal profession. Follow this link to find out more about Rhianna https://www.lawfoundation.org.nz/?p=127970

2024 ETHEL BENJAMIN SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCEDCongratulations to Hannah Yang and Maddy Nash, this year's joint winner...
18/06/2024

2024 ETHEL BENJAMIN SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to Hannah Yang and Maddy Nash, this year's joint winners of the NZ Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarship.
For more information:https://www.lawfoundation.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Ethel-Benjamin-release-2024-.pdf

The New Zealand Law Foundation congratulates Oliver Fredrickson who has won this year’s NZ Law Foundation Cleary Memoria...
27/11/2023

The New Zealand Law Foundation congratulates Oliver Fredrickson who has won this year’s NZ Law Foundation Cleary Memorial Prize.
This is a prestigious award given to a young barrister or solicitor who shows outstanding future promise in the legal profession. Follow this link to find out more about Oliver https://www.lawfoundation.org.nz/?p=127933&z=1

2023 ETHEL BENJAMIN SCHOLARSHIP WINNER ANNOUNCEDCongratulations to Jessica Fenton, this year's winner of the NZ Law Foun...
26/06/2023

2023 ETHEL BENJAMIN SCHOLARSHIP WINNER ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to Jessica Fenton, this year's winner of the NZ Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarship.
For more information: https://www.lawfoundation.org.nz/?page_id=53

The New Zealand Law Foundation congratulates joint winners Phoebe Clifford and Jack Trevella who have won this year’s NZ...
05/12/2022

The New Zealand Law Foundation congratulates joint winners Phoebe Clifford and Jack Trevella who have won this year’s NZ Law Foundation Cleary Memorial Prize.

This is a prestigious award given to a young barrister or solicitor who shows outstanding future promise in the legal profession. Follow this link to find out more about Phoebe and Jack. https://www.lawfoundation.org.nz/?p=127869

SIGNIFICANT NEW REPORT: REMOVING DISABLING EXPERIENCESIn 2017 Warren Forster won the Law Foundation's prestigious Intern...
09/08/2022

SIGNIFICANT NEW REPORT: REMOVING DISABLING EXPERIENCES
In 2017 Warren Forster won the Law Foundation's prestigious International Research Fellowship with a bold aim to work out how to realise Sir Owen Woodhouse's original vision of an ACC scheme that does not discriminate based on the cause of disability, a vision consistent with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. His final report releases today.
"This report provides a road map for achieving this goal within a decade and sets out a simple choice for our future. We can become world leaders again in the field of care and support for all our people, or we can choose to perpetuate the fragmented, incomplete, and broken system that history has shown does not work."
Read the full report athttps://www.lawfoundation.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2017.IRF_.2-Removing-Disabling-Experiences-10-August-2022.pdf

MAJOR REPORT RELEASED CALLING FOR OCEANS REFORMEDS has published a report on the future of Aotearoa New Zealand’s oceans...
09/06/2022

MAJOR REPORT RELEASED CALLING FOR OCEANS REFORM
EDS has published a report on the future of Aotearoa New Zealand’s oceans management system. "The Breaking Wave" was part funded by the Law Foundation and launched by Minister of Conservation Hon Kiritapu Allan at a function in Wellington today. It is a synthesis of work undertaken by EDS over the past two years which explored what reform of oceans management might look like.
Full report and a summary report are available here: https://eds.org.nz/resources/documents/

2022 ETHEL BENJAMIN SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCEDCongratulations to Josie Te Rata and Charlotte Agnew-Harington, this ye...
07/06/2022

2022 ETHEL BENJAMIN SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Congratulations to Josie Te Rata and Charlotte Agnew-Harington, this year's winners of the NZ Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarships.
For more information: https://www.lawfoundation.org.nz/?page_id=53

Congratulations to our former Executive Director, Lynda Hagen on being made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit...
07/06/2022

Congratulations to our former Executive Director, Lynda Hagen on being made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit. This is a well deserved honour after many years of service to the Law community.

MAKING GANG LAWS IN A PANICNew research was released today from Jarrod Gilbert, University of Canterbury which examines ...
01/05/2022

MAKING GANG LAWS IN A PANIC
New research was released today from Jarrod Gilbert, University of Canterbury which examines NZ’s most significant legislative thrust targeting gangs, which occurred in the mid 1990s, and it looks at the efficacy of the gang laws by measuring the political intent of the measures against their actual use. The results are a damning indictment on a focus of politics over sound policy. These finding are particularly important right now because of the striking parallels between the gang scene then and now, meaning another legislative thrust against gangs could be likely before the next election.
The Report can be downloaded athttps://www.lawfoundation.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Making-Gang-Laws-in-a-Panic.pdf

IMPORTANT CHARITIES LAW REFORM REPORT RELEASEDThe 2019 NZLF International Research Fellow, Sue Barker, has released her ...
18/04/2022

IMPORTANT CHARITIES LAW REFORM REPORT RELEASED
The 2019 NZLF International Research Fellow, Sue Barker, has released her important report dedicated to the question “What does a world-leading framework of charities law look like?”
The report makes 70 recommendations, including that the review of the Charities Act is transferred to an independent body, such as the New Zealand Law Commission, for an independent, first principles (and ideally multi-disciplinary) review taking into account the wider legal framework applicable to charities.
Sue says, “Ultimately it comes down to the type of society we want to live in – it is very important that we get this right.”
The report is available here: https://www.lawfoundation.org.nz/?page_id=2565

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