LawAid International

17/11/2025

Director of LawAid International, Craig Tuck, has joined Human Rights at Sea as a voluntary Global Ambassador.

Director of LawAid International, Craig Tuck, has joined Human Rights at Sea as a voluntary Global Ambassador. "I am honoured to join Human Rights at Sea as a voluntary Global Ambassador: I look forward to contributing to and collaborating with HRAS together with Patron, Lord Teverson of Tregony in....

12/11/2025

https://www.lawaid.co.nz/post/un-responsible-business-and-human-rights-forum

Send Lawyers, Media and Allies: Transnational Strategic Litigation's role in safeguarding human rights, upholding human dignity and providing access to justice in asymmetric and crisis laden regulatory frameworks.

The concept of legal advocacy is generic and transferable across jurisdictions. It is a process and not a substance and when properly deployed as part of a collaborative strategic model, is a superpower. It is a master mechanism providing "teeth" to any organisation challenging powerful corporates and governments who breach their responsibilities.
Without Strategic litigation initiatives being onboarded and/or embedded against (and sometimes for) powerful corporate and organisational interests, nothing will change for long.

Session partners: Law Aid International and M Ravi Law.

Video (Craig Tuck and M.Ravi): Send Lawyers, Media & Allies - LawAid InternationalSend Lawyers, Media and AlliesSend Lawyers, Media and Allies: Transnational Strategic Litigation's role in safeguarding human rights, upholding human dignity and providing access to justice in asymmetric and crisis lad...

07/01/2024

New Zealand is a very lucrative option for many people when considering emigrating. Most visitors to New Zealand often consider emigrating after experiencing the scenic landscapes, relaxed work-life balance, and the welcoming nature of the locals. Of course, being part of the Commonwealth also weighs in greatly.

Read more here: https://www.lawaid.co.nz/post/immigration-getting-ready-to-come-to-new-zealand-be-document-ready

10/12/2023

Section 106 of the Sentencing Act 2002 covers discharge without conviction.

Under s 106(1) of the Act, a person who is found guilty or who pleads guilty may be discharged without conviction. This means that although they are guilty of the offence, they will not have the conviction recorded on their criminal record.

Read more here: https://www.lawaid.co.nz/post/section-106-of-sentencing-act-2002-what-is-it-and-why-do-you-need-to-know-about-it

07/12/2023

The incoming coalition government has promised to reintroduce the Three Strikes sentencing regime.

The regime in its original form aimed to impose enhanced penalties against offenders who had previously been convicted of serious violent offences. It operated for approximately 12 years before being repealed in 2022.

Read more here: https://www.lawaid.co.nz/post/three-strikes-past-present-and-pitfalls

06/12/2023

Indeterminate Orders in Aotearoa New Zealand

There are certain kinds of indeterminate orders that a court may impose on a person convicted of serious crimes. These orders aim to protect the public from that person’s perceived risk of reoffending by providing for their detention or supervision without fixing an ‘end-date’.

Read more here: https://www.lawaid.co.nz/post/indeterminate-orders-in-aotearoa-new-zealand

06/12/2023

First time in Court?

We can help you if you have been charged with a criminal offence. All of our barristers are highly experienced and between them appear daily in Court on matters including plea, bail, diversion, discharge without conviction, sentencing, proceeds of crime, pre-trials, judge-alone trials, jury trials, and appeals.

Read more here: https://www.lawaid.co.nz/post/first-time-in-court

17/07/2022

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