There has been a traditional presumption in favour of granting bail and this has been premised on the basis that defendant's are presumed innocent until proven guilty and have a right to be released from detention unless ...
Professor Joanna Manning has posed the question of whether the reluctance of the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) to make a disciplinary finding with respect to negligence under the Health ...
A cornerstone of New Zealand’s justice system is the principle of “open justice”. The courts are open to the public and the media is free to report on proceedings. The by product of this is the presumption against name ...
In 2004 amidst much controversy the Supreme Court was established by way of the Supreme Court Act 2004. The controversy that surrounded this event related in part to Ministerial concern that “Judicial Activism” would abound. ...
On 6 December 2014 legislation mandating the consideration of restorative justice prior to sentencing was brought into effect. If an offender pleads guilty in the District Court to an offence where there is one or more ...