Law news
Celebrating AUT through the years
Over 50 of our oldest alumni came together for the 2018 Seddon Memorial Technical College reunion hosted by the alumni office.
AUT strengthens ties with Chinese alumni
Gaining skills for the workplace
Can you help the Foodie Godmother?
Minister launches sustainable blueprint
THE rankings place AUT in NZ top three
AUT 2019 domestic and international fees
Bachelor of Business undergoes refresh
AUT’s reshaped Bachelor of Business lets students build an engaging, multidisciplinary programme of study focused on future capabilities and social impact.
Trafficking victims and the law
Visiting UK law academic will deliver lecture on the increasing legal protection for trafficking victims compelled to commit offences.
Mixing the generations for leadership lessons during AUT’s Shadow a Leader day.
Professor Kris Gledhill discusses the Waikeria Prison site proposal, which will include a 500-bed high security prison and a 100-bed mental health unit.
AUT Law School academic Amy Benjamin dissects the many faces of secrecy with Catherine Austin Fitts from the Solari Report.
Community contribution celebrated
AUT Law School recognises MFAT associate counsel Pakeeza Rasheed for her work with charities and community organisations
London calling for AUT law scholar
AUT Law School graduate to gain work experience in the heart of the British criminal law system after receiving Pegasus Scholarship
AUT student links with US-NZ leaders
AUT business and law student Charle Megala is appointed to the US Embassy’s New Zealand Youth Council for 2018.
Law student’s Borrin Foundation support
The research grant will fund a research internship investigating how cultural information can improve outcomes for Māori in the justice system.
Indigenous law research to the fore
AUT Law School officially opens legal research centre with a focus on indigenous people in New Zealand and across the Asia-Pacific.
Fresh start drives passion for justice
AUT Law School graduate’s job at Meredith Connell next step in criminal law journey that has taken him from war zones to courtrooms.
New hybrid court model a way to deliver justice to victims of United Nations Peacekeeper abuse
AUT law academic Cassandra Mudgway has offered a way forward for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by United Nations peacekeepers.
AUT increases presence in QS subject rankings
New global rankings show AUT now has 13 subjects ranked, with two of them featuring in the top 50 in the world.
AUT Law Professor on Law Reform Committee
Warren Brookbanks, Professor of Criminal Law and Justice Studies and founder and director of AUT’s Centre for Non-Adversarial Justice, has been appointed to the criminal law committee of the New Zealand Law Society.
Professor Bernadette McSherry receives inaugural Kayes Fletcher Walker visiting scholar award
Australian criminal law academic Bernadette McSherry is the first person to receive the Kayes Fletcher Walker visiting scholar award in conjunction with AUT Law School.
Competition win brings real world learning
Representing AUT in the 2017 Sentencing Advocacy Competition gave law student Abhijit Desai an incredible opportunity to experience the realities of criminal law. Abhijit, who made it to the finals against 23 other participants, impressed the judges with his skill and brought home the win.
AUT Centre for Non-Adversarial Justice launched
On Friday 10 March, the AUT Centre for Non-Adversarial Justice was officially launched. Established in 2016, the Centre aims to identify and promote various models of justice under the broad banner of non-adversarial justice.
Business and Law students attend Global Leader Experience
Six law and 39 business students recently attended ‘Common Purpose - Global Leader Experience’ - an international programme for university students.
First law student cohort at AUT South Campus signals milestone for Manukau
This opinion piece was first published in Employment Today (May 2016).
New Zealand’s landmark pay equity case is now before a government-initiated Joint Working Group. AUT law honours student Ian McPherson summarises the situation so far and discusses the only legitimate source from which pay equity principles can be derived.
The law is changing and so must we, says new professor
Professor Warren Brookbanks, who joined AUT Law School as a Professor of Criminal Law and Justice Studies in April, says compassion and versatility are ‘must haves’ for new lawyers who want to keep up with a changing legal landscape.
ummer law job the next step for career changer
For AUT Law student Kim Beange, summer 2015/16 is less about taking a break and more about taking another step in her transformation from legal secretary to solicitor.
What is the effect of email disclaimers?
For an hour and a half on Sunday evening - in the final excruciating stages of a marathon negotiating session involving through the night meetings on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - it looked as if a typo in the final draft text might derail proceedings.
AUT students receive AMINZ scholarships
Eight AUT law students received AMINZ scholarships to attend the AMINZ Conference happening 23 – 25 July 2015.
AUT University Law School hosts Public Defence Service workshop
AUT University’s School of Law hosted the 2015 Public Defence Service (PDS) national workshop in April.
International expert says law is the closest we get to applying philosophy
The reputation of New Zealand’s most contemporary law school has attracted not one, but two world-leading academics.
A new book written by AUT Professor of Diversity Dr Edwina Pio offers insights and advice to organisations with minority religions in their workforces.
New law professor starts at AUT
Professor Cassidy is currently working on issues relating to the possible introduction of a capital gains tax into New Zealand. She is also interested in current corporate reforms in regard to directors’ duties. Another area in which she is actively researching is the courts approaches to the reception of international law, particularly human rights norms, in New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.