“Did the time you dedicated to study at law school prepare you well for the hours you had to work as a junior lawyer?” – Jack, 19 In a word, no. In more words, no but it didn’t matter too much. In my first job I was contracted to work 40 hours and would … Continue reading
Tag Archives: case law
AI and Legal Liability: What Happens When AI Goes Wrong?
“Self-learning AI poses interesting and difficult questions for the law. In particular, who is legally liable when self-learning AI goes wrong? The programmers? The users? Or even the AI itself?” Continue reading
Coping Mechanisms for Dealing with Stress
Top tips for managing stress and keeping your head above water. Continue reading
Digital afterlife: What happens to your Facebook after you die?
If you were to die today, what would you want to happen to your social media accounts, email, videos and photos stored on the cloud? Would you want your family to receive access to every message you have sent over the internet? Continue reading
NZLJ Student Companions: Fenty & Ors v Arcadia Group Brands Ltd & Anor
This Student Companion by Anna Kingsbury appeared in the April 2015 edition of the New Zealand Law Journal . Continue reading
NZLJ Student Companions: Torts – Robinson v Whangarei Heads Enterprises Ltd
This Student Companion by Barry Allan appeared in the July 2015 edition of the New Zealand Law Journal. Continue reading
NZLJ Student Companions: Tower Insurance v Skyward Aviation
This Student Companion by Les Arthur appeared in the March 2015 edition of the New Zealand Law Journal Continue reading
Company Q&A: The company as a legal entity
Can you accurately describe the ‘corporate veil’? Test your self with this issue in this Company Law Q&A Continue reading
NZLJ Student Companions: CT v R
This Student Companion by Bernard Robertson appeared in the March 2015 edition of the New Zealand Law Journal Continue reading
Criminal Law Q&A: Mens rea
Do Tyler and Edward have mens rea for their offences? Test your legal knowledge. Continue reading