Regular IP commentator Kate Duckworth was recently interviewed on RNZ by Wallace Chapman. Kate and Wallace discussed the unfortunate case of a Māori woman who had her face plastered on…

Having some form of artistic outlet is a great way to relax and forget about the files piled up on your desk and waiting for your attention, and generally to…

I had an interesting discussion this evening on Radio New Zealand Checkpoint with Lisa Owen about the enormous challenges that AI is creating in the music industry and how copyright…

On 26 May it was a great pleasure to chair a roundtable discussion on AI, entitled the “AI Revolution”. The New Zealand Bar Association and Shortland Chambers jointly hosted the…

In discussing New Zealand's recent Budget, Marc Daalder of Newsroom reports that the wellbeing provisions are to be stripped from the Public Finance Act. These amendments were recently introduced to…

Elon Musk made his name as an innovator who pushed the boundaries in terms of online payments (PayPal), space exploration (SpaceX), and electric vehicles (Tesla), and was feted for his…

The rule of law is not only often maligned but also misunderstood. Here is a short lesson from the Duke University School of Law Community on what it’s about: Our…

Some practitioners still cling to the notion that procedural rules are the servants of the law, but all too often, and regrettably, they exert an influence suggesting they are less…

The National-led government has just announced a full ban on prisoners voting: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559446/prisoner-voting-ban-to-be-brought-back-paul-goldsmith This is a reversal from a change allowing prisoners imprisoned for a term shorter than three years…