We are certainly living in interesting times, as the world order in place since the end of the Second World War, starts to collapse. In his book, "Out of the Wreckage",…

I wrote recently in the New Zealand Herald about what I regard as Fonterra’s misguided proposal to sell off its consumer brands. Here are the details: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/fonterras-misguided-proposal-to-sell-consumer-brands-clive-elliott/FMS56KIY5RHUHCVFBFASH3KATA/ Clive Elliott: Selling…

For me and, I suspect for many others, the results of the recent US elections are still sinking in. Henry Giroux is an American author who has written extensively on…

On Thursday this week, it was both a pleasure and a privilege to appear in the Supreme Court and argue an important case for my client and artist Sirpa Alalääkkölä…

It's unbelievable that someone running for the office of President of the USA can so blatantly, and seemingly with impunity, use artists copyright works against their wishes. In the case…

Now that the Minister of Justice, Paul Goldsmith, has signed Kim Dotcom’s extradition order https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/justice-minister-signs-kim-dotcoms-extradition-order/ZIO7RHMUS5B3NCKUEW4QH5C4V4/#google_vignette there is renewed interest in the case, particularly from overseas. A number of commentators are comparing his situation…

This post is directed at the wordsmiths amongst us, including those who advocate for or against a position. We often search for a good analogy or turn of phrase to…

This article was published in the June 2008 edition of the New Zealand Law Journal. This topic is of interest to me through my involvement as co-convener of the New…

Here is my article in today's New Zealand Herald on the upcoming US Presidential elections. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/clive-elliott-trump-vs-ardern-and-why-covid-19-could-determine-us-election/THNEZBKCWGETXPZBCTLUS6VV7Y/ NZ Herald 3 Nov, 2020 09:09 AM7 minutes to read Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern…