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Can Social Media be a Genuine Force for Good?
The live streamed March 2019 Christchurch attacks and the more recent synagogue attack in Germany remind us that hate speech and the use of social media platforms to propagate hatred…
The Assault Weapon Dilemma
Since the Christchurch mosque attacks the New Zealand Government has tackled head-on the menace posed by military style weapons in the hands of ordinary citizens. Assault Weapon Buyback and Amnesty…
New Mega API
My interview on TVNZ last night regarding the new Mega API: http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/kim-dotcom-launches-new-website-video-5322502
Proposed Short Causes Procedure in High Court
Pleased to have participated in a really interesting roundtable-type discussion at Shortland Chambers last night. Great feedback received from a number of practitioners who gave up their time to attend.…
Big Data in Sport
Big Data Wins Big!! Have just read a very interesting item on Red Bull racing - How an upstart came to dominate Formula 1 with superfast internet and tons of…
TRADE MARK NON-USE
Very pleased to have presented in Wellington and Auckland this week for IPSANZ on the ever-live topic of trade mark non-use. Here are the opening and closing (takeaway) slides. Give…
Lessons on Tyranny
I have just had the pleasure of reading "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" by Timothy Snyder – a best selling author and Professor of History at Yale.…
NZ Bar Association’s 30th Anniversary
Excellent article by Jacqui Thompson and Melissa Perkin, charting the first 30 years of the NZBA's life, from small beginnings to its central role in representing the independent bar in…
NZBA 30TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER
It was a real honour and privilege to accept the challenge at the Bar Association's anniversary dinner at Te Puia, the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua…
