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Lawyers from across Wellington gathered this morning for the Law Society’s sold-out second annual breakfast address with Chief Justice Dame Helen Winkelmann, hosted by Law Society President David Campbell and Chief Executive Katie Rusbatch.
Budget 2026 has allocated additional funding for two new courthouses, as well as time-limited funding to address cost pressures for court and coroner services, and the ongoing demand and cost of administering legal aid.
The first annual report on Aotearoa’s Collaborative Pro Bono Framework shows participating firms delivered more than 17,500 hours of free legal work in 2025, exceeding the Framework’s aspirational target in its first year.
Two Anti-Money Laundering reform bills have received third reading and are now awaiting royal assent.
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