RMA emergency powers and defences

Chair Judge Andrea Manuel ENVIRONMENT

ALL LEVELS

WEBINAR

Webinar 1 CPD hour

Tuesday 28 March 1pm – 2pm

Price from $80 +GST

Presenters Alex Cumming, senior solicitor, regulatory and enforcement, legal services, Auckland Council and Stuart Ryan, barrister

This webinar aims to raise awareness of stress-related issues in the profession, as well as providing strategies for managing and reducing these stressors.

Chair Joanna Trezise, senior associate, Russell McVeagh

Extreme weather events can require immediate and urgent responses to make property and infrastructure safe. Under the Resource Management Act, what can people do in an emergency? This webinar, offering council and counsel perspectives, will provide timely insights and helpful practical learnings for taking action during an emergency.

Chair Patrick Senior, senior associate, Russell McVeagh

Cultural reports and sentencing

CRIMINAL ALL LEVELS WEBINAR

Webinar 1.5 CPD hours

Wednesday 29 March 1pm – 2.30pm

Price from $110 + GST

Presenter David Harvey, retired District Court judge

Chair Jo Murdoch, assistant public defender, Public Defence Service

This webinar will examine the history and development of s 27 reports and analyse key case law, culminating in the Court of Appeal’s 2020 decision in Carr and Anderson v R and the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in R v Berkland. It will give an overview of the range of discounts applied by courts in sentencing and offer tips for lawyers for obtaining and using such reports when making submissions about discounts.