Issue 479 | 15 June 2020
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WELCOME TO ALERT LEVEL 1!

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LexisNexis ONDEMAND webinars are delivered by subject experts and accompanied by a short comprehension quiz. Our latest ONDEMAND webinars are as follows:


Guidance on the principles and practical issues associated with workplace disciplinary processes
and investigations.
Duration: 60 min

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The webinar looks at the recurring issues of fairness and reward that are commonly encountered during inheritance disputes and provides legal advisors, arbitrators and mediators with tools to advise and manage these when drafting or advising clients on wills, estates and succession. 
Duration: 60 min

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This webinar examines the ongoing challenges of knowing your customer and practicalities of ensuring appropriate customer due diligence in an increasingly digital world in order to meet AML/CFT requirements.
Duration: 60 min

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Applying for a court order to administer a deceased estate when a person dies without a will is often complicated. This webinar appraises the requirements for an application of intestacy; the selection of appropriate evidence in support of the application and the recognition of factors that affect entitlement.
Duration: 60 min

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The application process for Letters of Administration with the will annexed differs from probate applications and knowing what matters need to be considered and addressed and supported by evidence, or indeed omitted, when making an application, is not always clear. This webinar provides guidance on recognising the key requirements for the preparation of a valid will and the requirements for making an improperly executed will declared valid.
Duration: 60 min

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Monday, 15th of June at 1pm

Lexis Draft is a legal drafting solution. It is a Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook add-in ribbon that helps you draft faster and more efficiently. Lexis Draft contains legal proofreading, editorial review, research and analytical tools for accurate, consistent and efficient drafting. It checks for inconsistencies in documents, flags areas that need your attention and links directly to your LexisNexis services without leaving Word – saving you time.
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Thursday, 18th of June at 4pm

This webinar covers an overview of LexisNexis criminal publications including textbooks online. Join us for an overview of our criminal materials, Garrow and Turkington, Halls sentencing, Abbot & Thompson – District Courts Practice, Cross on evidence, Linxplus, The New Zealand Law Reports and the CaseBase Case Citator. Look at the Practical Guidance Criminal module, covering District Court Litigation, High Court content, and the Criminal Forms and Precedents. NZ unreported judgements, Sim's court practice, Becroft and Halls transport law will also be looked at during this session.
Duration: 60 min

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Thursday, 18th of June at 4pm

This session examines methods of conducting searches on Lexis Advance, from understanding the algorithm that runs behind the scenes of Lexis Advance, to applying advanced filters to generate effective results. Learn to set up alerts and folders, share documents, customise your publications pod and favourites, ensuring that the platform is working efficiently for your research needs.
Duration: 45 min

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Tuesday, 23rd of June at 3pm

This session will provide knowledge on the basic features and functionalities of Lexis Advance. Make use of the red search box for general searches and be able to filter and narrow your results. Get familiar in using the alerts and favourites. Utilise the different pods such as your history and publications and the availability of creating your own work folders to organise your research, documents and matter you are working on.
Duration: 45 min

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Thursday, 25th of June at 1pm

This session shows you how to browse and search your digital versions of key LexisNexis publications like Sim’s Court Practice and Fisher on Matrimonial and Relationship Property. We show you how to quickly find, highlight and annotate content for effective offline use of publications when you are out of the office.
Duration: 60 min

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Thursday, 25th of June at 4pm

In this session, you’ll learn how to maximise your efficiency using Lexis Advance, allowing you more time for further legal research and activities. View the extensive legal resources you have online, how to filter search results, create links to your favourites publications, learn how to annotate and put leading content into your own work folders for easy access of research materials. We will discuss time saving methods on how to conduct searches to customize your publications pod and find favourites, ensuring that the platform is working for your research needs.
Duration: 60 min

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Friday, 26th of June at 10am

Improve your research with Lexis Advance in our Bar-focused training session. Discover how to make the most of the big red search box, filter your search results, create links to your favourite publications, highlight and annotate content, create your own work folders to organise your research.
Duration: 60 min

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Unable to attend our webinars? For a whole host of additional learning material including videos and guides, click here to access the LexisNexis Knowledge Network.
 
Commercial Law in New Zealand

Service 67 – May 2020 is now available online.

Commentary has been updated for chapters on: General Principles of Contract; Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003; Insurance; Insolvency; and Secured Transactions and Hire Purchase.

Heath and Whale on Insolvency

Service 47 – May 2020 is now available online.

Service 47 features updated commentary on: Personal insolvency; Receivership; Corporate rescue; Regulation of insolvency practitioners; Special entities; and Court procedure.

Morison’s Company Law

Service 196 – May 2020 is now available online.

Service 196 includes legislative updates to the Serious Fraud Office Act 1990 and commentary updates to the Statutory Management chapter. The service also includes an Index updated up to and including Service 195.

Morison’s Securities Law

Service 196 – May 2020 is now available online.

This service includes legislative updates to the Financial Advisers Act 2008 and updates to annotated commentary on Pt 4 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013. The service also includes an Index updated up to and including Service 195.
 
Garrow and Turkington’s Criminal Law

Service 170 is now available online.

This service provides legislative updates to the Crimes Act 1961. Commentary has been updated to the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 and Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003.

Practical Guidance: Criminal

Latest legal updates
Pair jailed for life for Auckland teen murder

Counties Manukau DHB case dropped by SFO

Fewer homicide, robbery and sexual assault charges during lockdown
 
Practical Guidance: Family

Latest legal updates
Ex-wife’s chances of getting marriage dowry are slim

Family Court review: changes not made to out of Court services

Court: Property (Relationships) Act 1976 not applicable to polyamorous relationship
Textbook
 
Mark Henaghan & Bill Atkin

RRP*incl GST: $160.00
ISBN: 9780947514969 (book)
Publication date: March 2020
 
Textbooks
 
Alberto Costi (editor)

RRP*incl GST: $220.00
ISBN: 9781877511042 (book)
Publication date: March 2020
 
 
Maria Hook & Jack Wass

RRP*incl GST: $200.00 $180.00 (pre-order price)
ISBN: 9780947514112 (book)
Publication date: July 2020
 
Practical Guidance: District Court Litigation

Latest legal updates
Chief District Court Judge issues Practice Note on public health order appeals process

Melinda Broek appointed new District Court Judge
 
Textbook
 
Don McMorland

RRP*incl GST: $220.00 $198.00 (pre-order price)
ISBN: 9781988546230
Publication date: June 2020
 
Textbook
 
Derek Nolan (editor)

RRP*incl GST: $220.00 $198.00 (pre-order price)
ISBN: 9781988546247
Publication date: July 2020
 
Practical Guidance: Succession

Latest legal update
High Court granted application to remove sister from deceased mother’s house
 
Practical Guidance: Trusts

Latest legal updates
Steps to consider during the pandemic for trusts and charities

High Court dismissed application to wind up estate

Trustee exemption clause needs to be reworded
 
Textbook
 
Matthew S R Palmer (general editor)

RRP*incl GST: $200.00
ISBN: 9780947514914 (book)
Publication date: May 2020
 
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