Issue 503 | 21 June 2021
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Did you know that our LexisNexis training webinars are complementary and most are 
CPD compliant? 
Tuesday, 22nd of June at 4pm

Become more skilled and efficient in your research. Join this session to examine methods of conducting searches on Advance, from understanding the algorithm that runs behind the scenes, to applying advanced filters to generate effective results. Learn to set up alerts and folders, share documents, and customise your publications pod and favourites to ensure that the platform is working efficiently for your research needs.
Duration: 60 min

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Thursday, 24th of June at 4pm

In this session, we will focus on our Environmental and Resource Management Law publications, including Practical Guidance modules, compiled by expert practitioners in their field. Learn how to work with content in our encylopedic Environmental Resource Management Law text, comprehensively reviewed by Derek Nolan QC. Gain an understanding of the relevant chapters of the Laws of NZ on Resource management and Climate Change which include leading cases on the subject. Become familiar with constructing search terms and setting up alerts, folders and saving annotations.
Duration: 60 min

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Monday, 28th of June at 10am

This session will look at how Practical Guidance operates as a stand-alone module and as a partner to the research you may run on Lexis Advance. In Practical Guidance, you can find guidance written by experts in different areas of law that lead you to the relevant cases and legislation, forms, checklists and precedents as well as extracts from the key text LexisNexis publishes in that area. Focus on understanding the use and benefits of Practical Guidance modules for your everyday research.
Duration: 60 min

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Thursday, 1st of July at 4pm

Barristers! Improve your research skills and save time using Lexis Advance. In our Bar-focused training session, discover how to customise your publications efficiently; learn how to filter your search results; link to your favourite publications; highlight relevant sections of text and make annotations; and create your own work folders and alerts to organise your research results and stay up to date with the latest content. This session will make research easier for you!
Duration: 60 min

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Tuesday, 6th of July at 3pm

In this session, we will provide an orientation to Lexis Advance. Learn to harness the power of the Advance search engine to find caselaw, legislation, commentary, forms & precedents and guidance on all different areas of law. This session will enable you to find what you need quickly and efficiently and organise your research effectively to save time.
Duration: 60 min

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Wednesday, 7th of July at 12pm

In this 60-minute webinar focusing on the land and property law resources available in Lexis Advance, we will show you how to quickly and efficiently find up to date commentary, case law, forms and precedents and the relevant legislation on the ever-changing landscape of New Zealand property law. Our key texts in this area include Hinde McMorland and Sims’s Land Law in New Zealand, Adam’s Land Transfer and the Practical Guidance Property Law module. Learn to set up alerts on relevant topics and publications and keep track of your documents for future reference, saving you valuable time in your day.
Duration: 60 min

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Tuesday, 13th of July at 4pm

This session shows you how to browse and search your digital versions of your key LexisNexis publications. We show you how to quickly find, highlight and annotate content for effective offline use of publications when you are out of the office, offline or for deep reading in a user-friendly format.
Duration: 60 min

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Friday, 16th of July at 10am

Available in full on Lexis Advance, New Zealand Forms and Precedents was the first loose-leaf, modern precedents resource created specifically for New Zealand. This wide ranging, encyclopedic text is designed to provide a precedent for every ordinary legal transaction and some extraordinary ones, that are not simply Academic or Court documents. Its authoritative and comprehensive coverage will give you a greater ability to provide forms and precedents appropriate for your clients’ needs and save time with drafting. The authors of the titles are specialists in their field and use a modern drafting approach, making the precedents very user-friendly. This session will show you how to access and use the forms, investigate recent updates and provide an opportunity for you to learn what you need to know about this iconic resource on Lexis Advance.
Duration: 60 min

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Tuesday, 20th of July at 12pm

Become more skilled and efficient in your research. Join this session to examine methods of conducting searches on Advance, from understanding the algorithm that runs behind the scenes, to applying advanced filters to generate effective results. Learn to set up alerts and folders, share documents, and customise your publications pod and favourites to ensure that the platform is working efficiently for your research needs.
Duration: 60 min

Click here to register today.
Tuesday, 20th of July at 3pm

In this session, we will provide an orientation to Lexis Advance. Learn to harness the power of the Advance search engine to find caselaw, legislation, commentary, forms & precedents and guidance on all different areas of law. This session will enable you to find what you need quickly and efficiently and organise your research effectively to save time.
Duration: 60 min

Click here to register today.
Tuesday, 27th of July at 4pm

Become more skilled and efficient in your research. Join this session to examine methods of conducting searches on Advance, from understanding the algorithm that runs behind the scenes, to applying advanced filters to generate effective results. Learn to set up alerts and folders, share documents, and customise your publications pod and favourites to ensure that the platform is working efficiently for your research needs.
Duration: 60 min

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Friday, 30th of July at 12pm

This session will look at how Practical Guidance operates as a stand-alone module, and as a partner to the research you run on Lexis Advance. In Practical Guidance, you can find guidance written by experts in different areas of law that link you to relevant cases and legislation, forms, checklists and precedents, as well as extracts from the key that text LexisNexis publishes in that area. Understand the use and benefits of Practical Guidance modules for your everyday research.
Duration: 60 min

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Unable to attend our webinars? Visit Learning Options on the LexisNexis Knowledge Network and explore alternative ways our Learning Consultants can tailor your training experience to meet your needs and skill set.
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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To find out more about the content webinars, click via the eStore here.
 
Abbott and Thompson District Courts Practice (Criminal)

Service 96 is now available online.

This service provides legislative updates to the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, Criminal Procedure Rules 2012, and Oranga Tamariki Act 1989. Commentary for the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 and Trespass Act 1980 and Appendix 1 have been updated. The Index has also been updated.

Cross on Evidence

Service 117 is available online.

Commentary has been updated for Parts 1 – 3 of the Evidence Act 2006 and for Chapters 1, 2 and 4 of Evidence Law Outside the Evidence Act. The Index has also been updated.

Garrow and Turkington’s Criminal Law

Service 174 is now available online.

This service has amendments to the Court of Appeal (Criminal) Rules 2001, Criminal Procedure Act 2011, Criminal Procedure Rules 2012, and Supreme Court Rules 2004. Commentary has been updated for the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Act 1995 and Criminal Procedure Act 2011. The Index has also been updated.
 
Local Government

Service 60 is now available online.

This service provides legislative updates to the Local Government Act 1974, the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 and the Local Government Act 2002.

Commentary has been updated in Parts 5 (Council and council-controlled organisations) and 6 (Planning decisions and accountability) of the Local Government Act 2002.
 
Practical Guidance: Succession

Latest legal updates
Third of Kiwis plan to leave no decent legacy to their children

Court of Appeal upheld that costs be paid from deceased father’s estate after Family Protection claim

Law Commission’s proposal to stop adult children from contesting a will
Textbook
 
Bill Patterson                                                    

RRP*incl GST: $200.00
ISBN: 9781988546506 (book)                            
ISBN: 9781988546513 (ebook)
Publication date: May 2021
 
Practical Guidance: Trusts

Latest legal updates
Supreme Court judgment on the disclosure of trust documents and legal professional privilege

Impact of IRD brightline property test changes on winding up trusts
Textbook
 
Chris Kelly, Greg Kelly, Collette Mckenzie & Kimberly Lawrence

RRP*incl GST: $220.00 $198.00 (pre-order price)
ISBN: 9781988546292 (book)
ISBN: 9781988546308 (ebook)
Publication date: October 2021
 
Service 99 (updated to 6 August 2020) is now available online.

Service 99 includes significant updates to:
  • the "Betting, Gaming and Lotteries" title as a result of the Racing Industry Act 2020, most of which came into force on 1 August 2020;
  • the "Resource Management" title, as a result of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020, most of which came into force on 1 July 2020, and the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020, which came into force on 9 July 2020;
 
Textbooks
 
Ursula Cheer                                          

RRP*incl GST: $200.00
ISBN: 9781988546117 (book)                            
ISBN: 9781988546124 (ebook)
Publication date: February 2021
 
 
Ross Carter                                                     

RRP*incl GST: $180.00
ISBN: 9780947514983 (book)                          
ISBN: 9780947514990 (ebook)
Publication date: May 2021
 
 
Disclaimer: This service is intended to provide a summary of information recently made available on the LexisNexis online legal platform. The contents of Summing Up do not purport to be professional advice on any particular matter. The publishers therefore accept no liability for any claim or other action that may arise from the use of the information provided in this publication.

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