AMINZ would like to congratulate member Grant Brittain KC who has been appointed Associate Judge of the High Court.

It is with sadness that AMINZ advises our members of the passing of Sir Richard Ian Barker KC. Sir Ian was well-known to many of you, and his influence on the New Zealand legal landscape was significant.

AMINZ Fellow Peter Davey provides an overview of the Inaugural New Zealand Arbitration Survey report, authored by Royden Hindle and Dr Anna Kirk and published by NZDRC.

Snippets from September’s Kōrero - our monthly industry news and insights update.

AMINZ members know better than anyone how effective dispute resolution processes can be across almost every sector and scenario. At present, suppliers within the New Zealand grocery sector do not have adequate access to access dispute resolution mechanisms.

Council, alongside Resolution Institute, recently prepared a submission in response to the Grocery Code of Conduct consultation paper from MBIE.

AMINZ was delighted to host Construction Day on Tuesday 13 September - bringing together constriction practitioners from across New Zealand to celebrate the milestone of two decades of the CCA in New Zealand. Keynote speaker John Walton shares his keynote address with the wider AMINZ audience. Read it here.

This online, self-paced course explore child inclusion in family mediation, explaining why and how we include them. Find out more and access the course curriculum.

The long-awaited AMINZ awards dinner has come and gone. The evening was an opportunity for the wider ADR community to catch up, connect and celebrate. We reflect on the event and highlight again those who were recognised with an award on the night.

Snippets from August’s Kōrero - our monthly industry news and insights update.

The 2022 AMINZ Council will convene officially at the AGM in August. Learn more.

Ensuring the education and training needs of the dispute resolution sector can be met, the Institute is delighted to appoint Andrew Patterson to the newly created position of Stakeholder and Content Manager.

Snippets from July’s Kōrero - our monthly industry news and insights update.

Knowing that as an FDR practitioner you have a platform to bring a particular issue, discussion point, or scenario you’ve been grappling with to a group of like-minded individuals for discussion can make the world of difference in your practice.

So, what exactly are these meetings? We spoke with facilitator and AMINZ Fellow Rosemarie Brown to find out…

AMINZ Vice-President Nicole Smith was recently interviewed by the Editors of the Kluwer Arbitration Blog.

Snippets from June’s Kōrero - our monthly industry news and insights update.

Snippets from May’s Kōrero - our monthly industry news and insights update.

Snippets from April’s Kōrero - our monthly industry news and insights update.

Introducing Madison Dobie, the AMINZ Consensual Scholar 2022.

Introducing Diana Qiu, the AMINZ Determinative Scholar 2022.