AWLA Newsletter
The Auckland Women Lawyers Association produces a bi-monthly newsletter which is distributed via email to our members, however back issues of the newsletter are provided below.
2010 Newsletters
August (Download)
Main articles:
Appointment of The Hon Justice Mary Peters to the High Court Bench
Low Odds on Female Partnership in Australia
New Domestic Violence Legislation in Force
Giving Something Back
June (Download)
Main articles:
A Road Less Travelled Rebecca Elvin-taking opportunities as they come
Be a Heater-Put Out!
Crown Prosecutor Appointed to War Crimes Tribunal for Rwanda
April (Download)
Main articles:
The Hon Justice Ellis-life, lessons and her recent appointment to the Bench
AWLA Exec Member Wins Top International Legal Writing Prize
AWLA Presents Submissions in Relation to Victims'Rights Review
AWLA Cathy Quinn Wins Top Business Woman Award
February (Download)
Main articles:
First Among Equals - Judith Collins MP and her road to Cabinet
Elizabeth Chan - 2009 recipient of the AWLA Margaret Wilson Scholarship
Anna Stretton - 10 Strategies for Business Success
Promising Young Maori Law Student awarded the inaugural Judge Katrina Williams Prize
2009 Newsletters
November (Download)
Main articles:
Judicial Diversity
Domestic Violence legislation passed
Profile: Dame Sian Elias
August (Download)
Main articles:
Provocation - Unworkable and Unfixable A plea for your views
Women on Boards:The Ministry of Women's Affairs Nomination Service
June (Download)
Main articles:
A Superb Success of One of Our Own
From the Huffington Post:The Supreme Court - Why Women Matter
April (Download)
Main articles:
An interview with Helen Melrose - inaugural President of AWLA
AWLA Submissions on the Domestic Violence (Enhancing Safety) Bill
February (Download)
Main articles:
An interview with Jan McCartney SC
Accident Compensation Corporation v D and anor
2008 Newsletters
September (Download)
Main articles:
Clint Rickards application to the Bar - AWLA submission to ADLS
Sexual harassment OK as it ensures humans breed, Russian judge rules
July (Download)
Main articles:
Imrana Jalal: 2008 Dame Silvia Cartwright Lecture
The Evidence Act 2006: An Assault on Victims of Sexual Violence?
May (Download)
Main articles:
Obituary - Dame Augusta Wallace
Christopher Harder - Application for Restoration to the Roll of Barristers and Solicitors
March (Download)
Main articles:
Dame Sylvia Cartwright Lecture 2008
1943 Guide to Hiring Women
2007 Newsletters
February (Download)
Main articles:
Employment Relations (Flexible Working Hours) Amendment Bill
Update on the Evidence Act
April (Download)
Main articles:
Representation of Women Lawyers in Legal Directories by Sabrina Muck
Perspectives on Flexible Working Practices for Women Lawyers
X v Y: Reasons for Partners Divide Functions Not Relevant to Lump Sum Awards when Post Separation Economic Disparity Exists
AWLA Writing Prize: "The Prostitution Reform Act 2003: Social Enlightenment or Pandora's Box?" by Bridgette White
September (Download)
Main articles:
Gender Discrimination in Employment
AWLA Careers Evening 2007
Living at the Cutting Edge: Women's Experiences of Protection Orders
November (Download)
Main articles:
Peters v Police: A Modern Take on the "Ancient Rituals of the Human Mating Dance", or an Ancient Take on Acceptable Behaviour in the Modern Age?
Alternative Career Path Workshop
Flexible Working Arrangements -Legislation Update
2006 Newsletters
March (Download)
Main articles:
AWLA 2005 Writing Prize: "Topical Barriers to Justice for Women in Situations of Domestic Violence" by Julia Pilbrow
AWLA Christmas Dinner 2005 with guest speaker Jane Diplock
May (Download)
Main articles:
Oral Submissions on the Employment Relations (Flexible Working Hours) Bill 2005
"Can You Afford To Ignore the Big Questions That You Don't Have Time To Consider?" by Executive Coach Yvonne McLean
AWLA Writing Prize Finalist: A review of Lisa La Mantia's essay "Wife Abuse in New Zealand
from 1860 - 1900"
August (Download)
Main articles:
Grey Lynn Neighbourhood Law Office - An update from Helen Twentyman
Obituary: Fiona Bolwell (ex AWLA Executive member)
Obituary: Olivia WIlkins (Bell Gully)
Review: AWLA Mid Winter Dinner with guest speaker Judge Clarkson
Litigation: X v X - AWLA's Application to Intervene
2005 Newsletters
March (Download)
Main articles:
Self Interest or Security Interest - Women in Contract Law and the Wife as Surety
Legal Responses to Gendered Medical and Pharmaceutical Harms
Executive Profiles: Lucy Riddiford, Jenny Cooper
April (Download)
Main articles:
Flexible Working Hours - Can it be achieved by legislation?
Considering a National Women Lawyers Organisation
Executive Profiles: Jennifer Caldwell, Linda Robinson
June (Download)
Main articles:
Profile: Christine Gordon and the Pitcairn Island Trials
The NZLS Women's Consultative Group
August (Download)
Main articles:
The Employment Relations Amendment Bill 2005
Election 2005: What has happened to "Women's Issues"
November (Download)
Main articles:
Grow, Protect and Manage Your Assets
Profile: Dame Judith Mayhew-Jonas
2004 Newsletters
March (Download)
Main articles:
The Future of the Ministry of Women's Affairs
Closing of the Minor Proceedings Creche
Profile: Helen Twentyman - Head Solicitor Grey Lynn Neighbourhood Law Office
May (Download)
Main articles:
Regulating the Sex Industry
An Evening with Deborah Manning: The Zaoui Case
Executive Profile: Kate Davenport
Hosking v Runting: A Tort of Privacy
Barriers to the Advancement of Women
The Introduction of Private Prosecutions Under Section 54A of the Health and Safety Employment Act 2002
When is Pure Economic Loss Recoverable for the Tort of Negligent Misstatement under the Common Law of New Zealand?
July (Download)
Main articles:
Paid Parental Leave in New Zealand: An International Comparison
Equal Employment Far from a Reality in New Zealand
Advancements and Failures of Current Jurisprudence to Protect Women in Armed Conflict
AWLA Submission on the Crimes Amendment Bill (No.2)
September (Download)
Main articles:
'Women and the Law' Returns to Law School
Justice Helen Winklemann Appointed to the High Court
Discussion Paper - Appointing Judges: A Judicial Appointments Commission for New Zealand?
UK Commission on Women and the Criminal Justice System: 'Man-made' Justice Fails Women
Taonga and the Property (Relationships) Act 1976: Recent Case Law
November (Download)
Main articles:
Profile: Helen Atkins Appointed to Environmental Risk Management Authority
YWCA's Future Leaders Programme
2003 Newsletters
October (Download)
Main articles:
An Evening with Lynley Hood - Author of "A City Possessed: The Christchurch Civic Creche Case"
Part-time Judging - One Step Further
Executive Profiles: Mary Hill, Gina Cole
November (Download)
Main articles:
A Moment with the Master: An Interview with Master Hannah Sargisson
Reflections from the Bench: Judge Anne Kiernan Looks Back on Her First Year as a District Court Judge
NZLA Family Law Conference 2003 - 'Raising The Standard'
Appointing the Judiciary
Barriers faced by Senior Women Managers
Sexual Crimes Committeed Against Children Extra-Territorially
From Dog Attacks to a Dog's Breakfast - Moral Panic and the Dog Control Act 1996
Work-Life Balance - The Launch of a New Government Policy
