Events

We host a range of seminars and seminars throughout the year, including ad hoc conferences on important legal topics, our Brown Bag series of lectures from Judges and senior practitioners for young lawyers, Masterclasses from specialist contributing reviewers to the New Zealand Law Review, and a criminal law seminar usually held in Manukau.
In 2023, we sponsored an Auckland lecture by Lord Sumption, a retired Judge of the United Kingdom Supreme Court.
Beyond academic and professional development, we offer social opportunities for legal professionals to connect, such as our Biennial Quiz.
Every year we invite an outstanding international scholar to visit the Auckland Law School for a series of discussions and lectures with faculty, students and the profession. Our four most recent visiting scholars have been Distinguished Professor Jacinta Ruru of the University of Otago Faculty of Law, retired Judge of the Australian High Court the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, Professor Adrienne Stone of the University of Melbourne Law School and this year we were joined by Philippe Sands KC.
Our upcoming events are listed below.

6 Nov, 2025

Masterclass with Stephen Todd - New Zealand Law Review - Torts on Thursday 6th November 2025

The seminar will give an update on recent developments in the field of torts, looking in particular at a number of significant decisions in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia. Topics to be covered may include, although are not limited to: disabled life, the common law and cover for accident compensation; mental injury suffered by secondary victims of accidents; liability in negligence in respect of conduct undertaken voluntarily; the ‘measured’ duty of an occupier of land in negligence and nuisance; visual intrusion as constituting a nuisance; vicarious liability and the ambit of the ‘close connection’ test; defective buildings and claims for contribution; joint tortfeasors and accessory liability.

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