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Waikato LLB students qualify as arbitrators and mediators (AMNIZ) on graduation
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The Master of Legal Studies (MLS) degree is for graduates with no prior legal study. It is designed for professionals who wish to add advanced studies in Law as part of their skill set. This degree emphasises creativity, communication, critical analysis, applied knowledge and problem solving in a variety of specialist disciplines.
Te Piringa Faculty of Law is immensely proud to be celebrating its 30 year anniversary, and 30 years of New Frontiers
The viability of some charities could rest on how they’re taxed – we should be cautious about changing the rules
Dr Juliet Chevalier-Watts and Professor Frank Scrimgeour discuss proposed tax rule changes for charity-linked businesses in New Zealand in this piece for The Conversation, highlighting potential risks to charity sustainability.
As the rescued astronauts return, space law is still in orbit over who’s responsible when missions go wrong
In this piece for The Conversation, Anna Marie Brennan, Senior Lecturer in Te Piringa Faculty of Law, argues that current space law is ill-equipped to address the rise of civilian space travel.
Australia has learned valuable lessons from its own shooting tragedies: 6 ideas NZ can borrow
Professor Al Gillespie considers what New Zealand could learn from Australia's firearms laws in this piece for The Conversation.
America or Europe? Why Trump’s Ukraine U-turn is a fork in the road for New Zealand
The implications of Trump’s unilateral abandonment of Ukraine still create a serious foreign policy problem for New Zealand, Professor Al Gillespie writes in this piece for The Conversation.
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