In this paper Sir Ivor Richardson discusses the role and possible methods of work of lawyers assigned to law reform tasks outside their home jurisdictions. In particular, he relates his comments to his own experience in preparing fiscal and banking legislation for Mauritius, Tonga and Western Samoa

Economic analysis of law is an important field of study for the courts. This is because court decisions affect the use of society's limited resources. Therefore, the economic efficiency of a particular course must be taken into account. However, without adequate data there is a risk that...

This foreword remarks that the publication of a book on Competition Law and Policy is particular timely due to recent changes in New Zealand society and the economy as well as the closer linking of the New Zealand and Australian markets. It notes the extent to which the New Zealand Courts and...

This address was given by Sir Ivor Richardson to the Family Courts Conference, held in Auckland in October 1999. In it, Sir Ivor first discusses the need to develop family law expertise at the appellate court level. He then briefly looks at the potential for inequality arising from the equal...

This paper focuses on the Government-Servant relationship in the United States. First, the article distinguishes between officers and employees. Then, incidents of this relationship in relation to officers, employees and military servants are explored. These are: the right to a salary, rights...

This paper considers the mutuality principle in tax law and the effect that s 145 of the Land and Income Tax Act 1954 has had on this principle. The mutuality principle is the doctrine that, in the absence of special legislation, a payment to oneself cannot constitute income. The paper first...

This paper sets out the cases concerning tax and estate planning decided between 1973 and 1975 and considered to be of most significance for accountants and lawyers. For each case, the relevant sections of the Land and Income Tax Act 1954, a summary of the facts and the court's decision, and a...

This paper was originally given as the opening address at the Eighth Inter-Pacific Bar Association Conference held in Auckland in May 1998. In it, Sir Ivor discusses the desirable features of a legal system from the perspective of commercial lawyers and their clients. These are: a fair and...

This paper addresses the expansion of the scope of negligence over the six years preceding the article. The two most important developments in negligence for professionals during this time concerned (i) the approach to be taken in order to determine whether a duty of care arises in a particular...

In this paper Sir Ivor Richardson discusses the potential for the use of economic analysis by the courts. He notes the difference between positive and normative economic analyses and explains that it is the latter which is controversial. He then examines the argument that lawyers and courts...