On the 14th May 2020, the New Zealand Law Society released the draft research report: ‘Access to Justice – a stocktake of initiatives’. The goal of the report is to assist the Law Society in taking a people-centred approach and to better understand the legal system from a consumer perspective. The Society hopes to bring in innovative and new thinking, to improve access to justice in New Zealand.
Law Society President, Tiana Epati, notes that “Our aim is to build a picture of the range of access to justice initiatives across Aotearoa New Zealand and to engage with stakeholders to better understand that broader landscape. Alongside this, we are also building a fuller picture of international initiatives.”
Consultation on the draft report is open from now until 3 August. Any questions or comments can be directed to accesstojustice@lawsociety.org.nz.
A copy of the report is available as a PDF.