Dotcom extradition order creates overseas interest
Now that the Minister of Justice, Paul Goldsmith, has signed Kim Dotcom’s extradition order https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/justice-minister-signs-kim-dotcoms-extradition-order/ZIO7RHMUS5B3NCKUEW4QH5C4V4/#google_vignette there is renewed interest in the case, particularly from overseas. A number of commentators are comparing his situation to the one Julian Assange faced, something I discuss in a recent interview with the Abu Dhabi-based news agency, Viory. Check it out […]
The Dotcom Saga Continues
Tech entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has been making headlines in New Zealand for well over a decade now. It seems that the saga might be starting to draw to a close, as the Justice Minister signs his extradition order https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350380271/justice-minister-signs-kim-dotcoms-extradition-order I had a brief interview with Mike Hoskin on Newstalk ZB on Friday https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/barrister-clive-elliott-on-the-kim-dotcom-saga/6P6FQ7AXAXD2DJ2DGSDHPCNMSU/#google_vignette In my […]
Creating a braided, cohesive and winning identity
The coalition government is finding it increasingly difficult to ignore the opposition to the proposed repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act. For my part, it seems to me that with the enormity of the problem documented in the Abuse in Care report, it is hard to see how the recognition of Te […]
Contemplate I
So Much to Lose
When the Music’s Over The affinity between poetry and painting, and the literary and visual arts is a long-standing and natural one. The line between the two can be hard to define. The Roman poet Horace famously remarked that “A picture is a poem without words”. What then is a picture put to words, or […]
The Power of Wellbeing – Book Trailer
A bad climate change prognosis
Without wishing to be alarmist, the climate change prognosis seems to be worse than we imagined it to be 5 years ago when I did my climate art exhibition and people thought I had gone a bit too dark with paintings like the one below. Maybe not! If you are worried, check this out: https://flip.it/NdrjRw
Access to justice – the legal profession’s role
It seems ages ago since Tim and I discussed the role the legal profession plays as gatekeepers between the public and the administration of justice – if it interests you – you may want to check it out. In this episode of our All Access podcast, Holland Beckett Partner Tim Conder talks to Clive Elliott […]
TVNZ – Sirpa Alalaakola
TVNZ news item on the Sirpa Alalaakola Court of Appeal hearing. Leave has now been granted by the Supreme Court and that hearing will take place on 24 November 2024. See the article and video on the TVNZ Website https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/03/09/artist-battles-ex-husband-for-copyright-ownership-of-her-works/
New Zealand’s 6 law power list thinkers and influencers
Good to be identified by LawFuel as one of New Zealand’s 6 law power list thinkers and influencers https://www.lawfuel.com/6-law-power-list-thinkers-and-influencers-in-new-zealand-law/
