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/
The conflict between divorce and the rights of an artist in her work
It’s good to have received the Court of Appeal decision in this long running case. Importantly from my client, Ms Alalääkkölä’s perspective, the Court found that: [78] Here, it is our view that it is consistent with the overall policy objectives of the Copyright Act that Ms Alalääkkölä, as the author and creative force behind […]
Change Agency
Nice to get a shout out from “One World in a New World” and to be described as a change agent, which is not easy to do.
Finding a new home for some of my paintings
Leigh Bernard selecting her paintings in my studio in January 2024, for her new home.
Sculptureum
Visiting Anthony and Sandra Grant’s amazing Sculptureum gallery at Matakana and loved Anthony’s treatment of the recent dispute over Prince’s image
Using artists work without their permission
Former President Trump has made a habit of using artists’ copyright works (songs) without their permission, but that doesn’t make it right. With our election campaigns heating up, the use of copyright material in memes, a work, in this case images, that are copied (typically with minor variations) and go viral, is causing some issues […]
New Zealand Bar Association Annual Conference 2023
Lawyers who Paint exhibition – September 2023 I am a big supporter of encouraging lawyers to develop creative interests outside the law. I was therefore both pleased and privileged to be involved in the first exhibition at the NZ Bar Association annual conference, showcasing paintings and photographs from lawyers who paint/create. In my case, painting […]