Foundations of Effective Decision-Making and Legal Frameworks
- What it means to make effective decisions, include evidence-based decision-making
- Getting the legal framework right: what law applies; who decides; and how
Presented by Ben Keith, Barrister, Woodward Street
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legal framework underpinning decision making
- Consider the wider context that affects decision making
- Develop strategies to ensure fairness and avoid actual or apparent conflicts or bias
- Receive valuable practical guidance on decision making tools
Presenters
Ben Keith, Barrister, Woodward Street Chambers
Ben Keith is a barrister at Woodward Street Chambers, Wellington, principally practising in administrative, human rights and public international law. He has previously worked as a specialist Crown Counsel with the New Zealand Crown Law Office and was also the first Deputy Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security. Ben has conducted proceedings at all levels of the New Zealand court system, including matters before the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, Privy Council and the Waitangi Tribunal, as well as in a number of other jurisdictions and before United Nations fora. Significant public matters include precedent decisions in administrative and constitutional law; human rights; national security; public and private international law; and regulatory/investigatory powers, as well as numerous published legal opinions and other work. His voluntary professional activities include regular substantial pro bono matters and past membership of New Zealand Law Society law reform committees and other bodies.
