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Chair
Bryce Lyall, Barrister
Practice and Procedure When Appearing Before the Māori Land Court Update
An overview of Māori Land Court practice and procedure updates and tips for appearing before the Māori Land Court.
Presented by Kylee Katipo, Director, McCaw Lewis
Learning Objectives:
- Learn best practice skills for appearing at the Māori Land Court
- Hear critical insights and updates from the judiciary and experienced legal practitioners
- Ensure you are up to date with courtroom practices and procedures
Presenters
Kylee Katipo, Director, McCaw Lewis
Kylee specialises in Māori Land, Resource Management and Te Tiriti o Waitangi matters. She has experience in providing legal and strategic advice to Iwi, Hapū, Whānau and Beneficial Owners of Māori Land across Aotearoa. Kylee has significant court experience and has represented clients in the Māori Appellate Court, Māori Land Court, Waitangi Tribunal, Environment Court and High Court. Prior to joining McCaw Lewis Kylee worked at the Māori Land Court as Research Counsel for the Māori Land Court judiciary. Kylee has served as Secretary for Te Hunga Roia Māori o Aotearoa and Waikato co-representative for Te Hunga Roia Māori o Aotearoa and is actively involved in competitions and lecturing at Te Piringa Faculty of Law at The University of Waikato.
Bryce Lyall, Barrister, Bryce Lyall Barrister
Bryce is based in Titirangi, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, where he lives with his wife and young whānau. He is a barrister with a focus on public law and human rights issues, and acts on matters across Aotearoa. He currently represents claimants in the Waitangi Tribunal, and parties in te Kōti Whenua Māori, the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court. Outside of litigation, Bryce also acts for parties in mediation, advises parties on Treaty of Waitangi settlements, and has facilitated use of withdrawal mechanisms built into mandates. Holding a particular concern about access to justice, Bryce regularly undertakes work on legal aid. He is approved to undertake legal aid work in the Waitangi Tribunal, te Kōti Whenua Māori and te Kōti Pīra Māori, and all of the higher Courts on matters concerning Māori land law, the Treaty of Waitangi, tikanga, and customary title issues. Bryce holds LLB and BA (Political Science) degrees from the University of Canterbury, and an LLM (International Law, First Class Hons) from the University of Auckland. He is a member of the Auckland Branch Council of the New Zealand Law Society, and is a member of the Māori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal Selection Committee which assesses applications for approvals to undertake legal aid work.
