Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
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Chair
Bryce Lyall, Barrister
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
Māori Land Court Case Law Developments on Tikanga and Evidence
- Review of recent cases in the Māori Land Court involving tikanga
- In what ways was tikanga relied on and what was the Court’s approach?
- Is tikanga a matter of fact, law or both?
- What to consider when briefing tikanga evidence or when pleading tikanga as part of your case
- Recent developments in the Waitangi Tribunal, including the urgent inquiry into the Treaty Principles Bill.
Presented by Neuton Lambert, Senior Associate, Wackrow Panoho
Presenters
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.
Neuton Lambert, Senior Associate, Wackrow Panoho & Associates
Neuton graduated from The University of Auckland with an LLB and was admitted in 2015. He is also a fluent speaker of te reo Māori. He began his legal career as a Barrister at an Auckland based law chambers specialising in Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori Legal matters and spent some time working with senior counsel in the District Court. Neuton has acted for individuals, hapū and iwi clients in diverse matters in the Waitangi Tribunal including district inquiries, urgent inquiries, and kaupapa inquiries. Neuton joined Wackrow Williams & Davies in 2018 and has been able to broaden his expertise into areas of practice such as employment law, relationship property and estate matters as well as advising Māori Land Trusts and Incorporations. Now a part of the senior legal team at Wackrow Panoho & Associates, Neuton enjoys his mahi and mentoring new lawyers who have a passion for the law. In 2023, Neuton was appointed to the board for ACART (Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology), a role that he will hold for the next three years.
