Professor Mindy Chen-Wishart presents seminar on the Impact of Radical Change of Circumstances on Contracts
Professor Mindy Chen-Wishart has presented a seminar on the Impact of Radical Change of Circumstances on Contracts, which is particularly relevant in the COVID-19 context. Professor Chen-Wishart is a Professor of the Law of Contract and the Dean Elect of […]
Judges recommend changes to help Chinese litigants
As reported in NZ Herald Research into challenges faced by growing numbers of Chinese litigants has seen judges recommend minimum standards for interpreters and changes to court processes. Mai Chen’s Superdiversity Institute launched a study into cultural and linguistically diverse […]
Crisis facing courts as Chinese people seek justice in NZ
Featured in RNZ New Zealand’s rapid transition to a multicultural society is causing problems for our judicial and legal systems. That’s the conclusion of a new report from the Superdiversity Institute for Law, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Parties in the Courts: […]
Superdiversity Institute welcomes report on diverse thinking for NGOs
Superdiversity Institute welcomes report on diverse thinking for NGOs The Superdiversity Institute for Law, Policy and Business welcomes the Centre for Social Impact’s report on diverse thinking in the not for profit (NFP) and non government organisation (NGO) sector. The […]
Asian and superdiverse leaders meet to discuss action post terror attack
Members of the Superdiversity Institute, New Zealand Asian Leaders and Super Diverse Women had an emergency meeting this afternoon to discuss what they could do to stand with the many who have suffered in the Christchurch terrorism massacre. “Our members […]
Human Rights Commission video, “Still Striving for Equality”
Wednesday, 19 September 2018, 2:11 pm Press Release: Human Rights Commission Today the Human Rights Commission premieres its Suffrage 125 video – Still Striving for Equality, which features a former Prime Minister, a former Governor General, and a Supreme Court […]
Suffrage 125: What Women Want
Suffrage 125: What Women Want – Read the full article here What do Women Want in 2018? Ali Mau hosts a discussion on the biggest issues of 2018 on Stuff. It’s been 125 years since women in New Zealand won […]
Does the legal profession have cultural capability?
31 August 2018 – By Geoff Adlam LAWTALK 921 New Zealand’s legal profession has a different ethnic composition to the wider population. At present 85% of lawyers are of European ethnicity, compared with 74% of our working age population. Change […]
The word “diversity” is often thrown around the workplace, but do people really understand what it means to be diverse?
Mai Chen on TVNZ Breakfast Link to the video interview: https://www.facebook.com/Breakfaston1/videos/249612835887915/
NZ Board are too focused on gender diversity, audit reports
As reported in NBR Link: https://www.nbr.co.nz/story/nz-boards-too-focused-gender-diversity-audit-finds