For all those who have been in touch wanting the key points and overheads from the NZ Asian Lawyers first conference this year on “Considering possible settlement: Asian Parties in the Court, the New Zealand Law Journal has just published my article on that Conference [2025] NZLJ 149(1) including contributions by many of the speakers – Justice Goddard, Chief Judge Justice Sally Fitzgerald, Professor Andrew Godwin, Professor Mindy Chen-Wishart, and Nick Malarao . You can read the article online now: https://advance.lexis.com/document/?pdmfid=1230042&crid=7bebcce6-890f-4102-aca4-086697ecb14d&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fanalytical-materials-nz%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A6G3S-7R73-MB7B-W2CD-00000-00&pdtocnodeidentifier=AACAABAAF&ecomp=4whdk&prid=dc3f95bf-2de9-4a42-98c4-1b98cacb8225
The article is on the NZ Asian Lawyer website.
The second Conference on 14 August at Chapman Tripp on Mediating between and with Asian parties in disputes is filling up fast with Asian business leaders, Asian lawyers and lawyers and mediators acting for or helping to resolve disputes with Asian Parties. There is also a growing list of respected Asian leaders and Asian lawyers signing up for mediation training with AMINZ – so come join us for an important conference to help your Asian clients not have to go to court or to allow them to settle once in court so court time is focussed on cases that cannot be solved without a court determination.
