LEANZ joins the social networking age

LEANZ is now on Facebook!  Search "Law and Economics Association New Zealand" and add us as a friend.  The page contains updates, discussions and links to items of interest.

LEANZ admits a new fellow

The Patron of the Law and Economics Association of New Zealand, Sir Ivor Richardson, former President of the Court of Appeal, presented Matthew Palmer, Deputy Solicitor-General (Public Law) with the certificate recording his admission as a Fellow of the Association at the Annual General Meeting of the Association on 28 June.

The prime requirement for Fellowship is the publication of at least 100,000 words which advance the study or understanding of law and economics issues in or with reference to New Zealand. Fellows may use the post-nominal LEANZF. Matthew Palmer has published a number of papers on ex-socialist economies and also written on economic analysis of constitutional institutions. Matthew Palmer was the founding Secretary of the Association in 1994.

Photo credit: Sally Wyatt

LEANZ Annual General Meeting

LEANZ recently held its Annual General Meeting on the 28th of June, 2011.  The AGM was hosted by  Russel McVeagh, with a video link to Auckland.  After the AGM, Dr Russell Norman MP and Dr Jason Potts (University of Queensland) debated the utility of Happiness Indexes.

Auckland University short course

Dr George Barker, LEANZ Fellow, will be teaching an intensive LLM paper on Law and Economics in the University of Auckland LLM in August 2011. For more information view the Education page.

Lew Evans recognised on New Years Honours list

Professor Lew Evans, LEANZ Fellow, has been appointed an ONZM in the New Years Honours List for services to education.