Introduction (Lectures 1 - 3)

Question 1

Property Law

Answer 1

Governs land ownership and its uses in New Zealand

Question 2

Nuisance

Answer 2

Property interference, committed by another party

Question 3

Negligence

Answer 3

A party owes a duty of care to another party, and breaches this duty, causing a loss

Question 4

Tort Law

Answer 4

Civil Wrongs

Question 5

Branches of Tort Law

Answer 5

Negligence
Nuisance
Defamation

Question 6

Torrens System

Answer 6

Land Transfer System recognised under the “Land Transfer Act (1870)”

Question 7

Commercial Law

Answer 7

Involves contractual issues and the formation and management of corporations

Question 8

Environmental Law

Answer 8

Prevention of Environmental disasters and future planning to ensure the environment is used in a productive and sustainable way

Question 9

Defamation

Answer 9

Unjust damage to a persons reputation (including libel and slander)

Question 10

Equity

Answer 10

Used in making just decisions, not necessarily serving justice

Question 11

International Law

Answer 11

Governs the relations between nations

Question 12

Family Law

Answer 12

Intervention occurs when the non-legal culture bonds break down

Question 13

The two major classifications of Law

Answer 13

Public Law

Private Law

Question 14

Administrative Law

Answer 14

Allows for judicial review if state actions

Question 15

Constitutional Law

Answer 15

Sets out the roles of different branches of government, how the interact with each other and with citizens

Question 16

Subcategories of Public Law

Answer 16

Constitutional Law
Administrative Law
Revenue
Criminal Law

Question 17

Injunction

Answer 17

Equitable remedy in the form of a court order that compels a party to do or refrain from a particular act

Question 18

Revenue (Taxation Law)

Answer 18

Regulates individuals payment of taxes to the state

Question 19

Criminal Law

Answer 19

Enforcement of Laws by the State

Question 20

The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act (1990)

Answer 20

Outlines the rights of individual citizens in relation to the state

Question 21

Subcategories of Private Law

Answer 21

Property Law
Environmental Law
Family Law
Commercial Law
Equity (Trusts and Succession)
Tort Law

Question 22

Code of Ethics (Lawyer-Client Relationship)

Answer 22

Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers Conduct and Client Care) 2007

Question 23

Rule 5.1 in the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act

Answer 23

“The relationship between lawyer and client is one of confidence and trust, that must never be abused”

Question 24

Four Situations Where a Lawyer Can Refuse a Client

Answer 24

Conflict of Interest
Not in Their Field of Expertise
Too Busy
Client Cannot Pay

Question 25

Prohibitory Rules

Answer 25

To formally forbid something by rule or law

Question 26

Mandatory Rules

Answer 26

Compulsory laws, required by law or mandate

Question 27

Regulatory Rules

Answer 27

Control something by means of rules and regulations to ensure it operates properly (used particularly for business)

Question 28

Permissive Rules

Answer 28

Optional rules that are allowed but not obligatory

Question 29

System of Rules

Answer 29

Primary and Secondary Rules
Officers/Officials
Organisations

Question 30

Primary Rules

Answer 30

Rules regulating our conduct

Question 31

Secondary Rules

Answer 31

Rules regulating the identification, application, and change of the primary rules

Question 32

Systems of Control

Answer 32

Morality
Custom
Normative Systems