We host a range of seminars and seminars throughout the year, including ad hoc conferences on important legal topics, our Brown Bag series of lectures from Judges and senior practitioners for young lawyers, Masterclasses from specialist contributing reviewers to the New Zealand Law Review, and a criminal law seminar usually held in Manukau.
In 2023, we sponsored an Auckland lecture by Lord Sumption, a retired Judge of the United Kingdom Supreme Court.
Beyond academic and professional development, we offer social opportunities for legal professionals to connect, such as our Biennial Quiz.
Every year we invite an outstanding international scholar to visit the Auckland Law School for a series of discussions and lectures with faculty, students and the profession. Our four most recent visiting scholars have been Distinguished Professor Jacinta Ruru of the University of Otago Faculty of Law, retired Judge of the Australian High Court the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, Professor Adrienne Stone of the University of Melbourne Law School and this year we were joined by Philippe Sands KC.
Our upcoming events are listed below.
Coronial Law Masterclass Trust Law MasterclassThe Legal Research Foundation is pleased to present a masterclass on coronial law with guest speakers Hon. Justice Simon Mount and Coroner Erin Woolley. This masterclass will focus on the nature, purpose and scope of a coronial inquiry, and what Coroners find to be of assistance from parties involved in an inquiry.
Importance of categorisation and construction in trusts The Legal Research Foundation is please to present a masterclass on trusts with guest speaker Professor Matthew Conaglen, Professor of Equity and Trusts at the University of Sydney Law School. Professor Conaglen will focus on recent decisions in NZ Supreme Court and other overseas decisions of apex courts concerning importance of understanding the interaction between construction and categorisation in trusts and other private arrangements, and the nature of trustee indemnity rights.
Enjoy an evening of fun, food and wine, featuring quizmaster James Elliot and Bernard Brown 5.30pm Thursday 13th August 2026 Wintergarden at the Northern Club, Princes St, Auckland Table of 10 $2,500+ GST To register your interest in a table, email julia@legalresearch.org.nz * The LRF was born in 1965. Then as now, Bernard Brown was there. Join us to celebrate 60 years young and still supporting legal scholarship in New Zealand.
