What to expect from the sentencing of the Christchurch mosque terrorist

After months of delays, the man responsible for murdering 51 people in a Christchurch mosque will finally be sentenced next month. Law professor Kris Gledhill explains how the sentencing will likely unfold.  On the very day New Zealand entered Covid-19 lockdown, the man arrested for the Christchurch mosque terror attacks admitted he was a murderer … Read more

Why the Treasury non-hack may still have been illegal

Just because Budget 2019 was technically accessible doesn’t mean it was legally fair game for National, writes AUT law professor Kris Gledhill. It is, of course, still theft if there is inadequate security in the shop to guard against shoplifters; or if someone takes something from a roadside stall with an honesty box and doesn’t put … Read more

What the Royal Commission needs to do to get its Christchurch inquiry right

The Royal Commission investigating the March 15 attacks will look to determine if the event could (and should) have been prevented. AUT law professor Kris Gledhill explains what the Commission needs to do to stay on the right track.  The Christchurch mosque attacks raise both narrow and wider issue. The narrow issue, in the hands of … Read more