Features
Wellington Watch - Three strikes and you’re out, version 2: The new proposed Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill - By Nick Russell, principal, and James Dunne, associate, Chen Palmer New Zealand Public Law Specialists 
Ins and outs of input methodologies - By David Blacktop, senior associate, Bell Gully 
Where angels fear to tread - Duncan Webb reviews Judicial Recusal: Principles, Process and Problems 
Sport and its courts - With a massive year ahead for New Zealand and international sport, Craig Sisterson takes a closer look at the quiet revolution that is sports dispute resolution 
Making a difference in a small but valuable way - Based in Liberia, Zannah Johnston reveals the difficulties of developing the rule of law in a land almost destroyed by civil war 
Is it rude to talk about who would win? - In part one of a two-part series, Robert Fisher QC considers the mismatch between rhetoric and reality in New Zealand mediation 
Tap dancing your way from the bar to the boardroom - Ian McDougall is a practising barrister, the head of legal for a multinational company, and for a few months last year, the managing director of LexisNexis New Zealand. Darise Ogden finds out what enticed him to leave the bar for the boardroom 
Post-holiday blues? - By Yvonne McLean 
Don’t leave your people hanging - Understanding and respect is the key to staff retention, Darise Ogden discovers 