The Role of Domestic Courts in International Arbitrations—Sir Ivor Richardson Lecture 2024

The Sir Ivor Richardson Lecture honours Sir Ivor Richardson who made extraordinary contributions to New Zealand jurisprudence and the teaching of law. In 2024, the Sir Ivor Richardson Lecture was delivered by Professor David McLauchlan, Professor of Law at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. Professor McLauchlan discussed whether the distinction of private law can survive in New Zealand after the Supreme Court’s decision in Bathurst Resources Ltd v L&M Coal Holdings Ltd [2021] 1 NZLR 696, and whether the departure from the law in other common law countries, notably the United Kingdom and Australia, is to be welcomed.