Kluwer: 2024 Year in Review: Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands

Published on February 10, 2025

By Emma Garrett (Senior Assistant Editor), Ashley Chandler (Assistant Editor for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands), Wen Fi Chen (Assistant Editor for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands) (Munro Leys) and Joshua Wong (Assistant Editor for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands)

Continuing with the trend of previous years, 2024 saw continued development throughout the region. In Australia, we saw an influx of meaningful, pro-arbitration court decisions, in the Pacific Islands, we saw the strengthening of legal frameworks, and in New Zealand, we saw a clarification of public policy considerations. We delve into these standout developments and...