Auckland Law School is proud to announce its fourth event in its Access to Justice 2025 series, : 40 years since Finnigan: Public Interest Litigation then and Now.
The panel discussion will feature Associate Professor Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere interviewing two major figures in public interest litigation.
Patrick Finnigan was one of the applicants in the watershed case of Finnigan v New Zealand Rugby Football Union, which led to the challenge to and the eventual prevention of the All Blacks’ planned tour of Apartheid South Africa.
Dr James Every-Palmer is at the forefront of several actions in challenging government decisions relating to the exacerbation (or lack of action to prevent) New Zealand’s contribution to global anthropogenic climate change.
This talk will celebrate 40 years of Finnigan, while asking questions about the barriers that prevent public interest litigation in New Zealand that existed then – and persist today.
