[CALS-SAL] Fireside Chat: Equitable Access to Justice-Challenges and Prospects with The Right Honorable Dame Helen Winkelmann

The Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS), in collaboration with the Singapore Academy of Law, hosted a fireside chat on “Equitable Access to Justice: Challenges and Prospects” featuring The Right Honourable Dame Helen Winkelmann GNZM, Chief Justice of New Zealand, on 16 July 2024, at the NUS Law Wee Chong Jin Moot Court (Bukit Timah Campus).

Her Honour first reflected on the critical issues impeding equitable access to justice, highlighting the complex interplay of factors preventing individuals and communities from fully exercising their legal rights and seeking remedies. She then discussed the advancements made by the New Zealand courts to improve access to justice, including efforts to connect the courts to the community and support a representative and diverse judiciary. This fireside chat provided valuable insights from Her Honour on the subject of equitable access to justice.