Deborah Chambers: Supreme Court risks edging from rule of law to rule of judges

PremiumOpinionLady Deborah Chambers is a New Zealand King's Counsel practising in Auckland.‌Lady Deborah Chambers, KC, warns of growing judicial activism in the Supreme Court. Photo / RNZ, Rebekah Parsons-KingLady Deborah Chambers, KC, warns of growing judicial activism in the Supreme Court. Photo / RNZ, Rebekah Parsons-KingIn the second of a two-part series on the Supreme Court, Lady Deborah Chambers, KC, warns of judicial activism and lack of clarity.Now for the bad.

Courts exist to decide cases impartially and according to law. They uphold the rule of law, but they are not designed as legislative