Abstract
New Zealand’s Parliament recently reformed the country’s choice of law rules in tort by passing the Private International Law (Choice of Law in Tort) Act 2017. The Act abolishes the traditional common law rule for torts (known as the double actionability rule) and substitutes a lex loci delicti rule with a flexible exception. It is modelled on Part III of the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995. The purpose of this article is to examine the changes brought about by the New Zealand Act and identify areas for future development.