Dear University of Auckland,

On 12 November, the Vice-Chancellor announced a proposal to combine the Faculty of Law with the Faculty of Business and Economics.

1. Who in the Faculty of Law was consulted about this proposal prior to the announcement, and what was their position?

2. In designing this proposal, has the University considered examples of joint faculty law schools overseas? If so, what were they?

3. In designing this proposal, did the University consider or recognise that no large internationally recognisable University has its Law School as part of a joint faculty with Business or Economics?

4. Has the University considered, or does it have plans to close the Davis Law Library permanently should the Faculties be merged?

5. Has the University measured or considered the reputational harm and/or loss of goodwill associated with restructuring the Faculty of Law?

Yours faithfully,
Luke