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Pathways in the Law: Claro the health law firm
1 September 2017
Claro is a specialist health sector law firm with offices in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland.Its team has a breadth of…
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New comprehensive Children and Young People’s Advertising Code being introduced
1 September 2017
From 2 October 2017, all advertising targeting children and young people must comply with the new Children and Young People’s…
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Commissioner amends three privacy codes
1 September 2017
The Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has issued amendments to the Health Information Privacy Code 1994 (Amendment No 9), the Telecommunications…
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New contract and commercial legislation in force 1 September
31 August 2017
The Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 comes into force on 1 September 2017.The legislation is the first major statute…
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Takeovers Panel guidance note on Schemes of Arrangement
31 August 2017
The Takeovers Panel has issued a Guidance Note on Schemes of arrangement and amalgamations under Part 15 of the Companies…
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Books returning to NZLS Library in Wellington but Christchurch has less space
31 August 2017
The Law Society’s Wellington Library based at the High Court is coming together again, with the first of about 80,000…
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Dozens of lawyers vie for a seat in the Beehive as election race hots up
31 August 2017
Next month’s election will see a large number of people from the legal profession fighting for a place in the…
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General Election 2017: 5 questions on justice policies
31 August 2017
As an organisation at the forefront of law reform, the New Zealand Law Society has a major interest in presenting…
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Police breached Privacy Act in requesting blogger’s info
31 August 2017
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has determined that the police acted unlawfully in obtaining sensitive financial information about Martyn…
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Improving court process for victims of sexual violence
31 August 2017
New training and education programmes for prosecutors, court staff and the judiciary to better understand the impacts of sexual violence…
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Privacy Commissioner responds to firearms sales queries
31 August 2017
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner says consent is key to TradeMe firearms licence checks.The Commissioner, John Edwards, has received…
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Report looks at Government in-house legal services model
30 August 2017
The New Zealand government legal service model is essentially departmentalism. However, with the changes occurring overseas, a rethink is timely,…
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Oral histories of pioneering women judges recorded
30 August 2017
The stories of some of New Zealand’s pioneer women judges have been captured in an oral histories project which has…
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Authority recovers $4.5 million as trustee admits to failings
29 August 2017
Prince and Partners Trustee Co. (Prince) has admitted a series of failings in its role as trustee of Viaduct Capital…
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Commission’s concerns over Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill
29 August 2017
The Human Rights Commission has submitted its concerns around the human rights implications of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (No.2)…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018