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Family lawyers say last minute intervention by some social workers doing further harm to children
24 February 2017
Nelson lawyer and chair of the New Zealand Law Society’s Family Law Section, Michelle Duggan says it appears the threshold…
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Major new court changes coming on 1 March
23 February 2017
Legislation which comes into force on 1 March 2017 will create Australasia's largest single court.The District Court Act 2016 repeals…
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2017 ILANZ Award nominations open
23 February 2017
Nominations have opened for the 2017 ILANZ in-house lawyer Awards, in six categories.A new category, In-house Innovation Award, has been…
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Student letter results in privacy breach investigation
23 February 2017
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has released a case note on its investigation of a complaint from a university…
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Nail salon fined after using banned substance
23 February 2017
A nail salon has been fined $13,500 in the Auckland District Court after pleading guilty to a charge of using…
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NZX publishes 2017 Regulatory Agenda
23 February 2017
NZX has published its second annual NZX Regulatory Agenda, highlighting the regulatory outcomes it is pursuing and identifying five strategic…
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Takeovers Panel updates two guidelines
22 February 2017
The Takeovers Panel says it has updated its Administrative Guidelines to the Takeovers (Fees) Regulations 2001.The regulations relate to the…
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Commission not advocating new hate crime laws
22 February 2017
The Human Rights Commission says it is not advocating for any new hate crime laws, but there is a need…
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LINZ to advise on ASaTS "as a service" viability
22 February 2017
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) says it has begun the procurement process to find a vendor for the Advanced Survey…
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First revision bill becomes law
22 February 2017
Parliament has passed the first legislation to be introduced under the new process for revising the presentation of some New…
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Legal services prices up 1.8% in past year
22 February 2017
Prices for legal services rose by 1.0% in the December 2016 quarter, after showing no increase in the previous quarter,…
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Special tribunal for Hawke's Bay WCO application
22 February 2017
Environment Minister Nick Smith has appointed a special tribunal to consider an application for a Water Conservation order on Hawke's…
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New law updates compulsory alcohol and drug treatment
20 February 2017
Parliament has given a third reading to the Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Bill, which will repeal the Alcoholism…
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Chapman Tripp sees subdued NZ equity capital markets
16 February 2017
Chapman Tripp's latest annual Equity Capital Markets report says the drop in the number of NZX Main Board issuers experienced…
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SFO charges over Auckland development project
16 February 2017
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) says it has charged four people involved in an Auckland development under the Crimes Act…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018