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Trip to China an eye-opening experience
27 September 2018
A visit to China by a group of seven young New Zealand lawyers in August was an excellent chance for…
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Realforms claims a digital conveyancing first
27 September 2018
Digital real estate agreement provider Realforms says it has been the facilitator of the first house sale and purchase agreement…
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Home detention for former lawyer in immigration case
27 September 2018
Immigration New Zealand says former lawyer Mohammed Idris Hanif has been sentenced to 10 months' home detention on five charges…
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Financial advisers censured
27 September 2018
The Financial Advisers Disciplinary Committee has released two recent decisions in which two Authorised Financial Advisers were censured for breaches…
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Shortage of Notaries Public in rural areas
27 September 2018
A shortage of notaries public in rural areas is prompting a call from the New Zealand Society of Notaries for…
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Justice figures shows surge in digital charges
27 September 2018
The number of charges made under the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 has soared in just two years, according to…
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Maritime Powers Extension legislation passed
27 September 2018
Parliament has given a third reading to the Maritime Powers Extension Bill, which will come into force on 1 October…
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First two expungements of historical convictions granted
27 September 2018
Justice Minister Andrew Little has announced the first two expungements of unjust historical convictions under the Criminal Records (Expungement of…
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No agreement on psychoactive substances bill
27 September 2018
The Justice select committee has submitted its final report on the Psychoactive Substances (Increasing Penalty for Supply and Distribution) Amendment…
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Ministry responds to Law Society call for independent evaluation of 'AVS' Pilot
27 September 2018
The Ministry of Justice has responded to the New Zealand Law Society's call for an independent evaluation of a recent…
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Court of Appeal rejects media giants merger appeal
26 September 2018
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal by NZME Ltd and Fairfax Media Ltd (now Stuff Ltd) against the…
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Retailer sentenced for unsafe children’s nightwear
26 September 2018
Online and store retailer NZSALE has been fined $74,000 in the North Shore District Court after pleading guilty to four…
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Resource consent granted for America’s Cup bases in Auckland
26 September 2018
The Environment Court has granted resource consent for the 36th America's Cup bases in Auckland and the associated infrastructure and…
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Guidance Note on Takeovers Cost Recovery updated
26 September 2018
The Takeovers Panel has released an updated version of its Guidance Note on Costs Recovery.The Panel says the guidance note…
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Overseas investment regime not yet in force
26 September 2018
The Overseas Investment Office says transitional provisions in the Overseas Investment Amendment Act 2018 mean that transactions entered into before…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018