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Lower Hutt team take out National Young Lawyers’ Mooting title
2 August 2018
The final of the New Zealand Law Foundation National Young Lawyers’ Mooting Competition 2018 was held on Wednesday night in…
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Four simple steps to protect websites, says CERT NZ
2 August 2018
CERT NZ says there are four simple steps which New Zealand businesses can use to protect their websites: Secure it,…
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Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Bill introduced
2 August 2018
Justice Minister Andrew Little has introduced the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Bill to Parliament.The bill establishes the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance…
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Independent Panel to examine 2014 Family Court changes
1 August 2018
Justice Minister Andrew Little has announced the appointment of an Independent Panel to examine changes made to the family justice…
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Overseas Investment bill just a curtain raiser, says Chapman Tripp
1 August 2018
The Overseas Investment Amendment Bill now going through its final stages in Parliament should be seen as a curtain raiser,…
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Applications for 2018 QC round open
1 August 2018
Applications for appointment as Queen's Counsel in the 2018 appointment round opened on 1 August and close on 31 August…
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Takeovers Panel releases Chow Group Ltd expert report
1 August 2018
The Takeovers Panel has released an independent expert report on the fair and reasonable value of the shares in Chow…
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Excellence award for AML/CFT phase 2 implementation efforts
1 August 2018
The Ministry of Justice, Department of Internal Affairs, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Financial Markets Authority, New Zealand Customs and…
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Judge of the Māori Land Court expressions of interest sought
1 August 2018
The Minister for Māori Development is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified persons who would like to be considered…
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Waikato law student wins Emerging Leaders Award
1 August 2018
University of Waikato law student Kaylee Bird has taken out the top law prize at the New Zealand’s Emerging Leaders…
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New anonymous whistleblowing tool targets cartels
1 August 2018
The Commerce Commission has launched an anonymous whistleblowing tool to enable people to report cartels securely. “Cartel conduct is hard…
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NZ prison population "unusually skewed", says research
1 August 2018
Compared to 31 jurisdictions in Europe, the United States and Australia, New Zealand's prisons have the highest percentage of sentenced…
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New financial advice regime gets committee go-ahead
1 August 2018
Parliament's Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee has released its final report on the Financial Services Legislation Amendment Bill, with…
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Cultural report funding cut concerns Pacific Lawyers Association
1 August 2018
The Pacific Lawyers Association is concerned at removal of court funding for cultural reports prepared under section 27 of the…
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Cook Islands Language Week: Protecting the language
1 August 2018
Cook Islands Language Week this year has the theme "Be proud of your language and protect its future", as Cook…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018