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Chapman Tripp predicts increase in cross-border disputes
5 April 2017
Chapman Tripp says a changing world trading order will see greater numbers of international disputes in 2017, with New Zealand…
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Licensing to be required for short-term derivatives
5 April 2017
The Financial Markets Authority has confirmed that businesses selling short-term derivatives need to be licensed.From December 2017, any company making…
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Final sitting for Justice Randerson
4 April 2017
The final sitting for retiring Court of Appeal judge Justice Anthony Randerson will be held at the Court on 26…
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Justice and Statistics information sharing order made
4 April 2017
The Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement Between Ministry of Justice and Statistics New Zealand) Order 2017, made on 27 March 2017,…
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Offender levy generates over $25 million
3 April 2017
Justice Minister Amy Adams says the Government's Offender Levy has generated over $25 million since it was introduced in 2010.The…
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The Law Society is going to continue to take action on the leadership gender imbalance
31 March 2017
Sometime in a few months, New Zealand’s legal profession will have more women than men. In mid-March, there were just…
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New ministry, new legislation from 1 April
31 March 2017
The Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki comes into existence on 1 April 2017, when the Children, Young Persons and…
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Focus on law practice in Palmerston North
31 March 2017
Palmerston North has welcomed a lot of new lawyers in recent years, but a fresh approach is needed to consistently…
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Study groups developing trend for CPD
30 March 2017
With the third year of mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) ending on 31 March, one emerging trend has been for…
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Employers and employees urged to be aware of important new employment standards
30 March 2017
Simpson Grierson Partner Phillipa Muir says from 1 April 2017 all individual employment agreements need to comply with new requirements…
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Research into law and politics important in higher education sector
30 March 2017
Research into law, politics and community services was the third-biggest expenditure in the higher education sector in 2016, Statistics New…
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New Zealand urged to sign MARPOL anti-pollution annex
30 March 2017
A senior lecturer at Victoria University’s School of Law says New Zealand’s failure to properly address air emissions by shipping…
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Two recipients of 2017 Equal Justice Award
30 March 2017
Darryn Aitchison and Neil Shaw, co-managers of the Auckland Community Law Centre, will be presented with the 2017 Equal Justice…
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Free online will offered by New Zealand companies
30 March 2017
Two New Zealand legal companies have launched a free online will which uses the HotDocs document automation platform.The will -…
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Nicotine e-cigarettes to become legal
30 March 2017
Associate Health Minister Nicky Wagner has announced the sale of nicotine e-cigarettes and e-liquid will be made legal with appropriate…
Last updated on the 16th October 2017