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NZ law firm in legal services AI venture
1 March 2017
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts and Goat Ventures have announced a joint venture to explore, and capitalise on, the application of…
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UK judges don't feel valued by Government or media
28 February 2017
Just 2% of United Kingdom salaried judges feel valued by the UK Government, and 3% feel valued by the media,…
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Intelligence and Security Bill passage recommended
28 February 2017
The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee has released its report on the New Zealand Intelligence and Security Bill, recommending…
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More schemes of arrangement tipped for takeovers
28 February 2017
Schemes of Arrangement could become the preferred structure for public mergers and acquisitions, Simpson Grierson corporate partner Andrew Matthews says.He…
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Canadian law society limits referral fees
28 February 2017
The Law Society of Upper Canada's governing body has agreed in principle to cap and further regulate the fees that…
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LINZ data shows 3% of 2016 property transfers involved overseas tax resident buyers
27 February 2017
The latest quarterly data released by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) shows that over 2016, 5,466 property transfers - 2.6%…
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Trans-Tasman patent attorney regulatory regime under way
27 February 2017
Legislation implementing a trans-Tasman patent attorney regime took effect on 24 February 2017 in New Zealand and Australia, meaning patent…
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2017 QC appointment round announced
27 February 2017
Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson QC has announced that an appointment round for Queen's Counsel will take place in 2017.Applications for appointment…
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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…
Last updated on the 16th October 2017