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Legislation for fairer workplaces announced
25 January 2018
The Government has revealed the details of a new bill to amend the Employment Relations Act 2000.Workplace Relations and Safety…
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SFO condemns ‘deliberate acts of fraud’
24 January 2018
The second and final defendant in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) case has pleaded guilty to fraud in the Auckland…
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MBIE pitches unique identifier to law firms
24 January 2018
The Government is trying to get lawyers on board with its New Zealand Business Number (NZBN).The NZBN is a unique…
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Charges follow steel mesh representations
24 January 2018
The Commerce Commission says 59 charges under the Fair Trading Act 1986 have been laid against Euro Corporation Ltd (EuroSteel)…
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Two District Court Judges appointed
18 January 2018
Two Acting District Court Judges were appointed District Court Judges from 20 December 2017, a notice in the New Zealand…
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No action recommended on call for plea bargaining restrictions
18 January 2018
Further action is not warranted on a petition which requests a ban on plea bargaining negotiations initiated by Crown Prosecutors,…
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Data on long remand periods released
18 January 2018
Justice Minister Andrew Little has released statistics which show there were 46 cases in the first half of 2017 where…
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Research indicates male client bias for male lawyers
18 January 2018
International legal research company Acritas says research for its global Sharplegal study of senior in-house counsel found that male law…
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Commission seeks Input on cross-border relationship property issues
17 January 2018
The Law Commission is seeking input from lawyers on cross-border issues and relationship property.The Commission is currently consulting on its…
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Average prison sentence length increasing
17 January 2018
Information released by Courts Minister Andrew Little shows that the average length of prison sentences imposed appears to have steadily…
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Egypt focus of 2018 Day of Endangered Lawyer
17 January 2018
The eighth annual Day of the Endangered Lawyer will focus on Egypt, on 24 January 2018.The Day of the Endangered…
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Warning over invoices for unsolicited membership services sent to charities
17 January 2018
The Commerce Commission has issued a warning to the NZ Trustees Association Charitable Trust about invoices it sent to registered…
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Advertiser must be clearly identified, Authority rules
16 January 2018
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has partly upheld a complaint that a newspaper ad on the “power of prayer” was…
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Hosking’s outburst not offensive rules BSA
11 January 2018
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has ruled that two similar terms using the Lord’s name were neither blasphemous nor offensive.The…
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Commission releases competitor collaboration guidelines
9 January 2018
The Commerce Commission has released a final version of its guidelines for assessing collaborations between competitors as a result of…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018