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Real estate agencies to pay nearly $10 million for price fixing
16 December 2016
The head offices of four real estate agencies will collectively pay $9.8 million following a price fixing penalty hearing in…
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Company officers liable for unpaid wages
16 December 2016
The Labour Inspectorate has successfully applied to have ‘company officers’ made personally liable for $138,800 in arrears in two separate…
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Youi fined for misleading sales techniques
16 December 2016
Insurance firm Youi has been fined $320,000 in the Auckland District Court for employing misleading sales techniques when attempting to…
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FMA's conduct guide due out soon
16 December 2016
The final document on the Financial Markets Authority’s conduct guide is due to be published in the new year after…
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Statutes Amendment Bill receives third reading
15 December 2016
Parliament gave a third reading to the Statutes Amendment Bill before it rose for the year on 14 December 2016.The…
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Housing market ‘taking a breather’
15 December 2016
Conveyancers have benefitted from the recent boom in New Zealand’s housing market, but the heat may be coming out of…
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Unnecessary paranoia around work Xmas parties or sobering advice?
15 December 2016
By Nick Butcher There appears to be a good dose of paranoia around businesses holding Christmas parties or putting decorations…
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Legal Aid services processing during holiday period
15 December 2016
The Ministry of Justice says criminal legal aid applications will continue to be processed between Christmas and the New Year.While…
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Holiday hours for courts and other organisations
15 December 2016
The courts Most courts and tribunals will be closed during the holiday period. All courts and tribunals will be open…
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Task force to equip lawyers in fight against corruption
15 December 2016
The International Bar Association (IBA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are to establish a task force…
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Cabinet paper outlines possible BEPS measures
15 December 2016
Following an Official Information Act request, Revenue Minister Michael Woodhouse has released a Cabinet paper providing information on base erosion…
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Evidence law amendments in force on 8 and 9 January 2017
15 December 2016
Changes to evidence law resulting from the Law Commission's 2013 review of the Evidence Act 2016 will come into force…
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Committee go-ahead for Contract and Commercial Law Bill
15 December 2016
Parliament's Justice and Electoral Committee has released its report on the Contract and Commercial Law Bill, with a recommendation that…
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Massive penalty for serious breaches of employment law
14 December 2016
A labour contracting business working on a vegetable farm in the Bombay Hills must pay $428,164 in arrears and penalties…
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Changes to National e-Duty process
14 December 2016
Principal Family Court Judge Laurence Ryan has asked the New Zealand Law Society's Family Law Section to communicate the following…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018