17 October 2019 A room full of lawyers who took part in a master class called ‘Life with Law’ were given practical advice on how to better look after their wellbeing.A panel at the conference in Wellington included lawyer, Paul Hay, who is the General Manager of Regulatory Affairs... More about Lawyers encouraged to slow down and look after themselves, not just their clients.
17 October 2019 Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway says the Government has opened two consultations.Fair Pay AgreementsA discussion paper has been released on options for the detailed design of a new system to allow workers and employers to negotiate better minimum terms and conditions of employment for... More about Consultation opens on fair pay agreements and migrant worker exploitation.
17 October 2019 The Parliamentary Counsel Office drafted and published 60 Government bills in the 2018 calendar year, up from 45 in the previous year and 50 in 2016, its annual report for the year to 30 June 2019 states.During 2018 the PCO drafted and published 281 legislative instruments.... More about PCO-drafted bills up, legislative instruments down.
17 October 2019 The Ministry of Justice says it is supporting two judicial initiatives to improve delivery of services and adminstration of cases.In its annual report for the year to 30 June 2019, the ministry says electronic casebooks minimise the reliance on paper records, which can be damaged or... More about Ministry supports judicial case management initiatives.
17 October 2019 The Law and Economics Association of Australia and New Zealand (LEANZ) has announced the winners of its 2019 essay competition.Winner ($3,000 prize): Lauren Tyler-Harwood – “Achieving Water Security in the Waimea Plains”Runner-up (discretionary $1,500 prize): Riki Fujii-Rajani – “Can’t Touch This? Sovereign Debt and the Law... More about Lauren Tyler-Harwood wins LEANZ essay prize.
17 October 2019 The High Court has granted an application by the Commerce Commission for an interim injunction against unknown defendants to prohibit anyone dealing with information on stolen computer equipment belonging to one of the Commission's external providers.In her decision Commerce Commission v Unknown Defendant(s) [2019] NZHC 2609... More about Commerce Commission court order protects information on stolen computers.
17 October 2019 Guardianship applications made up 30% of all substantive Family Court applications filed in the year to 30 June 2019, the Ministry of Justice reports.Information released by the ministry shows that there were 17,953 guardianship applications out of a total of 60,587 applications. The guardianship applications related... More about Guardianship applications dominate in Family Court.
17 October 2019 Parliament's Education and Workforce Committee has released a report on the International treaty examination of the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930.The committee says it welcomes the protocol and supports its ratification."We note that a bill is not required to ratify the treaty.... More about Protocol of 2014 to Forced Labour Convention, 1930 welcomed.
17 October 2019 The Commerce Commission says it has filed High Court proceedings against the International Racehorse Transport New Zealand Partnership (IRT Partnership) for alleged price fixing in the provision of services for equine air freight.A statement by the Commission says that, in May 1989, IRT Partnership formed a... More about Commission files proceedings against alleged horse transport cartel.
17 October 2019 The Intellectual Property Office (IPONZ) has made improvements to its practices when assessing expedited examination requests under the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH).These changes primarily affect how GPPH requests are assessed at IPONZ.Filing of Swiss-style claimsWhen assessing whether a patent application’s claims “sufficiently correspond” to the... More about IPONZ updates practices when assessing expedited examination requests.
29 June 2017
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29 June 2017
The Takeovers Panel says it is aware that there may be some confusion in the market about the breadth of…
29 June 2017
A new standard, NZS8510:2017 Testing and decontamination of methamphetamine contaminated properties, has been released.The standard addresses properties used as make-shift…
29 June 2017
A labour hire company working on asparagus farms in the Waikato must pay $58,818 after being caught twice by the…
29 June 2017
The Environmental Defence Society (EDS) has launched a New Zealand Law Foundation funded review, New Zealand's Resource Management Law: the…
29 June 2017
Justice Minister Amy Adams has introduced the Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Bill to Parliament.The bill…
29 June 2017
New Zealand has signed a new tax protocol with Hong Kong, updating the existing double tax agreement between New Zealand…
28 June 2017
A legendary Liverpool solicitor who advised John Lennon and Bill Shankly and was involved in both the Heysel and Hillsborough…
28 June 2017
Information for lawyersFrom 3 July 2017 the Department of Corrections will fund a further 240 alcohol interlock devices for eligible…
28 June 2017
The Privacy Commissioner is recommending a rewrite of some key aspects of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism…
28 June 2017
A former ‘Scarfie’ from the University of Otago and two of his oldest mates are taking part in an unpredictable…
28 June 2017
Finance Minister Steven Joyce and the Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Commission Gerry Brownlee have announced plans to simplify and…
28 June 2017
Two Chapman Tripp lawyers will be sleeping rough for the night, in a bid to raise money for the battle…
26 June 2017
Clarification on the reinstatement arrangement of refugee hearings in the Immigration and Protection Tribunal has been issued by the Tribunal…
26 June 2017
Finance Minister Steven Joyce says the Government will shortly introduce legislation to remove the Crown guarantee of the Public Trust.He…
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