26 February 2020 Wuhan lawyer Lisa Wang has told CNN that she was quarantined on Tuesday 18 February despite having recovered from the coronavirus. She was forced into a makeshift quarantine centre at a technology park, putting her at risk of cross-infection with hundreds of other patients in the... More about Wuhan lawyer quarantined despite being free of coronavirus.
26 February 2020 The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has released its updated Election Programmes Code ahead of the 19 September General Election.The code standards and guidelines apply to election programmes - election advertisements broadcast on television and radio by or for political parties and candidates - in the run-up... More about Authority releases new broadcasting code ahead of election.
26 February 2020 Immigration New Zealand has provided information on the extended travel restrictions for some foreign travellers to New Zealand.In an update at 5:00pm on 24 February 2020, INZ said that as part of its response to managing the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, the New Zealand Government extended the... More about Latest COVID-19 coronavirus restrictions.
26 February 2020 A former Auckland Council employee has pleaded guilty to a corruption charge brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).The SFO says Sundeep Dilip Rasila (42) has admitted accepting a $7,500 bribe while a council employee in the Auckland High Court. Mr Rasila was employed by Auckland... More about Former council employee admits receiving kickback.
26 February 2020 MBIE has released a discussion paper on the issues raised in Improving business-to-business payment practices.Small Business Minister Stuart Nash says he is considering stricter rules around payment practices between businesses.“Late payments from large organisations to smaller suppliers can be crippling for these businesses,” Mr Nash said.“I... More about Legislation may target late payments to small business.
26 February 2020 A disconnect between a business' risk assessment and AML/CFT programme, and how these documents are used in practice was a common factor observed by the Department of Internal Affairs in the year to 30 June 2019.The department has released a Regulatory Findings Report for Anti-Money Laundering... More about AML/CFT risk assessment and implementation disconnect, says DIA.
25 February 2020 The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has updated its list of "high risk and other monitored jurisdictions", the Department of Internal Affairs says.The additional countries on the FATF list are Albania, Barbardos, Jamaica, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nicaragua and Uganda.Trinidad and Tobago have come off the list and... More about Seven countries added to FATF high risk and monitored list.
25 February 2020 The defendants in the National Party donations case have pleaded not guilty to charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO)The SFO says four men entered their pleas today during their first appearance in the Auckland District Court.The former National MP Jami-Lee Matenga Ross (34), who... More about Quartet plead not guilty in National Party donations case.
25 February 2020 The Takeover Panel has withdrawn its Guidance Note on the Panel’s Receipt of Takeover Documents.It says the note was published in 2001 when the Takeovers Code first came into force, at a time when market participants required guidance on the Panel’s role in the receipt and... More about Takeovers Panel withdraws document receipt guidance note.
24 February 2020 Colin Carruthers QC has been appointed Chief Commissioner of the Criminal Cases Review Commission for an 18-month term, effective from 1 February 2020.The Commission will be based in Hamilton, with Justice Minister Andrew Little saying it is important that the CCRC is independent from the big... More about Chief of Criminal Cases Review Commission announced.
22 March 2019
The Judicial Office for Senior Courts has published a summary of the New Zealand Court Process for Murder Charges.The backgrounder…
21 March 2019
The High Court has imposed fines totalling $220,000 against the biggest shareholder in PGG Wrightson for breaches of good character.This…
21 March 2019
The number of criminal cases in the District Court as at 31 October 2018 rose by nearly 800 compared to…
21 March 2019
Questions are being asked about the possible use of an anti-terrorism law passed in 2002 and also about the number…
20 March 2019
A foreign exchange broker has pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme to defraud his clients of more than $7…
20 March 2019
For the first time a team from New Zealand has won the International Chamber of Commerce Mediation Competition.The four students…
20 March 2019
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint of inaccuracy about a Greenpeace billboard claiming two large agriculture firms…
19 March 2019
Entries for New Zealand's oldest legal writing prize will open on 1 April 2019.The Honourable Rex Mason Prize for Excellence…
19 March 2019
The Governance and Administration select committee has released a report on the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Bill, recommending that it…
19 March 2019
The Department of Internal Affairs has advised that people who share the video of the shooting in Christchurch are likely…
19 March 2019
ACC has released information on the support which it has available for victims of the Christchurch attacks and their families.It…
19 March 2019
Immigration New Zealand says it will prioritise visa processing for the families of the people killed or injured in the…
19 March 2019
The Ministry of Justice has opened consultation on how the Official Information Act 1982 is working in practice.The objective is…
19 March 2019
The Chief High Court Judge, Justice Geoffrey Venning, has released a practice note, The use of electronic common bundles and…
14 March 2019
The Supreme Court has begun to fulfil the vision of those who argued for its establishment, New Zealand's Chief Justice…
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