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New Zealand must protect judicial independence, says Sir Geoffrey Vos
2 November 2017
The visiting Chancellor of the High Court of England and Wales, Sir Geoffrey Vos, has warned that, despite New Zealand’s…
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AML guidance by DIA for lawyers coming soon
2 November 2017
The Department of Internal Affairs is getting closer to finalising guidance for the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism…
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Solar panel retailer warned over financial benefit claims
2 November 2017
The Commerce Commission has issued a warning to a solar panel systems retailer over claims made about the financial benefits…
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NZ easiest for doing business, says World Bank
2 November 2017
New Zealand is the easiest country of 190 in which to do business, according to the World Bank's 15th Doing…
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Lawyers and conveyancers need to co-operate, says LCRO
2 November 2017
It is incumbent on lawyers and conveyancers to carry out their duties to their clients in a “spirit of co-operation”.This…
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"Honourable" retention approved
2 November 2017
A notice in the New Zealand Gazette states that the Governor-General, acting under delegated authority from Her Majesty The Queen,…
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Circular covers ministerial access to previous administration records
1 November 2017
The Cabinet Office has released a circular Access to information of a previous administration.The circular sets out the principles that…
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One third of fee revenue converted to profit, benchmarking says
1 November 2017
The average law firm in a legal services benchmarking study converted around 33%-36% of fee revenue into profit and generated…
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Corrections issues Authorised Property Rules
1 November 2017
The Department of Corrections has made new rules for items of property that prisoners may be issued with or allowed…
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Changes to foreign ownership, pay equity and three strikes announced
1 November 2017
Government Ministers have announced plans to introduce legislation to change the law relating to foreign purchase of housing, equal pay,…
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Judge Fred McElrea Restorative Justice online collection expands
1 November 2017
Napier City Libraries has launched an expanded online collection of the writings of retired District Court Judge Fred McElrea on…
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Waitangi Tribunal report on Ngātiwai Mandate claims released
1 November 2017
The Waitangi Tribunal has released a report on the Ngātiwai Mandate claims. It finds that the Crown breached the principles…
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New ceremonial robes for Supreme Court Judges
1 November 2017
The Judges of the Supreme Court have adopted new ceremonial robes, an announcement from the Judicial Office for Senior Courts…
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Trident Systems treated unreasonably in RNZ broadcast
31 October 2017
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has found that Trident Systems, which ran a fishing camera monitoring trial for the Ministry…
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‘Unfair’ radio broadcasts contained derogatory statements and breached privacy
31 October 2017
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has upheld aspects of a complaint about four broadcasts in 2016 by Radio Virsa, a…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018