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Landonline rebuild finished in 2024, LINZ says
22 October 2019
The rebuild of New Zealand's land title system Landonline will be finished in 2024, Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) says…
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Bar Association welcomes revamp of meth sentencing guidelines
22 October 2019
The New Zealand Bar Association says it welcomes the Court of Appeal decision, Zhang v R [2019] NZCA 507, which…
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Election over-budget claim ruled misleading
21 October 2019
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint about an election claim that a local board was massively over…
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Commission lays 10 charges against heat pump servicing company
21 October 2019
The Commerce Commission has laid 10 charges under the Fair Trading Act 1986 against Ocean Contracting Ltd (also trading as…
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FMA issues AML/CFT warning to Circle Markets
21 October 2019
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued a formal warning to a non-licensed derivatives issuer and forex provider, Circle Markets…
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Lawyers encouraged to slow down and look after themselves, not just their clients
17 October 2019
A room full of lawyers who took part in a master class called ‘Life with Law’ were given practical advice…
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Consultation opens on fair pay agreements and migrant worker exploitation
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…
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PCO-drafted bills up, legislative instruments down
17 October 2019
The Parliamentary Counsel Office drafted and published 60 Government bills in the 2018 calendar year, up from 45 in the…
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Ministry supports judicial case management initiatives
17 October 2019
The Ministry of Justice says it is supporting two judicial initiatives to improve delivery of services and adminstration of cases.In…
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Lauren Tyler-Harwood wins LEANZ essay prize
17 October 2019
The Law and Economics Association of Australia and New Zealand (LEANZ) has announced the winners of its 2019 essay competition.Winner…
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Commerce Commission court order protects information on stolen computers
17 October 2019
The High Court has granted an application by the Commerce Commission for an interim injunction against unknown defendants to prohibit…
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Guardianship applications dominate in Family Court
17 October 2019
Guardianship applications made up 30% of all substantive Family Court applications filed in the year to 30 June 2019, the…
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Protocol of 2014 to Forced Labour Convention, 1930 welcomed
17 October 2019
Parliament's Education and Workforce Committee has released a report on the International treaty examination of the Protocol of 2014 to…
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Commission files proceedings against alleged horse transport cartel
17 October 2019
The Commerce Commission says it has filed High Court proceedings against the International Racehorse Transport New Zealand Partnership (IRT Partnership)…
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IPONZ updates practices when assessing expedited examination requests
17 October 2019
The Intellectual Property Office (IPONZ) has made improvements to its practices when assessing expedited examination requests under the Global Patent…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018