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Gaoxiang Yu (26) , his two co-defendants, Zhao and G, and the victim, Wang Baochang, were members of an organised crime syndicate that manufactured and supplied methamphetamine.
Beth Wolak claimed her dismissal for serious misconduct on 22 December 2021 was unjustified. She sought a finding of unjustified dismissal; lost wages; compensation for humiliation, loss of dignity, injury to ...
Julie Sarah Ryan’s property was subject to a second mortgage. The amount secured was repaid in 1992 but the mortgage was not discharged.
Gloriavale is a Christian community set in an isolated location on the West Coast of the South Island, with limited contact with the outside world. There are approximately 82 families and 600 individuals living at ...
On 7 May 2021, the High Court issued the landmark judgment Re Edwards (Whakatohea) (No 2) [2021] NZHC 1023. In this decision, the court granted recognition orders for customary marine title and protected customary ...
Validus FZCO is a Dubai corporation that is not registered to provide financial services in New Zealand. Validus came to media and FMA attention for offering financial services primarily to the Tongan community.
In South West Terminal v Achter Land & Cattle, the King’s Bench for Saskatchewan ruled a "thumbs-up" emoji sent via text constituted a valid form of acceptance of a contract.
Is your graduate a cheat? As law firms begin experimenting with ChatGPT and other forms of artificial intelligence, some worry that their graduates might not have the skills their academic transcripts suggest.
The defendant, Bradford Damien Kipa, pleaded guilty to the murder of John Ioane. In sentencing Kipa, the court considered two submissions put forward by defence counsel: that a sentence of life imprisonment was ...
The Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) appointed receivers to Claymark Group, which owed the bank $50 million (plus interest), secured by first-ranking general security arrangements (GSAs).
The High Court has determined an application by carpet manufacturer Godfrey Hirst to strike out four affirmative defences pleaded by the Bremworth defendants, which also manufacture carpets.
As part of the government’s “stamp out” approach to covid-19, GF was employed by Customs as an assistant customs officer maritime border at a South Island port on a short-term agreement.
Section 38 of the Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003 (CPMIP) empowers the court to order a report from a health assessor in relation to a defendant’s mental health.
Neil Castillo and Jerald Ybanez are Filipino New Zealanders and passionate about basketball. They set up the Auckland United Basketball (AUB) organisation for South Auckland children and young people.
The Real Estate Agents Act 2008 (the Act) created the Real Estate Agents Authority (REAA) as a Crown entity for the purposes of s 7 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (CEA) which applies to the REAA except to the ...
Kirsty Hilford was employed as a part-time learning assistant at Whangārei Boys High School, but left after a pay dispute.
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