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In 2022, Ideal Investments Ltd filed a proceeding on its own behalf against the Earthquake Commission and also applied for leave to bring a representative action on behalf of others in a similar position.
Imagine this: some time has passed since New Zealand went to the polls. With a bare majority, and barring a loss of confidence in the House, a National-Act coalition government is leading Aotearoa New Zealand for ...
A piece in the NZ Herald on 27 September 2023 reported that the legal aid bill incurred for the defence of the “Mama Hooch” rapists was almost $900,000, and climbing.
The encounter between Winston Peters and Jack Tame was emblematic of the entire 2023 election campaign. On one hand, the politician, striving to deliver his message to the voters. On the other, the state-funded ...
Regulation is on its way for residential property managers. Currently, anyone can hang out their shingle without training, licensing or even knowledge of the relevant law. Property managers handle thousands or even ...
A specialist High Court panel could be set up to help weave tikanga into domestic law, as could an expanded jurisdiction for the Māori Land Court and the appointment of tikanga experts as lay members of the court.
The covid-19 wage subsidy was initiated by the government in March 2020 to help businesses suffering from revenue declines as a result of the nationwide lockdown.
Cryptopia Ltd ran a cryptocurrency exchange. In January 2019, it was hacked, resulting in a loss of $30 million in cryptocurrency holdings.
The Ngāti Paoa Trust Board nominated James Gardner-Hopkins as a member of an expert panel to decide a fast-track application for a resource consent under the Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020.
In July 2022, the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) gave notice of its intention to terminate its banking relationship with various companies and entities associated with the Christian Church Community Trust, more commonly ...
Iva Grant alleged she was unjustifiably dismissed by one or other of closely associated registered companies Carrington Resort Jade LP and Carrington Holiday Park Jade LP.
The grounds for appeal were that Horn ought to have been allowed deductions for mitigating matters, which would have meant he was eligible for home detention.
An unsuccessful application under s 143 of the Land Transfer Act 2017 to sustain a caveat lodged against the title of land known as Lot 2 at Little Akaloa in Canterbury.
This is the last time I’ll be speaking to you as President of ADLS. The next time you hear from me, it will be as President of The Law Association. From 1 October 2023, this will be our organisation’s new name.
When Merepaia King (Ngāti Māhanga/Ngāti Te Wehi – Tainui) was sworn in as a judge earlier this month, she notched up two milestones: it was the first time an Employment Court judge had been sworn in on a marae and ...
If the privacy watchdog doubles down on a proposed biometrics code of practice, Westfield shopping malls will likely be banned from using smart billboards that scan shoppers’ faces in order to target them with ...