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In a recent case involving a company associated with Mitre 10, the High Court imposed a $500,000 penalty, serving as a warning to those who place restrictive covenants on land, even where no anti-competitive effect ...
Haami Hanara pleaded guilty to manslaughter as a result of his involvement in the death of Kelly Donner.
The defendants, Apisaloma Timoti, Sam Thomsen and Robin Leota, faced jury trial in the High Court at Auckland on charges of murder, wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, being an accessory after the ...
Christopher Tennet is a well-known Wellington criminal defence barrister who has practised law for more than 40 years. On 26 October 2022 the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal found a charge of ...
On 16 November 2018, Vodafone New Zealand pleaded guilty to nine representative charges of misleading conduct under the Fair Trading Act 1986.
Netflix does it. So do Microsoft, LinkedIn and Salesforce. And here in New Zealand, software company Actionstep and game developer Rocketwerkz are some of the first businesses to offer employees unlimited annual leave.
Besides healing a broken arm or fighting a winter cold, there are many reasons why employees need to use sick leave – and workplaces are becoming more accepting of them. And a further expansion to the boundaries of ...
If there is one clause that spells out just how antiquated New Zealand’s electoral law is, it’s 206ZH of the Electoral Act.
Judicial independence is a critical ingredient of the rule of law. The late Tom Bingham, former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, had a lot to say about it in The Rule of Law
The Chief Justice welcomes the Attorney General’s announcement today of the appointment of Christchurch King’s Counsel Lisa Preston as a Judge of the High Court.
Xing Zhong applied to remove counsel and solicitors for 19 respondents, alleging conflict of interest, breach of professional standards, dishonesty, and vexatiousness.
The Ngāti Paoa Trust Board was established in 2004 to represent the iwi. In 2009, the Māori Land Court made orders under s 30 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 confirming the trust board’s mandate to represent Ngāti ...
Kanwarpal Singh pleaded guilty to murdering 21-year-old law student Farzana Yaqubi on 19 December 2022 and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a 17-year minimum period of imprisonment (MPI).
Fourteen-year-old M killed Bram Williams, 22, by repeatedly stabbing him. M’s defence was that he acted in self-defence and did not have murderous intent. He was found guilty of murder following a jury trial and ...
In 2013, a group of apartment owners sued the Napier City Council over building defects. They said the council had been negligent in issuing building consents, ensuring adequate inspections, and issuing code ...
This case was a successful claim by Premier Property Developments, the vendors of a 14-storey, unit-titled commercial property on Auckland’s Kitchener St, against the purchaser, OHL.