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A number of proposed changes to employment law received Cabinet approval on 14 May 2012. These changes reflect those signalled earlier in the year to collective bargaining and the right to request flexible working hours (see our March 2012 alert) but …
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The report of the Local Government and Environment Committee on the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Bill was released today. If passed, the Bill will set up an environmental management regime for New Zealand's …
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On 27 January 2012, China-based Shanghai Pengxin was granted consent under the Overseas Investment Act 2005 to acquire 16 dairy farms (the infamous - in New Zealand - Crafar Farms) comprising close to 8000ha of land …
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Further to our recent update relating to the exposure draft of the Bill (Draft Bill) amending the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 (CCCFA), the Law Commission has now released its report on possible amendments to the Credit (Repossession …
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The clearance of indigenous vegetation is commonly controlled by district councils through district plans, pursuant to section 31(1)(b)(iii) of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) …
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In this issue: Federal Court of Australia finds Google guilty of misleading conduct; G-Cloud on the horizon; MED service outage – report issued; Online defamation a talking point at both ends of the world; Signs say keep off the astroturf; and Going …
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The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has recently released an exposure draft of a Bill amending the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 (CCCFA). Submissions on the draft are due on 11 May 2012. While the changes have been highlighted as …
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The Inland Revenue Policy Advice Division's latest issues paper Recognising salary trade-offs as income, released yesterday, proposes changes that will detrimentally affect many employees receiving fringe benefits …
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This afternoon the Government released its proposals to amend the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme …
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In April 2011, significant changes were made to the reinstatement provisions of the Employment Relations Act. Reinstatement was given the same status as other remedies, and is no longer the primary remedy for unjustified dismissal …
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In this issue: Supply of milk to "independent processors"; Status of claims over rental payments; Lenders rendering agreements unenforceable; Potential regulation of LIBOR setting; Regulatory reminder for insurers; Be careful mentioning the "Sporting …
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In this issue - Mortgagees versus the PPSA: who gets the rent?: The guarantor is gone yet the guarantee lives on; Guarantees are not always easy to wriggle out of; Obligations as consideration; The bankrupt forgives, but will the Official Assignee …
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Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson has recently outlined the National government's employment relations priorities for the next three years. They are consistent with earlier indications …
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This a brief overview of proposed changes to the Crown Minerals Act 1991 regime outlined in the Ministry of Economic Development's (MED) discussion paper …
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In this issue - Select Committee calls for submissions on Financial Markets Conduct Bill, Security may come to nought without perfection, Trustee duty of care for failed finance companies, AML/CFT update, Lombard decision - does this change the current …
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Many analysts were staggered by the almost US$100 billion valuation given to Facebook in its recent pre-IPO filing - while Facebook has shown greater staying power than the likes of MySpace or Friendster, most social networking sites have had to …
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The Supreme Court has just released its judgment in the long running Marlborough District Council and Altimarloch case …
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The Resource Management (National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health) Regulations 2011 (the NES) came into force on 1 January 2012. The purpose of the NES is to address the human health …