Articles/Opinions | Areas of Expertise | Buddle Findlay

09 February 2010

Legal update on employment law - Morning Report – conflicting opinions

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Our first article for 2010 considers the Authority decision Plunket v Radio New Zealand. The case received a significant amount of press late last year, due no doubt to the public profile of the parties involved

05 February 2010

Deadline set for the application to become a QFE under the Financial Advisers Act

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New Zealand’s new investment adviser and broker regime, which was established by the Financial Advisers Act 2008 (FAA) and the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008 (FSPA), is due to become fully operational from Decemb

15 January 2010

Inhospitable employees – what can you do?

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One of the most important qualities of any employee in the hospitality industry is (somewhat obviously) to be hospitable. Often, however, the nature of the work - long hours, late nights and customers who can be “under the influence” - means that employee

23 December 2009

Legal update on banking and commercial law

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Legal update on banking and commercial law

21 December 2009

Water trading more than just drip feeding

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The 2025 Taskforce headed by Dr Don Brash listed as one of its priorities the “urgent” establishment of a system of tradable water rights in New Zealand

21 December 2009

Telecommunications regulatory update

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The last 6 months have seen some significant changes in regulation of telecommunications in New Zealand. The most significant is the government’s ultra-fast broadband plan

18 December 2009