Legal update on climate change - July 2009
[Legal_update_on_climate_change_-_July_2009.pdf 201.2 KB]Legal update on climate change - July 2009
Writer Julian Novitz about to take up his Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellowship
[Writer_Julian_Novitz_about_to_take_up_his_Buddle_Findlay_Sargeson_Fellowship.pdf 83.2 KB]Writer Julian Novitz about to take up his Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellowship
Getting the Deal Through – Insurance & Reinsurance in New Zealand 2009
[Getting_the_Deal_Through_-_Insurance_and_Reinsurance_(2009).pdf 684.2 KB]Scott Barker (partner) and Peter Niven (senior solicitor) of national law firm Buddle Findlay, have written the New Zealand chapter on Insurance & Reinsurance 2009 for the Getting the Deal Through series
Legislation introduced to amend NZ ETS forestry sector timelines
[Legislation_introduced_to_amend_NZ_ETS_forestry_sector_timelines_(June_09).pdf 193.9 KB]Legislation to amend parts of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) relating to forestry has been introduced and is expected to pass into law by 30 June 2009
Swine flu: “To pay or not to pay?” and other employment questions
[Legal_update_on_employment_law_-_June_2009.pdf 233.8 KB]The legal and practical issues associated with swine flu and employment are not straightforward. It is not simply a question for employers of “ride out 7 days of quarantine and that will be that”
Creating a super city: Integration issues - Part 6: Employees of the super city
[Creating_a_super_city_-_Integration_issues_-_Part_6_-_Employees_of_the_super_city.pdf 153.6 KB]From an employment perspective, the proposed changes to Auckland governance are radical. It appears that over 6,000 staff from the 8 existing councils are to be transferred to a single employer, the new Auckland Council, with effect from 1 November 2010
Electoral Finance Review - Stage One: Government seeks submissions on Electoral Finance Reform Issues Paper
[Electoral_Finance_Review_-_Stage_One_-_Government_seeks_submissions_on_Electoral_Finance_Reform_Issues_Paper.pdf 126.3 KB]The Minister of Justice recently released an Issues Paper to seek comment on key issues underlying the reform of any electoral finance regime. This is part of the first stage in the government’s electoral finance review, which will lead to the development
Legal update on health law - June 2009
[Legal_update_on_health_law_-_June_2009.pdf 460.3 KB]Legal update on health law - June 2009
Holidays Act review - can one size ever really fit all?
[Holidays_Act_review_-_Can_one_size_ever_really_fit_all.pdf 175.0 KB]Late last week the National government announced the appointment of a Ministerial Advisory Group to review the Holidays Act 2003
DHB responsible for monitoring services provided under service agreements
[DHB_responsible_for_monitoring_services_provided_under_service_agreements.pdf 103.3 KB]A recent opinion of the Health and Disability Commissioner highlights the statutory responsibility of a District Health Board (DHB) to monitor the delivery of services that it funds within its district
