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Overview of recent health and safety rulings and developments
Whakaari/White Island sentencing Following the Whakaari/White Island tragedy, WorkSafe New Zealand (WorkSafe) charged 13 parties for b…
24 April 2024
RMA reforms continue at pace
With the submission period for the Fast-track Approvals Bill only just having closed, and fresh from announcing the Government’s inten…
23 April 2024
Consultation open on draft Biometric Processing Privacy Code
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has recently released a draft Biometric Processing Privacy Code (Code) for public consult…
22 April 2024
The environment and the law – Earth Day reflections on topical legal issues
On Earth Day, it's timely to reflect on hot legal topics relating to climate change and sustainability. Environmental matters unsurpr…
22 April 2024
Getting started with AI governance
AI is rapidly changing global business. The latest research suggests that nearly half of New Zealand companies are already using AI,…
19 April 2024
Insurance Contracts Bill: watch this space
The Insurance Contracts Bill (Bill) is a Member's Bill that was drawn from ballot on 21 March 2024. The new Bill proposes significant…
17 April 2024
Clarity still needed on exercising contractual discretions in New Zealand
The extent to which a party's discretions under a contract are fettered by standards of reasonableness has long been a source of debat…
16 April 2024
What is next for the regulation of therapeutic products?
As has been widely reported, the Government's 100-day plan included "begin work to repeal the Therapeutic Products Act 2023". That Ac…
9 April 2024
Webinar - Collaborative contracting in the public sector
Collaborative contracts are a category of contracts under the Government Procurement Rules. There are a broad range of these contract…
8 April 2024