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Hugh Catherwood, a life insured under an Asteron life insurance policy, sought payment of a death benefit on the grounds that he was terminally ill with a life expectancy of less than 12 months.
Zhicheng Gu appeared for sentencing after being found guilty of murdering Wang Baochang.
The defendant, Poi Tinei, had been in an on-again, off-again relationship with the victim, Teao Wiki, for around three years. They had been apart for approximately two weeks before the offending.
An unsuccessful application for costs by Auckland Council, as respondent, under the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 from Terrymoana Pivott.
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 ...
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