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The laws relating to trusts change so quickly that all trust deeds should have a wide power of variation. But not all trusts deeds have this power, giving rise to difficulties.
Nearly 17 years after its inception, KiwiSaver is pulling in big bucks. According to the Financial Markets Authority’s (FMA) most recent KiwiSaver annual report, the scheme now has $93.7 billion in funds under management.
On the 24 May 2022, Christian Eteuati engaged in what was described by Gault J as a “vicious, frenzied, and unprovoked attack” on Tom Coombes, using a knife.
Birthing Centre Ltd’s (BCL) application for leave to appeal an Employment Court’s decision on the unjustified dismissal of five midwives was dismissed.
The applicant worked with Joseph Brider, who had been convicted and sentenced for sexual violence offences.
On 27 July 2022, the Director-General of Health directed Hastings District Council, along with 13 other local authorities, to add fluoride to its water supply.
The government is moving at speed to implement the changes it promised to the country’s resource management system in its 100-day plan.
LawNews spoke to four practitioners who’ve taken the plunge starting their own firms.
Paihia landlords who cancelled a tenancy before it had begun because one of the tenants was on electronically monitored bail have been ordered to refund part of the two weeks’ rent paid upfront.
Parliament’s Regulations Review committee has agreed to proceed with a complaint made by Gary Judd KC about a regulation making the study of tikanga Māori compulsory for law students from next year.
There have been so many submissions on the government’s proposed Fast-track Approvals Bill – 27,000 written, with 2,900 submitters wanting to appear before the select committee in person.
Now retired from his role as research fellow at the University of Auckland, Palmer, 83, spoke to LawNews as he celebrated 20 years’ membership of The Law Association’s Environment and Resource Management Law committee.
Elizabeth Maria Bolea, an Australian national with New Zealand residency, pleaded guilty to participating in an organized criminal group. The context to the offending was that she was in a relationship with Rhakim ...
The council successfully appealed the High Court’s decision that the council had made negligent misstatements in respect of swimming pool fencing.
R, a 69-year-old man, has spent most of his life in institutional care. R has committed multiple sexual offences against women and girls, with the first allegation at age 14.
In 2017, the Commerce Commission began investigations into online ticketing platform Viagogo AG, regarding complaints of potentially misleading and deceptive conduct under the New Zealand Fair Trading Act 1986 (FTA).
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