by Arvin OI Hoffmann, Chee Seng Cheong & Ralf Zurbruegg | Jun 14, 2024 | Company / Commercial
About half the states in the US have introduced so-called universal demand laws that make it harder for aggrieved shareholders to sue company directors and hold managers personally liable for decisions that have harmed the company. One such lawsuit by Boeing...
by Priscilla Brown | Jun 14, 2024 | Wills & Trusts
Three years after the Trusts Act 2019 came into force, the first two judgments reviewing trustee decisions under ss 126 and 127 of the Act have been released. Section 126 allows a beneficiary to apply to the High Court to review a trustee’s “act, omission or decision”...
by Chris Trotter | Jun 14, 2024 | General
“There’ll be hell to pay if [David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill] goes beyond first reading, there’ll be hell to pay.” So says the Māori King’s spokesperson, Tukoroirangi Morgan, towards the end of his 30-minute unedited interview with RNZ’s Guyon Espiner. It is...
by Melissa Russell | Jun 14, 2024 | Criminal
In last week’s LawNews, an article by Warren Brookbanks, Unlawful detention and fitness to plead: the scope of habeas corpus, commented on the High Court’s decision in Teika and the successful habeas corpus application filed on behalf of a defendant who had been...
by Sally Lindsay | Jun 14, 2024 | General
The Ministry of Justice is preparing a draft code of conduct for lobbyists – people it defines as “engaging in advocacy activities to influence government policies and decisions”. But compliance with the code will be voluntary, meaning it could be an exercise in...
