by Neil Sands | Jul 11, 2024 | Legal Technology
New Zealand is looking to Singapore for insights into thwarting the increasingly sophisticated scammers targeting consumers and businesses Attorney-General Judith Collins KC says. The government is facing calls to do more to combat scammers, with Consumer NZ...
by Luke Dixon | Jul 11, 2024 | Wills & Trusts
In a recent LawNews article, Anthony Grant states it is a fundamental rule of trusts that “judges do not exercise jurisdiction to initiate the distribution of trust assets. They can approve or reject a trustee’s decision about a distribution of assets, but they will...
by Catherine Stewart | Jul 11, 2024 | Employment
The Employment Court has upheld a complaint that the University of Auckland breached its contractual obligations to protect one of its academic staff, Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles, from abuse and failed to act in good faith when dealing with her concerns. In a...
by Warren Pyke | Jul 11, 2024 | Treaty / Māori
I wish to make a few observations about the heated debate about compulsory education about tikanga, as proposed by the New Zealand Council of Legal Education. I do not wish to add my opinion about the legality of the proposal. But I think the debate has become...
by Neil Sands | Jul 11, 2024 | Employment
After decades of mass confusion for employers, resulting in workers being underpaid by billions of dollars, the government has pledged to improve the Holidays Act 2003 – but experts warn there’s no easy fix. The Act has long been criticised by all sides of politics...
