August 2010
Q&A:Mining & Exploration
We talk about the Government's recent decision on the proposed amendments to Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Act. What is Schedule 4? Schedule 4 identifies areas of Crown land that have special protection from exploration and mining. Under the...
Read this articleFYI:Employment Law
The Government has announced a number of proposed changes to the Employment Relations Act (ERA) and Holidays Act. Although the changes may positively impact on employers in a number of ways, for the most part they are not as drastic...
Read this articleNews:Supercity Focus of LGNZ Conference
Prime Minister John Key opened the 2010 Local Government NZ conference 'Building prosperous places' at Auckland's SKYCITY Convention Centre today, with over 500 delegates expected to attend. Once again Simpson Grierson is proud to be a gold sponsor of this...
Read moreOur People:John Shackleton
John is a partner and heads the Wellington commercial litigation group. He represents commercial and public sector clients in court...
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