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FYI: Climate Change & Emissions Trading – NZ ETS - Update 2012

09 Feb 2012

In our last FYIs on climate change we did some “crystal ball gazing” on the future of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), following the release of the report by the ETS Review Panel...

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FYI: Litigation – Bloggers, Tweeters and Facebook - New Media or News Media

22 Dec 2011

The Law Commission is proposing significant changes to the law affecting mainstream and new media...

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FYI: Intellectual Property – Wai 262: Protection of Treasured Intellectual Property

15 Dec 2011

The report on the Wai 262 claim, released earlier this year by New Zealand's Waitangi Tribunal, includes a number of recommendations relating to intellectual property rights and treasured elements of Māori culture...

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FYI: Sales & Marketing – Christmas Crackers

13 Dec 2011

The Christmas season is upon us and it is time to reflect on another year in the sometimes peculiar world of sales and marketing. Here we bring you the advertisements that pushed the boundaries, the bizarre complaints, and the amusing advertiser responses from New Zealand, Australia and the US...

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FYI: Tax – Post-Election Tax Stock-Take

12 Dec 2011

With the election behind us, it is timely to review what will (and what will not) be happening on the tax policy front in the short and medium term...

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FYI:Employment Law – "Would" v "Could" - Employment Court confirms that more than just one letter has changed

The Full Court of the Employment Court has just released its preliminary decision in the cases of __Angus v Ports of Auckland__ and __McKean v Ports of Auckland__... MORE

FYI:Employment Law – The Future of Employment Relations - The Next Three Years

Employment relations emerged as an important political battleground this election in light of the giant gap between the two main parties, with National wanting to give greater flexibility to businesses... MORE

FYI:Litigation – Enforcing Foreign Judgments in New Zealand

Wherever you are in the world, once the effort and expense of obtaining a judgment is over, the last thing you want to face is a problem enforcing it... MORE

FYI:Commercial Property – No Change for Ground Rents

The Supreme Court confirms on the valuation methodology of rent reviews under ground leases (also known as Glasgow leases), in the final episode in __Mandic v Cornwall Park Trust Board__... MORE

FYI:Employment Law – Casual Employees: Not Casual Enough?

Are your casual employees truly casual? Or is the nature of their employment something more permanent?... MORE

FYI:Sales & Marketing – FGC Conference 2011: The Highlights

Last week, Peter Stubbs addressed over 200 food and grocery industry delegates at the annual New Zealand Food and Grocery Council Conference in Wellington... MORE

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