Archive

Apr 2013 to Jun 2013

FYI: Competition Law – Cartel Bill: Report Back from the Select Committee

15 May 2013

In our October 2011 FYI, we updated you on the Government's introduction of the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Bill into Parliament. The Committee has suggested some significant changes to the original Bill...

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FYI: Tax Law – Taking stock: What's happening in tax?

11 Apr 2013

As a new tax year begins, we thought it timely to briefly survey recent and impending tax changes of particular interest to businesses. Many of these have been discussed in more detail in earlier FYIs, as noted below...

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X-Tech: ezine – Pirates of Aotearoa

04 Apr 2013

The first decisions on any new area provide a platform from which the public can assess how the relevant law will be applied in future. The first New Zealand Copyright Tribunal decisions on the infringing file sharing provisions of the Copyright Act 1994 are no exception...

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X-Tech: ezine – To .kiwi or not to .kiwi?

04 Apr 2013

ICANN, the international governing body for domain names, is in the process of introducing to the world hundreds, and potentially thousands, of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs)...

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X-Tech: ezine – Pinched from their pocket: Privacy issues for mobile apps

04 Apr 2013

More than half of all New Zealanders now use smartphones, according to government statistics released last year. Most if not all of these users will be using mobile apps as a way of conducting business, accessing information or entertainment and interacting with others...

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X-Tech: ezine – Internet and the Law: Enforceability of browse-wrap terms and conditions

04 Apr 2013

Most prudent website operators include terms and conditions on their website to make it clear on what basis information, products or services available through the website are being provided...

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