Simpson Grierson's Commercial Litigation newsletter provides news and information on a full range of commercial litigation issues including IP, Media, Medico-legal, Product Liability, Insurance, Gaming and Lotteries, Professional Indemnity, Property, Oil and Gas, Competition Law and Construction. Increasing litigation (and an increasingly litigious environment) is a key issue facing corporations today and with that in mind, we aim to summarise recent cases and provide an educational newsletter to assist organisations with their litigation information requirements.

Lab Tests Wins $560M Contract
Back From Medlab
The Court of Appeal has handed the $560 million Auckland community pathology testing contract back to Lab Tests after the High Court took it off them last year.
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The High Court Herceptin
Debate: To Fund or Not to Fund?
Jun 2008
In April, in an unprecedented move, eight women suffering from breast cancer took on the might of the Crown pharmaceutical funding agency Pharmac in the High Court. Although it may yet prove to be a pyrrhic victory, they secured an order that Pharmac reconsider a crucial decision on Herceptin funding.
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How Secret Are Your Secrets
When You Go To Court?
Sep 2006
Our Court system is a public system, meaning that most Court hearings are open to the public and news media. This principal of open justice is one of the most fundamental characteristics of our system. What does it mean for commercial litigants with privacy concerns?
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