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FYI: Litigation – Litigation funding

24 Oct 2012

The recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Contractors Bonding Ltd v Waterhouse has brought some clarity to the issues surrounding the court's role in supervising third-party litigation funding...

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Q&A: Commercial Litigation – Trans-Tasman Proceedings: A Narrowing "Ditch"

14 Sep 2010

On 24 July 2008 the New Zealand and Australian Governments signed the "Trans-Tasman Agreement"; an agreement setting up...

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FYI: Publicly Speaking – Liquor Licensing for Party Buses: Reporting on the Oddballs and Marshall cases

01 Mar 2010

The High Court has recently ruled that a district licensing agency may not issue special licences to operators of charter bus operations in Christchurch, involving consumption of bring-your-own liquor...

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FYI: Naturally Resourceful – The Law Commission's view on 'Alcohol in our Lives' - a Local Authority perspective

03 Sep 2009

On 30 July 2009, the Law Commission released an issues paper 'Alcohol In Our Lives' which reviews the regulatory framework relating to the sale and supply of liquor...

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