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22 July 2022

Update for Southern Response Claimants

In the 2020 case Southern Response Earthquake Services v Dodds [2020] NZCA 395, the Court of Appeal ruled that Southern Response (SR) had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct when undertaking insurance settlements prior to October 2014.

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16 March 2022

Policing the Vaccine

Does the recent Defence Force and Police decision mark the end of vaccine mandates?   The COVID-19 landscape is ever changing and the recent case of Yardley Wallace and a Defence Force Worker v the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety…

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26 January 2022

Show Some Restraint

Restraint of Trade Clauses in Employment Agreements The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has confirmed that Discovery, the parent company of Three, can enforce its Restraint of Trade clause against political reporter, Tova O’Brien.

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14 November 2021

Residential Building Contracts – What’s in Them?

Demand for housing has never been higher in New Zealand due to Covid-19 restricting travel and Kiwi expats returning home.

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11 October 2021

Asset protection; Before, During and After

Divorces and separations are emotionally draining and often involve heightened emotions.

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5 October 2021

2021 Resident Visa - the Game-Changing one-off - What you Need to Know

Recently the Minister made a major announcement of a new category of residence visa which is estimated to impact up to 165,000 migrants.

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