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Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 17 2013

Following last night's Budget, the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill was introduced to the House and passed its first reading. If

Preliminary agreements 2 - drafting tips

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 15 2013

When it comes to drafting preliminary agreements, the best advice is to not allow the agreement to balloon into a large legal document. Take care to

Preliminary agreements - substance over form

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 8 2013

Anyone who has worked on the early stages of a commercial deal is likely to have come across a 'preliminary agreement' in one of its many guises

Employment law changes take shape

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 7 2013

The much anticipated Bill amending the Employment Relations Act 2000 (Act) was introduced into Parliament on 26 April 2013. The Bill's machinery

Financial Markets Conduct Bill update - May 2013

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 3 2013

On 22 April 2013 the Minister of Commerce, the Hon Craig Foss, publicly released what are likely to be the final changes to the Financial Markets

An agreement to arbitrate is upheld notwithstanding a defect

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 1 2013

The Court of Appeal has recently recognised the importance of upholding and enforcing arbitration agreements and awards, even where part of the

Use of a generally descriptive word does not constitute trademark infringement

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 1 2013

InterCity operates InterCity Coachlines and owns the INTERCITY registered trademark. Recently, InterCity sought interim orders restraining Nakedbus

A vendor may be liable for a misrepresentation made to a third party associated with a purchaser

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 1 2013

In Rondova v When Routine Bites Hard Limited 2013 NZHC 267, Justice Woodhouse examined when a misrepresentation will be brought to the knowledge of

The dishonest lawyer: a cautionary tale for all solicitors and their clients

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 1 2013

The High Court case of Cityside Asset Pty Ltd v 1 Solution Ltd 2012 NZHC 1382 involved a breach of a franchise agreement following its termination

Interest will not accrue on costs until a costs order is made

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 1 2013

In Chesterfields Preschools Ltd & Ors v The Commissioner of Inland Revenue 2013 NZCA 44, the Court of Appeal considered whether interest could be