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The Supremes' greatest hits

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand
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  • January 22 2013

For those with an appreciation of classic music from the 1960s, the Supremes were the outstanding vocal group on the Tamla Motown label. For those

A job still to do on Companies and Limited Partnerships Bill

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand
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  • December 12 2012

The Commerce Select Committee has ducked for cover on the criminalisation of directors’ duties in its report back yesterday on the Companies and Limited Partnerships Amendment Bill

Comply with your discovery obligations or face the consequences

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand, USA
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  • June 10 2011

A recent US appeal court decision where a firm was stripped of a positive US$400 million verdict because it had destroyed documents unhelpful to its case provides a useful reminder to New Zealand businesses that their discovery obligations may arise earlier than they think and that they need to have robust systems in place

Crime and punishment in the draft Financial Markets Conduct Bill

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand
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  • September 5 2011

A key objective of both the establishment of the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and the general review of securities law is to persuade retail investors that they can have confidence in the regulatory framework and that misconduct will be punished

FMA enforcement policy as you'd expect but it's nice to be told

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand
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  • September 16 2011

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has released an Enforcement Policy setting out its enforcement priorities and the approach it will take toward the use of its powers

Directors and officers lose cover for defence costs

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand
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  • September 19 2011

A shock ruling this week by the Auckland High Court casts doubt on the extent to which directors can rely on their liability cover to help pay for defence costs in criminal and civil proceedings

Lessons for Christmas eve injunctions

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand
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  • December 21 2012

The obligations on a party seeking urgent interim relief in New Zealand in support of foreign arbitrations has been clarified by the High Court in a

The law commission on vexatious litigants

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand
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  • July 5 2012

The Law Commission is reviewingthe treatment of vexatious litigants as part of its review of the New Zealand court system and to improve life for the litigiously oppressed