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Budget 2013 functional, not flashy

  • Chapman Tripp
  • -
  • New Zealand
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  • May 16 2013

Finance Minister Bill English's approach to Budget 2013 was "to spend well, not to spend up". Flashy, no. Functional, yes. If last year's budget had

Construction contract creates a security interest

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 14 2013

A High Court decision arising out of the Mainzeal receivership confirms that a construction contract can create a security interest in goods. But

Companies Office revises proposed prospectus registration process

  • Chapman Tripp
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • May 10 2013

The Companies Office has revised its proposed prospectus registration process following consultation. The Companies Office will continue to do its

Compulsory acquisition rights not so sweeping after all

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 7 2013

The government's rights of compulsory acquisition can be invoked to acquire land needed directly, or indirectly, for government projects. But the

Ambitious prescription from health and safety taskforce

  • Chapman Tripp
  • -
  • New Zealand
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  • May 2 2013

A new Act, a new regulator, new standards, new penalties, new duty holders, and new systems - the Independent Taskforce on Workplace Health and

A legal oddity in the Employment Relations Amendment Bill

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 1 2013

The Employment Relations Amendment Bill, introduced last week, contains a legal oddity that sits outside the normal constructs of Commercial Law and

Will the wider credit contracts definition catch you

  • Chapman Tripp
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • April 26 2013

The Consumer Credit and Financial Services Law Reform Bill (the Bill), introduced into Parliament this month, will require more people to register as

Re-think on new prospectus registration delays

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand
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  • April 23 2013

The Companies Office is re-thinking its proposed new service level standards for registering prospectuses and related documents - in particular, the

Redundancy - court clarifies justification test

  • Chapman Tripp
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • April 22 2013

Judges are not entitled to substitute their decision for yours in terms of how your business should be run or restructured, but - if you make someone

Slower turnaround proposed under new prospectus registration process

  • Chapman Tripp
  • -
  • New Zealand
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  • April 19 2013

The new Companies Office prospectus registration procedures, which were to come into effect on Monday, could impact on offer launch dates and are