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Health and nutrition claims - what claims can you now make?

  • Simpson Grierson
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 13 2013

On 18 January 2013, the law in New Zealand regulating health and nutrition claims was significantly changed due to the introduction of Standard 1.2.7

Doctor guilty of professional misconduct for breach of patient confidentiality

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • March 22 2011

The Tribunal has found a doctor guilty of professional misconduct for breaching a patient's right to confidentiality by inappropriately accessing the patient's mental health records, disclosing the fact of the patient's involuntary admission to hospital to a mutual friend, and disclosing details of the admission when giving evidence in support of her partner at a Family Court guardianship hearing

We can patent jeans so what about genes?

  • Baldwins
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  • New Zealand
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  • April 26 2013

Our genes determine how we look, how our bodies work, and we now know that they also play a major role in our susceptibility to disease. Consequently

India’s IP Appellate Board endorses compulsory license of patented cancer drug to generic manufacturer

  • Baldwins
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  • Australia, India, New Zealand
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  • January 16 2013

In March 2012 the Indian Patent Office (IPO) granted its first compulsory license to Natco Pharma, an Indian generic manufacturer, revoking the

Physiotherapist's registration cancelled for texts to elderly patient

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • October 18 2011

A physiotherapist was found guilty of professional misconduct for sending inappropriate text messages to an elderly patient, and attempting to provide her with counselling (outside of his scope of practice

Pharmacist's disparaging remarks amount to professional misconduct

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • February 28 2012

A pharmacist published a media release to promote her pharmacy business which contained comments suggesting price gouging by pharmacies, stating the public are "paying too much", and "what is happening is profiteering: pure and simple"

Pregnancy as a result of failed sterilisation is a personal injury for ACC purposes

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 30 2012

A woman underwent tubal ligation surgery (a sterilisation procedure) in 2004

Consultation on payments to family carers of disabled adults

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • December 10 2012

Following the Court of Appeal decision in Ministry of Health v Atkinson and others, the Ministry of Health has decided to change its current policy of not paying family carers who provide support to their disabled adult family members

Unsuccessful tender seeks review of DHB's RFP process

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • December 13 2011

A DHB contracted a provider organisation to supply a variety of home and community-based services

ACC to provide cover for pregnancy after failed sterilisation procedure

  • Russell McVeagh
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  • New Zealand
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  • May 24 2012

The Supreme Court determined that the Accident Compensation Scheme does provide cover to a woman (H) who becomes pregnant after a failed sterilisation operation

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