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Re Reynolds - Official Assignee v Wilson and another

  • Ogier
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • February 23 2009

Mr Reynolds (the 'Settlor') was the settlor of the GM Reynolds Family Trust (the 'Trust') under which he appointed Messrs Wilson and Harvey as trustees (the 'Trustees'

Directors’ personal liability: a recent House of Lords decision could erode the immunity enjoyed by company directors from personal claims

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • April 11 2007

New Zealand company directors are increasingly exposed to personal liability for tortious wrongs committed by their companies

Bullying in the workplace

  • Simpson Grierson
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • October 18 2010

A recent study on stress and bullying in New Zealand workplaces has suggested that nearly one in five workers have suffered from some form of workplace bullying

Pay back time

  • Simpson Grierson
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • October 25 2010

Employees are a critical part of any business' success

Common meaning of term of exclusion clause prevented indemnity being available

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • August 10 2010

The global financial crisis has led to many claims being made on financial advisers by investors who have suffered losses as a result of a decrease in the value of their investments

Ludgater Holdings Ltd v Gerling Australia Insurance Co Pty Ltd

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • June 3 2010

In this case it was held that a direct claim by the victim of the assured's negligence against the insurers of the insolvent assured was tortious and not contractual in nature

Revised Family Court Practice Note - Specialist Report Writers

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • December 21 2010

The Family Court has recently issued a revised Practice Note - Specialist Report Writers, following consultation with the Psychologists Board and the Principal Family Court Judge

NASC referred to the Director of Proceedings

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • December 21 2010

The Deputy Commissioner has found that a Needs Assessment and Service Co-Ordination Agency (NASC) treated a patient "more like a problem than a person", failed to respect the patient's right to dignity and independence, and breached Right 3 of the Code: "There was a clear failure to ascertain the patient's legal status, and to consider how decisions should be made on her behalf."

Good corporate governance requires more than honesty and integrity

  • Bell Gully
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • December 10 2010

The recent High Court decision in Davidson v Registrar of Companies provides a useful reminder for directors, and in particular independent directors, of the importance of their role in ensuring that robust corporate governance practices are in place

Duty to offer redeployment following restructuring

  • Bell Gully
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • November 8 2010

Last month, the Employment Court found that an employee's termination for redundancy was unjustified because the employer did not offer redeployment (Wang v Hamilton Multicultural Services Trust

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