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Business law reform legal update

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • March 27 2013

In this update we summarise the outcome of a number of law reform projects from June 2012 to March 2013

The Court of Appeal on D&O policies: the "Steigrad decision"

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand
  • -
  • February 14 2013

In the hectic run up to Christmas last year, we sent you a brief advisory note on the reversal by the Court of Appeal of the High Court's

Bridgecorp decision overturned

  • Gilbert + Tobin
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  • New Zealand
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  • January 17 2013

In a judgment that will be welcomed by both insurers and insureds, the New Zealand Court of Appeal has confirmed that, contrary to the first instance

Bridgecorp appeal: the latest on defence costs under a D&O policy and the application of a statutory charge

  • Clayton Utz
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  • Australia, New Zealand
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  • January 14 2013

Should companies purchase a defence costs only policy, separate to their D&O policy, to cover their directors and officers? This has been a live

Good news for directors and officers - successful appeal against Bridgecorp decision

  • Cooper Grace Ward
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  • New Zealand
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  • January 8 2013

An earlier judgment that suggested that directors may be unable to rely on Directors' and Officers' (D&O) liability insurance to fund defence costs has

Bridgecorp decision overturned by Court of Appeal of New Zealand

  • CMS Cameron McKenna
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  • New Zealand
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  • January 2 2013

On 20 December 2012 the Court of Appeal of New Zealand overturned the first instance decision in Steigrad v BFSL 2007 Limited (Bridgecorp), finding that a

New Zealand Court of Appeal overturns Bridgecorp decision

  • Colin Biggers & Paisley
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  • New Zealand
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  • December 20 2012

Today the New Zealand Court of Appeal delivered its judgment in Steigrad v BFSL 2007 Ltd & Ors COA CA6742011 20 December 2012. The Court of Appeal has

Appeal court overturns controversial liability insurance decision

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand
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  • December 20 2012

Directors can take comfort from the Court of Appeal decision today overturning the High Court’s controversial interpretation of section 9 of the Law Reform Act 1936 in Steigrad & Ors v BFSL 2007 Limited & Ors

The Financial Markets Conduct Bill what came out in the wash?

  • Chapman Tripp
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  • New Zealand
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  • September 11 2012

The Financial Markets Conduct Bill has emerged from the Commerce Select Committee more finely honed and fit for purpose

Duties of banker to its customer to not extend to collateral interests

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • July 12 2012

The case of JoJaro Investments Limited v ASB Bank Limited involved a senior employee of an insurance company who stole nearly $4 million that the company had set aside to maintain its credit rating