March 2015 . . .Continuing a trend of toughening up on bad employers, the Government last week announced significant new measures aimed at ensuring that all employees receive...
March 2015 . . . A recent Employment Court case (Peter Hall v Dionex Pty Limited) saw a former manager receive six months’ pay and $9,000 in compensation after he was...
March 2015 . . . Construction subcontractors can breathe a sigh of relief after three construction companies recently won an appeal to the Supreme Court, which will greatly...
February 2015 . . .The KiwiSaver savings scheme has two special features which have been assisting first home buyers. These are: a) KiwiSaver First Home...
This article appeared in the Otago Daily Times in February 2015. In the case of small or closely held companies it is not uncommon to see people treating...
December 2014 . . . Recent media publicity has suggested that sports people are, unjustly, more likely to be discharged without conviction when they come before the Court on...
December 2014 . . . Recently, two farmers from Blenheim were fined $20,000 each for failing to wear helmets on their quad bikes, and failing to ensure that others using the...
December 2014 . . . Gallaway Cook Allan is delighted to announce the promotion of Bridget Irving to partner in its Resource Management and Environmental Law...
November 2014 . . . David Robinson delivered a well received paper at the Conference held by the Otago and Southland branches of the New Zealand Law Society. His topic,...
November 2014 . . . In this Lawtalk article David Robinson examines the current privilege against self- incrimination, notes the proposed abolition of the privilege under the...
November 2014 . . . When things go wrong between employers and employees, it might be tempting to go out guns blazing and aim for a showdown in Court. However, when the actual and...
November 2014 . . . Trade marks which are not being used may be cancelled and removed from the trade marks register. A recent High Court decision involving the clothes label...
October 2014 . . . In this LawTalk article Gallaway Cook Allan Partner Phil Page talks about life as an Environmental Law...
Gallaway Cook Allan and Polson Higgs invite you to: A complimentary employment law and human resources update. This session is aimed at trustees and managers of...
September 2014 . . . If you are buying “off the plan” – an increasingly popular option for house and apartment buyers – you will often be signing up to...
September 2014 . . . A childcare centre manager was justifiably dismissed after liking derogatory comments about her employer on Facebook. Rachel Blylevens was being...
September 2014. . . In the last couple of years we have seen some major shifts in redundancy case law. It is now more difficult to make staff redundant, and employers are...
September 2014 . . . A former farm manager recently had his $43,000 victory in the Employment Relations Authority overturned on appeal by the Employment Court. The...
September 2014 . . . The High Court has declared that a former shareholder cannot be prevented from competing with a company’s business forever. This case concerned the...
August 2014. . . At what point does “sharp practice” in commercial transactions cross the line and become unlawful activity? That was question the Court of Appeal...
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