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Recent Legal News and Events

Companies and Limited Partnerships Amendment Bill
Increasing confidence in New Zealand's financial markets and New Zealand's regulation of corporate forms. Read more

Exclusive Economic Zone To Become Yet More Exclusive
A new bill seeks to fill the gaps in the environmental management regime in the EEZ, and prevent abuse from the widening range of activities being undertaken in the zone. Read more

The Workplace
• Election 2011 - workplace policies.  Read more
• New tests for justification and reinstatement.  Read more
• Mediation, settlement and confidentiality.  Read more

Is Good Faith Needed in Due Diligence?
When may a purchaser lawfully exercise the right of cancellation of a conditional sale and purchase agreement pursuant to a due diligence clause.  Read more

Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill 2011
On 5 October 2011 this Bill, which is a result of three years work, was introduced to Parliament.  Read more

Using an Encumbrance to Secure Performance of Obligations
Local Authorities frequently use the registration of an Encumbrance against a landowner's title as a convenient means of securing the performance of obligations by the landowner where other forms of security are impractical or ineffective.  Read more