NZAL Lawyers launch recognising increasing number of Asian lawyers
Published on LawPoints 13 June 2019 A new organisation for Asian lawyers has been successfully launched in Auckland. The launch of New Zealand Asian Leaders (NZAL) Lawyers on 10 June was attended by 125 people, with most of them lawyers. […]
Councillors told not to attend meeting on controversial pool
Published on Radio New Zealand By Anusha Bradley 12:19 pm on 6 June 2019 Napier City Councillors were warned by the council’s chief executive not to attend a public meeting on a controversial new pool development, saying they could be […]
Insights: Leading the conversation on health and safety
Published on NZBusiness 29 May 2019 With ambitious health and safety targets, there’s a lot of work to do and change needs to be driven by business and industry leaders. WorkSafe New Zealand has now released the first four of […]
Are you being bullied at work? The difference between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour
Published on New Zealand Herald By Aimee Shaw 6:42 pm on 23 May 2019 An investigation into claims of bullying by retirement commissioner Diane Maxwell has come back clear but it highlights the fact that bullying at work can often […]
The law must be followed: Lawyer’s warning over Parliament rape allegation
Published on Mike Hosking Breakfast From Newstalk ZB, 8.19 am on 23 May 2019 An employment lawyer says the rule of law must be applied to allegations of sexual assault at Parliament. A review into bullying and harassment revealed […]
Accused mosque shooter now facing terrorism charge
Published on Stuff21 May 2019 The man accused of committing the Christchurch terror attack has become the first to be charged under New Zealand’s Terrorism Suppression Act. Australian national Brenton Tarrant, 28, now faces 51 charges of murder and 40 of […]
Further delays for NZTA reviews
Published on NewsroomBy Thomas Coughlan7 May 2019 The transport sector is still waiting on the outcome of the Ministry of Transport’s review into NZTA’s regulatory role, which has been delayed. Another NZTA review has also been pushed back and will […]
Government accused of appeasing Greens’ ‘incessant desire’ to decriminalise drugs
Published on NewshubBy Zane Small2 May 2019 Paula Bennett has asked the Government if proposed drug law reforms are to appease the Green Party’s “incessant desire” for decriminalisation. Bennett, the deputy National Party leader and spokesperson for drug reform, took […]
Mai Chen on Tangata Pasifika on Christchurch mosque terror attacks
Published on tvnz Mai Chen, Chair of the Superdiversity Institute for Law, Policy and Business and Managing Partner of Chen Palmer Partners, joined a panel on Tangata Pasifika to talk about the Christchurch terror attacks.
The first case for breaching the good character consent condition under the Overseas Investment Act
Published on NZ|LAWYER by Mai Chen and Nick Russell, partners, Chen Palmer Partners Last Thursday, the High Court delivered its first decision on the good character criterion for consents under the Overseas Investment Act 2005 (“Act”) in Chief Executive of […]
