Tuesday 15 May 2012
The Unitary Plan - it's on its way
Preparations for the mammoth task of drafting the Unitary Plan for Auckland are well underway.
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Thursday 10 May 2012
The implications of the National Environmental Standard on soil contamination
New Zealand has an estimated 20,000 contaminated sites, with the major contaminating activities being from agriculture, the chemical industry, gasworks, the petroleum industry, timber treatment and waste disposal.
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Tuesday 8 May 2012
Competing concerns — private litigant access to leniency materials
The Commerce Commission's leniency and co-operation policies, which offer immunity or reduced penalties to parties that admit breaches of the Commerce Act 1986 and assist the Commission, are critically important weapons in its armoury.
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Monday 7 May 2012
Crown Minerals Act Review - Bell Gully Submission
Bell Gully has made its submission of the proposed reforms to the Crown Minerals Act.
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Monday 7 May 2012
The Lombard verdict: important lessons for directors
The spectacular collapse of dozens of finance companies continues to play out in the courtroom, this time in the form of criminal prosecutions of directors for allegedly defective disclosures in prospectuses, investment statements and advertisements (offer documents).
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