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Friday 22 February 2013
Procurement lessons from the SkyCity report – a pokie in the eye from the Audit Office
A 3 page look into the Deputy Auditor-General's 70 page findings on the Government's decision to negotiate with SkyCity for an international convention centre.
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Article posted by Simon Watt, Partner and Claire Harmsworth, Solicitor | Related topics: Government
Friday 9 November 2012
A new class of leaky building litigants?
The Supreme Court confirms councils owe a duty of care to owners of commercial buildings.
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Article posted by Sophie East, Senior Associate | Related topics: Litigation, Property, Government
Wednesday 3 October 2012
Refreshing the Government Procurement Rules
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment ("MBIE") has recently released a draft consultation version of the revised New Zealand Government Procurement Rules (the "New Rules"), expected to be introduced during the course of next year.
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Article posted by Simon Watt, Partner and Kate Redgewell, Senior Associate and Claire Harmsworth, Solicitor | Related topics: Corporate / Commercial, Government
Friday 5 August 2011
Select Committee to consider regulatory standards
A set of measures designed to improve the quality of New Zealand regulation will be considered by a Parliamentary Select Committee later this year.
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Article posted by Ralph Simpson, Partner and Jesse Wilson, Senior Associate | Related topics: Government, Corporate / Commercial
Friday 11 February 2011
Toward regulatory responsibility
The Prime Minister's opening statement to Parliament on 8 February 2011 signalled that the Government will introduce a Regulatory Responsibility Bill (RRB) and support its progress to Select Committee during the current Parliamentary term for public submissions and debate.
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Article posted by Ralph Simpson, Partner and Jesse Wilson, Senior Associate | Related topics: Government, Corporate / Commercial
Tuesday 2 November 2010
Law Commission calls for submissions on Official Information Act review
The Law Commission (the Commission ) has released an Issues Paper reviewing the Official Information Act 1981 (the Act ).
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Article posted by Jenny Stevens, Partner and Erica Henshilwood, Solicitor | Related topics: Government
Monday 17 May 2010
Bell Gully litigation head shares surveillance bill concerns on TVNZ's Sunday progamme
New laws to extend the search and surveillance powers of government agencies are coming under increasing public scrutiny.
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Related topics: Litigation, Government
Monday 1 March 2010
Chambers Global names Bell Gully New Zealand market leader
Bell Gully has again emerged as a market-leading law firm in the latest research by international legal publisher Chambers and Partners.
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Related topics: Corporate / Commercial, Banking and Finance, Competition, Energy, Government, Litigation, Employment, Insolvency, Technology, Climate Change, Intellectual Property, Tax
