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Employer justified in refusing to indemnify employee

The Court of Appeal has recently confirmed that the duty of indemnification does not apply in a situation where the employee's conduct fell outside the reasonable performance of her duties (Katz v Mana Coach Services).

Regulatory Standards – the path forward

The government has agreed to enact a revised version of the Regulatory Standards Bill in the next 12 months.

Criminal sanctions – doing business under threat of prison

In the final days of the last Parliament, the government introduced a bill that criminalises breaches of directors' duties.

Wool scouring appeal confirms Commission’s authorisation approach

In June this year, the Commerce Commission (the Commission) granted the first business acquisition authorisation for over a decade, a decision which was commented on in this column ("Authorisation confirms relevance of global competition dynamics in competition assessments – acting locally, thinking globally").

Environment in Focus

Welcome to Environment in Focus, Bell Gully's regular update of resource management legal issues.

Financial Services Quarterly

Summer 2011/2012 issue of Financial Services Quarterly, a review of current legal issues in the financial sector.

Collective bargaining – Court of Appeal disallows BPA provision requiring mediation before strike action

Last week, the Court of Appeal held that union members in collective bargaining could strike without first attempting to settle new terms in mediation, notwithstanding a provision of the parties' bargaining process agreement (BPA) requiring mediation before industrial action (NZ Professional Firefighters Union v NZ Fire Service Commission).

Bell Gully authors chapters on key environmental issues

Reverse sensitivity and contaminated sites are two environmental issues of growing prominence – and they are the subject of new publications by Bell Gully resource management lawyers.

Corporate Reporter

The Bell Gully Corporate Reporter provides a round-up of corporate and general commercial matters on a regular basis, to keep you informed on key regulatory developments, legislation and cases of interest.

Employer acted reasonably in refusing union access

New provisions in section 20A of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (the Act) requiring a union to request and obtain consent before entering a workplace, have received support from employers but widespread union contempt.