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Let me check my calen-deer – Leave entitlements over the festive period

What you need to know about holiday and leave entitlements over the festive season

18.12.2024 Posted in Employment

Health and Safety obligations for officers – Maritime NZ v Tony Gibson

At 146 pages, and 504 paragraphs, the recent Maritime NZ v Tony Gibson judgment is certainly not short on detail.[1] This is unsurprising given the complex factual matrix and landmark nature of this c...

17.12.2024 Posted in Employment & Health & Safety

Energy Spotlight: Offshore Renewable Energy Bill introduced to Parliament

Last week the Offshore Renewable Energy Bill (Bill) was introduced into Parliament. The Bill is the culmination of the discussion and consultation processes commenced by the Ministry of Business Inn...

17.12.2024 Posted in Climate Change & Corporate & Commercial

Court of Appeal clarifies purchasers’ and contractors’ creditor liquidation status when suppliers of prefabricated products go insolvent

Prior to the Court of Appeal’s decision in Francis v Gross [2024] NZCA 528 on 17 October 2024 (Podular (COA)), there was a period of uncertainty for building contractors as to their status in respec...

12.12.2024 Posted in Construction & Insolvency and Restructuring

New Conditions for the UK Standard Conditions for Towage and Other Services

In November 2024 a new edition of the UK Standard Conditions for Towage and Other Services (the UKSCT 2024) was issued by the British Tugowners Association. The UK Standard Conditions for Towage are c...

12.12.2024 Posted in Trade and Transport

James Hardie New Zealand Ltd v Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd: Rebuffing a stay of proceedings

In James Hardie New Zealand Ltd v Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd [2024] NZHC 3126, the High Court refused to grant a stay of proceedings under ss 22 and 25 of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 (A...

12.12.2024 Posted in Construction & Insurance

Sky’s the Limit: ICAO Announces Increase of Airlines’ Limitation of Liability under the Montreal Convention

On 18 October 2024, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) announced the liability limits for death, injury, delays, baggage and cargo claims will increase from 28 December 2024 under th...

04.12.2024 Posted in Trade and Transport

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