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Dentons Kensington Swan – How privacy law underpins New Zealand’s contact tracing regime

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In the past two weeks, Aotearoa has experienced its first ‘resurgence’ of COVID-19 in the community, following a 102-day period without community transmission. Whether or not this latest outbreak was inevitable and/or whether future outbreaks are also likely to ‘pop up’ from time-to-time as the world continues its battle to contain COVID-19 can remain the […]

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In-House Law Teams Having To Deliver More-for-Less, Says Law Firm Survey

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Simpson Grierson’s NZ In-House legal team survey shows that in-house lawyers are working harder but having to deliver ‘more for less’. The survey of over 45 in-house lawyers across the country, representing sole corporate lawyers to large corporate teams and demonstrates their continued drive to deliver legal services via new technology and – as befits

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COVID-19 cases begin to make their way through the Authority

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Duncan Cotterill – A number of cases concerning COVID-19 employment issues have begun to move their way though the Employment Relations Authority. Recent determinations have explored redundancies, paying employees at “80%”, the minimum wage and issues surrounding pay during the lockdown. Our employment team have prepared a summary of these recent developments. De Wys v

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Company Meetings – What To Consider Before A Virtual Meeting

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Buddle Findlay – Mark Odlin – It’s hard to beat a face to face meeting as a means of conveying and receiving information and nuance.  Although it has been legally and technically possible to hold meetings by audio, audio and visual, or electronic communication for some time, most companies have preferred the gold standard of

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The New Financial Markets Infrastructure Bill to Oversee NZ Financial Markets

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Anthony Harper – The Financial Markets Infrastructures Bill, introduced to Parliament in December 2019 and reported back from the Select Committee late last week with few changes, will introduce a new regime to oversee New Zealand’s financial markets infrastructures – the plumbing that underlies and connects components of our financial system. This article provides an

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Digital Identity Trust Framework development confirmed

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MinterEllisonRuddWatts – On 5 August 2020, Government announced that the development of the Digital Identity Trust Framework (Trust Framework) has been confirmed by Cabinet. The Trust Framework is intended to be a regulatory regime and accreditation framework for digital identity service providers, ensuring that identity information is being handled appropriately. The Trust Framework will be

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Minters Move – MinterEllisonRuddWatts Moves to Commercial Bay Offices

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Leading law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts relocates its Auckland office to a new purpose-built work space in the PwC Tower at Commercial Bay today. The firm’s Auckland office, comprising 245 people, occupies three and a half floors of the new PwC Tower, joining other leading professional services firms in the 39-level office development. Chief Executive, Andrew Poole

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