Latest whitepapers:

• Consumer Law Reform Bill, The

  Added: 09/07/2012

  The Consumer Law Bill is an omnibus bill makes amends to a number of previous Acts such as the Fair Trading Act (1986) while repealing a few others such as the Door to Door Sales Act (1967). This paper covers what is in the Bill, what isn't in the Bill and how the changes might affect businesses and consumers. Read more

• Public Sector One Stop Employment

  Added: 09/07/2012

  In 2011, a number of changes were made to the Employment Relations Act 2000 and the Holidays Act 2003 such as:A new test for dismissalChanges to the 90 day trial period provisionChanges to union access to the workplaceEmployers now required to retain employment agreementsClarification that employers may communicate with employees during collective bargaining. Communications must be in good faithEmployees allowed to ask to cash up a maximum of one week of annual holidaysChanges to requirements in relation to proof of sickness or injuryThis paper provides updates and case rulings which show how these new changes are being applied. Read more

• Litigation Part 6A: Managing restructurings involving “vulnerable” workers

  Added: 08/07/2012

  This paper examines the employee protection arrangements for “vulnerable” workers in the event of a business restructuring under subpart 1 of Part 6A of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (ERA).  Under the legislation, vulnerable workers have the right to:(a) elect to transfer to the new employer on the same terms and conditions; (b) bargain with the new employer for redundancy entitlements if made redundant for restructure-related reasons; (c) apply to the Authority to determine redundancy entitlements where the parties cannot agree. Read more

• A new take on restructuring: Massey vs Wrigley

  Added: 08/07/2012

  In this paper Andrew dissects a seemingly contentious Employment Court decision with regards to relevant information that can be released to employees, in this particular context the incident was of a restructure where employees would have to be made redundant. The case highlights the requirements of an employer to balance ‘privacy and confidentiality’ against the requirements of ensuring employees have ‘relevant information’ and that it falls upon the employer to ensure that this balance is correct. Read more

• Is New Zealand's regulation of nanomedical products adequate?

  Added: 20/05/2012

  This article investigates the adequacy of New Zealand's regulation of medical products produced by nanotechnology and containing nanomaterials. Given the possible marketing for nanomedicines and the growing evidence of their potential risks, this article proposes amendment of the Medicines Act 1981 (NZ) to address the novel challenges posed by nanomedicines. Read more

• One Stop Employment Law Update

  Added: 17/05/2012

  This session keeps you informed about the latest developments in employment law, with particular focus on: • The effects of new legislation and amendments • What’s coming down the pipeline • Implications of case law on current practices Read more

• Impact of earthquakes on leases, landlords & tenants, The

  Added: 17/05/2012

  The recent earthquakes in Canterbury have caused significant disruption and destruction. There can be no doubt that the earthquakes have had an unprecedented impact on buildings, their owners’ and their tenants. In this paper, Rachael examines the impact that the earthquakes have had on lease arrangements and the ripple on impact that this will have on the principles of leasing in the future. Read more

• Co-investment models: Structures, rationale and examples

  Added: 17/05/2012

  What role should Iwi play in investment of infrastructure? In this comprehensive overview Hamiora covers various possible models for partnership and co-investment and the risks and benefits of each. Hamiora emphasises that there is no one cook-cutter approach and that partnership should be always considered in the context relative to Iwi strategy, financial capacity, asset focus and needs. Read more

• Advance care planning

  Added: 17/05/2012

  Advance Care Planning (ACP) is a "process of discussion and shared planning for future health care of an individual and provides an opportunity for an individual to develop and express their preferences for care...informed by an understanding of their current and anticipated future health statusand the treatment and care options available". This whitepaper is intended to be a guide to ACPs, explaining the limitations as well as the risk and benefits for both medical professional and patients. Read more

• Preparing Credible Business Cases

  Added: 26/03/2012

  Understand business case development and evaluation for making critical decisions.  Bruce takes you through 5 distinct phases that contribute to building a good business case, including presentation tips. Read more