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Court of Appeal refuses to hold Crown agency liable for loss due to cancelled licence

2 days ago | thelawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Application is thinly veiled attempt to circumvent ban on suing another entity, ruling says By The New Zealand Court of Appeal refused to grant permission to file a further appeal to an applicant who alleged that the respondent’s failure to recover loan monies resulted in losses due to the cancellation of a licensing agreement.
Chapman Tripp helps with EBOS Group's $272m equity raising

2 days ago | thelawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Deal team includes partners Roger Wallis and Tom Jemson By Chapman Tripp has announced that it assisted EBOS Group Limited with recent equity-raising efforts, consisting of a fully underwritten placement that raised about $217m and an ongoing non-underwritten retail offer that raised $58m.
Antisocial and intimidating drivers to face stricter measures

2 days ago | thelawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Planned legislation to add presumptive sentence of vehicle destruction or forfeiture By The government will introduce new legislation in mid-2025 to impose an array of stricter measures and penalties aiming to discourage antisocial and intimidating driving, announced Chris Bishop, transport minister, and Mark Mitchell, police minister. “People have had enough of boy racers and their dangerous, obnoxious behaviour,” Mitchell said in a news release from the government.
Medico-legal lawyer Simone Tune joins Duncan Cotterill as special counsel

2 days ago | thelawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

She was in-house legal counsel at Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand for 10 years By Duncan Cotterill has announced the appointment of Simone Tune as a special counsel in its Auckland branch. She is a specialist medico-legal lawyer who spent the last decade as in-house legal counsel at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora. She has 25 years of litigation and advisory experience spanning the areas of health law, criminal law, and public law.
Over 150 NSW justices of the peace recognised for 50 years of service

3 days ago | thelawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

The youngest JP in the cohort is 71 years old, while the oldest is 90 By A special ceremony at Sydney’s Parliament House honoured the volunteer efforts of over 150 justices of the peace (JPs) from across NSW, celebrating half a century of their dedicated service to the community. The JPs honoured included Uncle William (Bill) Phillips, an 84-year-old Wongaibon elder who is the longest-serving Aboriginal JP in the state.
Federal Court rules in favour of employee temporarily absent from work

3 days ago | thelawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Default judgment awards compensation of $133,800 and interest of $12,466 By The Federal Court granted a default judgment in favour of an employee who alleged her employer unlawfully terminated her employment due to her week-long absence from work because of an ongoing medical condition. In Wear v Montere E-College Pty Ltd, [2025] FCA 434, the respondent employed the applicant full-time as a general manager from 28 August 2023 to 8 February 2024.
SA Law Society says state human rights legislation is long overdue

3 days ago | thelawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Organisation urges consultation, as recommended in parliamentary committee report By The Law Society of South Australia called on SA’s government to act on the recommendations of a recently tabled unanimous report, including by launching a public consultation on a human rights framework for enacting human rights legislation in the state.
Treaty of Waitangi Act review will serve interests of Māori and New Zealanders

4 days ago | thelawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Lawyer Bruce Gray to chair Independent Technical Advisory Group leading the review By Tama Potaka, Māori development minister, said the review of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 seeks to ensure that the Waitangi Tribunal can effectively consider claims alleging breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and thus comply with the legislative intent.
Court of Appeal refuses to hear tenant’s application based on lack of jurisdiction

4 days ago | thelawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Civil and criminal proceedings arise from tenancy termination and rental arrears payment order By The Court of Appeal declined to hear a residential tenant’s application seeking permission to bring a second appeal upon finding that it lacked jurisdiction under s. 303 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 to do so. In Chen v Sun, [2025] NZCA 139, the applicant was a tenant of the respondents.
Wildlife Act amendments enacted ahead of comprehensive review

4 days ago | thelawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Changes seek to give legal clarity about authorisations following High Court ruling By Tama Potaka, conservation minister, said changes to the Wildlife Act have passed through Parliament to help assure authority holders that their development projects can continue lawfully and ensure that these projects can support economic growth while keeping wildlife safe.