The judgment primarily involved the factual issues of whether the house was a repair or a rebuild, and the related cost.

MBIE has released an Options Paper, setting out options being considered for three key areas of insurance contract law.

This decision is significant because it clarifies employer expectations when carrying out employment investigations.

There is yet to be a prosecution under New Zealand's HSWA, but section 34 HSWA mirrors s46 of the Australian legislation.

An employer's failure to deal with bullying could lead to legal liability, and an employee could face personal liablity.

New Zealand's regulatory system is not broken, but is "muddling through", according to the Productivity Commission.

The Letter sets out Government's general policy approach and the importance to be placed on certain factors by the OIO.

When you own a property in a unit title development, you and your neighbours are covered by the same insurance policy.

Claimants alleged that JH building products were defective, not watertight, and did not comply with building standards.

A person must not include, enforce, apply, or rely on an unfair contract term in a standard form consumer contract.

As social media continues to increase in popularity, employers need to monitor employee use of workplace technology.

If a NZ healthcare provider failed to follow this directive, the reputational and regulatory risks would be significant.

The Government has introduced a new Privacy Bill to replace the existing act with one more suited to our digital world.

This is one of the few NZ judgments to find in favour of the employer, after a dismissal for serious incompatibility.

This proceeding relating to election under an insurance policy has now been sent back to the High Court for a rehearing.

The issue was whether the amount payable under the policy is inclusive or exclusive of the amounts payable under the Act.

Relevant types of insurance for earthquake affected businesses are material damage and business interruption cover.

This judgment creates a new public interest defence, replacing the defence of qualified privilege, to defamation claims.

A question that may come up is whether similar judicial review reforms and amendments are also needed in New Zealand.

The update includes international GDPR enforcement and Microsoft calls for the regulation of facial recognition software.