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The Select Committee has recommended only modest changes to the Privacy Bill now, so further reform may be needed later.

Employers need to think about potential implications, as all new employment agreements will have to comply immediately.

The report of the Land and Water Forum reflects the large and diverse nature of the Forum’s membership in that it demonstrates much stronger agreement on the problems affecting water quality, management and allocation than on the solutions. But it is a useful contribution to one of the most important and difficult issues facing New Zealand and will provide direction for policy development. This Brief Counsel summarises the report’s key findings.

The Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011, passed last week, is essentially an experiment in political and legal alchemy. Akin to the fabled quest to turn copper into gold, the Act seeks to translate – but also transform – customary, common law and Treaty of Waitangi rights into a self-contained statutory regime.

Big receiverships often test legal boundaries, and the Crafar group receivership is no exception. Gibson & Stiassny v StockCo & Ors is the longest decision to date on the Personal Property Securities Act 1999 (PPSA). This is the first of a series of three Brief Counsels, each of which will explore one of these lessons in the context of the case.

Cloud computing is an efficient and low cost alternative to traditional data storage solutions.

NZX should be commended for the more proactive approach it is taking in publishing these useful resources for issuers.

Discusses buying and developing property for NZ business.

This article considers the new Trans-Pacific Partnership, and what the free-trade agreement will mean for New Zealand.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment will recommend a tougher regulatory regime for fracking next year.

The decision is good news for creditors but it may be more difficult for liquidators to recover insolvent transactions.

Two recent English cases have further addressed legal privileges discussed in two previous Brief Counsels: the operation of "without prejudice" communications and the ambit of legal professional privilege

The Amendment Bill includes minor changes, but much of the regulation will come from the forthcoming Code of Conduct.

The sweep of powers proposed for the new Super Regulator – the Financial Markets Authority - is spelt out in the Financial Markets (Regulators and KiwiSaver) Bill introduced to Parliament during last week. The Bill reflects key policy decisions on the shape of the FMA, with a few surprises.

Although the UK cases are limited to administrations, the principles are applicable to NZ administrators and liquidators.

The Independent Taskforce on Workplace Health and Safety has delivered a prescription for radical change.

There will be more traction under climate change policy and a further rewriting of environment and planning law.