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WHEN PASSIONS RUN HIGH

A long-running dispute between a librarian and school principal led to defamation proceedings and an unusual order by the High Court. Paul Robertson explains how it all came about.

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SOUTHLAND STADIUM

At the Senior Building Control Officer's Forum we convened a panel on the lessons that could be taken from the Stadium Southland case.

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POLICE VETTING - GETTING IT RIGHT

Making a job offer subject to receiving an acceptable police vetting report can be problematic.

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WHAT'S THE LIMIT?

An issue we encounter when representing councils in claims about defective building work is that the plaintiff sometimes amends the claim to include an entirely new category of building defects.

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RISK MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION - HOW TO AVOID THINGS GOING WRONG

Whether your construction project is large or small, expensive or inexpensive, time-consuming or not, the considerations about how to manage risk in construction should remain the same.

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HAVE I BEEN DISMISSED?

An employer needs to tread carefully when an employee resigns suddenly.

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DR GRANT LESTER: MANAGING UNREASONABLE COMPLAINANT BEHAVIOUR

The complaints of difficult people take up a disproportionate amount of time and resources of employers.

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SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEM

A technology teacher took exception to a direction that he set up and maintain equipment for his classes.

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DUTY TO WARN OF CONCERNS?

The decision of Andrews Property Services Ltd v Body Corporate 160361 & Ors [2016] NZCA 644 was an appeal of a High Court decision.

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A COMMON PRACTICE THAT’S A MINE FIELD

Having conducted an investigation, an employer will often set out findings, and outline likely outcomes. 

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