Steven Joyce awarded $269,000 in costs in NBR defamation suit
Former Finance Minister sued the National Business Review and its owner Todd Scott.
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Deal now waiting Commerce Commission approval.
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More than 2000 borrower entered into agreements with the company over the affected time.
Sasha Borissenko: Does Covid-19 mean the end of the open-plan workplace?
COMMENT: Businesses have already reduced office capacity.
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Legal columnist Sash Borissenko on why the bill is problematic.
Two major law firms repay wage subsidy
Law firms have come under fire for tapping into the wage subsidy scheme.
Sasha Borrisenko: Urgency - sign of a strained Parliament?
Comment: Has the Government been drunk on legislative power?
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The vessel berthed in Napier and has led to a cluster of cases in Hawke's Bay.
Cryptopia liquidation: Judge rules bitcoin is property
The ruling comes as a legal win for account holders in the failed exchange.
Death of the signature: Richlister wants 'battlefield wills'
Huge numbers want to get their affairs in order - but lockdown prevents new wills.
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Coronavirus rents: Thousands of Kiwi businesses might not have to pay
Businesses and commercial property owners need to check their leases to see who pays.
Sasha Borissenko: Balancing the need to share health info with right to privacy
Where to draw the line as more people self isolate.
Women and the law: How much progress are we making?
Legal columnist Sasha Borissenko on laws designed to make NZ fairer to women.
March of the worker ant: 6000 Aucklanders on the hoof
"It's logistically very challenging" - Pritchard
$700m trifecta: Three big Auckland buildings sold to Asian fund
Mansons has sold the three buildings that will house some of NZ's biggest firms.
Legal tech start-up closes $3.65m capital raising
The company is now valued at almost $20 million.
Sasha Borissenko: Russell McVeagh scandal two years on - lots of talk, very little action
Lack of transparency and full disclosure remains an issue.
Owen Glenn spends $30m in bitter battle with Eric Watson - and he's not done yet
Owen Glen is continuing his pursuit of Eric Watson.
Grammys CEO hits back after losing her job
Ousted Grammys CEO claims she was forced out after reporting harassment.
Kiwi businessman loses mum, then faces battle with New York
A Kiwi businessman faced a tough battle after losing his mother.
UK Law firm appoints sober chaperones to keep boozy lawyers in check
Sober chaperones are becoming more common.
What to do with underage killers: The big problem for US justice system
How to punish any underage killer is a point of constant debate.
Sasha Borissenko: China needs to know how NZ does business
COMMENT: Why might these common law cases be of interest to China?
'I was really shocked': Lawyer accused of groping while in court
A lawyer is accused of allegedly "groping" a woman's backside in court, which he denies.
Access denied: Thousands self-represent in court due to cost
Figures released by the Ministry of Justice show the size of the worrying trend.
Sasha Borissenko: Fat people earn less, don't get promoted
COMMENT: Prejudice against overweight members of society needs to be stamped out.
The Ex-Files: Inheritance and the right to stay in the family home
My sister has mental health issues and is of retirement age, but won't leave home.
Police presence at Ihumātao 'over the top'
"The cops need to be told to calm down, and back off" - Auckland Councillor Efeso Collins.
Law firm to pay $30,000 over 'unfair, inadequate' sacking
Staffer left 'humiliated and emotionally distressed after being suspended.
New legal column: Squall after judge and lawyer's sailing trip
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New legal column: After Russell McVeagh, has anything changed for women?
COMMENT: The Bazley report into Russell McVeagh - one year on.