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02 April 2026

Insurance: McConnachie v. BOP Regional Council

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   Competing law suits against Bay of Plenty Regional Council claiming damages in excess of seventy million dollars for damag...

Fraud: Worksafe v. Mansfield

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   A series of cleverly forged compliance certificates were discovered only by accident, traced back to a fraudulent 2017 sig...

Kainga Ora: Albert v. Kainga Ora

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   Determined to stay living at Kainga Ora accommodation in Auckland following death of his mother, Jonathan Albert’s claim t...
01 April 2026

Estate: Garrity v. Hall

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   After matriarch Maria Te Kaha Morgan was stabbed and killed in her Ngaruawahia home by a mentally-ill grandson, strained f...

Lease Renewal: Creative Edge Food v. Hunza Corporate

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   Hunza’s Andrew Cunningham seized on a tenant’s delay in requesting a lease renewal as grounds to clear the tenancy; a move...

Franchise Renewal: Cleanco Truck Wash v. Waikato Truck Wash

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   With no agreement on renewal of a franchise agreement, franchisor Cleanco Truck Wash failed in attempts to stop former fra...

Mortgage Fraud: Song v. Merchant Finance

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   An Auckland $1.8 million mortgage fraud was blocked at the last moment with Westpac freezing funds.   Since the fraudster ...
31 March 2026

Bank Fees: Commerce Commission v. Co-operative Bank

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   Co-operative Bank’s $2.48 million penalty for charging excessive bank fees amounts to seven per cent of net profits during...

Estate: Sutherland v. Milne

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   Ownership of a holiday home at Omaha north of Auckland was centre of a family dispute following death of patriarch Laurie ...

Incorporated Society: Theosophical Society of NZ v. Hamilton Lodge

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   Hamilton Lodge of the New Zealand Theosophical Society has been ordered to surrender all assets to its Auckland-based pare...
30 March 2026

Deadlock: AJ Ritchie No.2 Trust v. Semenoff

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   Removed as general manager of Kings Quarry at Wainui in Auckland following allegations of misconduct and incompetence, Ale...

Fraud: Thorby v. R

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   Dismissing claims by Alister Thorby that much of the $1.8 million he fraudulently diverted from covid-19 health funding wa...
26 March 2026

Negligence: Hawkins v. Dellabarca

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   Phillip Dellabarca’s family was yet to shift into their newly constructed Wellington home when sparks and debris from thei...
25 March 2026

Fiduciary Duty: Matakana Luxury Ltd v. Matakana Sheds Ltd

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   Richard and Sally Kerse claim property developer Laurence Pope improperly gained control of their Auckland accommodation c...

Founder Shareholding: Glass v. Protag Ltd

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   Tension between founder and investors, common to many start-up companies, has surfaced with Tyrel Glass, joint founder of ...
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Mike Ross spent nearly thirty years teaching all aspects of commercial law to business students and almost as many years writing variously for The New Zealand Herald, The National Business Review and The Chartered Accountants' Journal. He authored two books on legal principles governing business reconstructions. Mike Ross holds degrees in both law and economics from the University of Auckland.
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