Mike Ross Law Blog
Legal issues: Inside out
27 June 2012
Maori: Paki v. Attorney-General
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Water rights for generating hydroelectric power will become an issue following a landmark Supreme Court decision on the ownership of river...
Telecoms: Telecom v. Commerce Commission
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Telecom used its network dominance to inflate prices charged to data transmission wholesalers over a four year period ending late 2004 the...
Nathans Finance: R.v. Moses, Doolan & Young
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Reparations totalling $1.08 million paid by convicted Nathans Finance directors will not be paid directly to investors but can be used by ...
01 June 2012
Sth Canterbury: re Hubbard Churcher Trust
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Some twenty-one investors in a personalised investment fund managed by South Canterbury Finance director Allan Hubbard have been overpaid ...
23 May 2012
F&I Finance: Eaton & Marshall v. LDC Finance
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The High Court has ordered that $7.8 million dollars held by LDC Finance supposedly as a secured creditor of failed Nelson finance company...
18 May 2012
Bridgecorp: R. v. Roest
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Two further Bridgecorp directors convicted of making false statements have been sentenced: Cornelis Robert Roest sentenced to six years si...
09 May 2012
medical negligence: Allenby v. H
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The medical profession continues to enjoy statutory protection from negligence claims now that a Middlemore hospital surgeon has been held...
27 April 2012
NZF Money: NZF Money v. O'Connor
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A court-ordered freeze imposed on finance company NZF Money Ltd has been extended to protect investors. But NZF Money is still allowed t...
26 April 2012
Bridgecorp: R. v. Petricevic
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Rodney Michael Petricevic has been sentenced to six and half years jail for making false statements to Bridgecorp investors. The High Co...
04 April 2012
Company: Stilwell v. Ice Group
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Minority shareholders in a closely-held company won the battle but lost the war in their attempt to gain a share of business profits gener...
29 March 2012
Lombard: R v. Graham
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Of the four Lombard directors convicted of Securities Act offences only two were ordered to pay reparations totalling $200,000: one director...
15 March 2012
Milk: Fonterra v. Grate Kiwi Cheese
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Breaking into the lucrative value-added dairy market does not require ownership of a processing plant. New entrants can demand Fonterra pr...
29 February 2012
Extradition: USA v. Dotcom
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Bail conditions creating an personal electronic prison will suffice for individuals held in New Zealand pending extradition. Internet entr...
24 February 2012
Company: Wilson v. Blanchett
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Any failure to properly document drawings from a closely-held company can result in court orders for repayment. Liquidators of an Auckland...
15 February 2012
Crafar Farms: Tiroa E v. Land Information
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Interests associated with Sir Michael Fay and David Richwhite are running a canny strategy of disruption against Chinese interests looking t...
20 December 2011
Tax: Tannadyce Investments v. CIR
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It was an abuse of process for a taxpayer to try and circumvent the prescribed tax disputes process by claiming Inland Revenue was refusing ...
Blue Chip: re Northern Crest Investments
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Australian investors needed High Court approval to support their claim to three million dollars used to prop up Blue Chip operations in Aus...
12 December 2011
Tax avoidance: Alesco NZ Ltd v. CIR
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Sixteen different taxpayers and revenue totalling $300 million is in dispute with Inland Revenue as it targets use of hybrid securities to f...
09 December 2011
Bankruptcy: Taylor v. Official Assignee
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A court ruling that $227,000 be repaid by a family trust following bankruptcy was reversed on appeal when the bankrupt argued that payments...
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