Mike Ross Law Blog
Legal issues: Inside out
10 December 2025
Comparative Advertising: Zuru v. Lego
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When Zuru’s negotiations with Lego came to naught over description on packaging for its ‘Max Build’ toy bricks as being Le...
09 December 2025
Arbitration: Garcha Brothers v. St Heliers 88 Ltd
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Legal manoeuvring by investors Nicole and Victor Armani was described by the High Court as ‘smacking of tactical conduct’ ...
Limitation Period: Heartland Bank v. Campbell
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The High Court allowed Heartland Bank to chase down part of a $910,000 debt otherwise statute-barred as being more than si...
08 December 2025
Restraint of Trade: Raine & Horne v. Bratschi
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Rebranding Mike Pero real estate franchises as Raine & Horne still leaves real estate staff bound by earlier Mike Pero...
Maori Land: Malcolm v. Te Hana Trust
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A 26 year delay in registering with Land Information a status change for Maori land led to protracted legal argument over ...
Cartel: Commerce Commission v. Sweetspot
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Naively assuming that a proposed market share arrangement was industry practice, and comforted that a competition lawyer h...
05 December 2025
Lawyer: Stebbing v. Stebbing
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Law firm Farry Law was disqualified from acting in fiercely fought litigation between two branches of the Stebbing family ...
Insurance: FMA v. Tower
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For the second time, Tower Insurance has overcharged customers entitled to multi-policy discounts. The first, saw Tower ...
Asset Forfeiture: Commissioner of Police v. Jacobson
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With an extensive marketing campaign for his business and an impressively diversified investment portfolio, Sharma Saili J...
Structured Finance: Nirvana Farm v. FR Waipuna
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It was a structured finance deal akin to a mortgage Nirvana Farm claimed, trying to revive its lapsed option to repurchase...
Mutual Wills: re Estate of Brian Monk
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Despite increasing numbers of blended families, the High Court refused to budge from a long-standing rule that assets disp...
04 December 2025
Asset Forfeiture: Commissioner of Police v. Morrison
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Police continue to be commercially flexible when negotiating Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act asset confiscations. Convi...
Mortgagee Sale: Loan Investment Trustees v. Burrell & Porter
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Owners of a distinctive Wellington ‘arts and crafts’ style property were still both liable for a one million dollar shortf...
03 December 2025
Fraud: Thompson-Bell v. R.
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Promoted to finance administrator on her mother’s recommendation, Ariana Thompson-Bell stole nearly half a million dollars...
Treaty Settlement: Smith v. Te Ara Tipuna
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Lady Smith did not get High Court support for a representative class action seeking to hive off $50 million dollars from N...
28 November 2025
Insurance: IAG v. Aubrey
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The score sits at a one-all draw. IAG Insurance said there is no insurance cover. The Insurance Ombudsman said the Aub...
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