Suppression order v good faith
The Supreme Court held recently that an employer can rely on or use information which was disclosed at Court and… Read more »
Category: Criminal Law
20150511 Vulnerable Adults in Europe
A very intersting website designed to give you an overview of the different laws in 22 European countries in regards… Read more »
Lessons from the Madoff saga
In the light of the recent NZ Steigrad decision, where the NZ Supreme Court held that damages claims have priority… Read more »
Employee privacy in Germany
The increase of mobile devices in the workforce has led to some interesting privacy questions. If an employee is allowed to… Read more »
Invest in people, not prisons
The other day I came across this open letter by Jonathan Temm, President of the NZ Law Society. In his… Read more »
Tell what you do, not what you did? Fiduciary duties revisited
Employment relationships are fiduciary in nature, meaning that both parties have an obligation to prevent harm from the other. Or, as the… Read more »
When ignorance is an excuse
The recent victory of one of Australia’s biggest ISPs, iiNet, against claims of copyright infringements of major film studios through… Read more »
When life is no longer worth living
Those of you who follow the German news probably still recall the case of the young German who in late… Read more »
Conflict of interest – extreme
This is interesting: can a lawyer represent a client who is accused of killing a(nother) client? http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ethics_questions_raised_over_lawyers_quest_to_represent_men_accused_of_murd/ Lawyers are often… Read more »