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The Commerce Commission has now published specific guidelines about how to interpret the unfair contract terms changes to the Fair Trading Act 1986 that came into effect yesterday, so it’s a good time to offer some practical tips for reviewing your standard form small trade contracts.
The Commerce Commission has now published specific guidelines about how to interpret the unfair contract terms changes to the Fair Trading Act 1986 that came into effect yesterday, so it’s a good time to offer some practical tips for reviewing your standard form small trade contracts.
For those who missed Edwin Lim’s webinar to the kiwiSaaS Community, here are ten things you should know when developing your SaaS platform.
For those who missed Edwin Lim’s webinar to the kiwiSaaS Community, here are ten things you should know when developing your SaaS platform.
The return of Armageddon Expo to Auckland last month brought a welcome sense of normality for the New Zealand gaming industry, which has been busy over the last year. So what’s been happening?
The return of Armageddon Expo to Auckland last month brought a welcome sense of normality for the New Zealand gaming industry, which has been busy over the last year. So what’s been happening?
A bill introducing new Companies Office levies has passed its first reading.
A bill introducing new Companies Office levies has passed its first reading.
Did Hollywood heavyweight Paramount Pictures make the wildly successful Top Gun sequel after it had lost copyright? The plaintiffs in new proceedings filed in a Californian court say so.
Did Hollywood heavyweight Paramount Pictures make the wildly successful Top Gun sequel after it had lost copyright? The plaintiffs in new proceedings filed in a Californian court say so.
Russia’s tactical measures associated with the conflict which could have serious and long-lasting consequences for both the country of Russia and intellectual property owners across the world.
Russia’s tactical measures associated with the conflict which could have serious and long-lasting consequences for both the country of Russia and intellectual property owners across the world.
Parenting in the digital age is a minefield and certainly pulls you in all directions. Lisa Paz explores the debate having recently returned from maternity leave.
Parenting in the digital age is a minefield and certainly pulls you in all directions. Lisa Paz explores the debate having recently returned from maternity leave.
The Act is primarily intended to (a) regulate merchant service fees (the fees banks charge businesses when customers use a credit or debit card to pay) to bring them in line with fees charged in regulated markets overseas, and (b) promote competition in the retail payment system, by making it easier for new participants to enter and create innovative new payment networks and services.
The Act is primarily intended to (a) regulate merchant service fees (the fees banks charge businesses when customers use a credit or debit card to pay) to bring them in line with fees charged in regulated markets overseas, and (b) promote competition in the retail payment system, by making it easier for new participants to enter and create innovative new payment networks and services.
Over the last month, regulatory bodies in Australia and New Zealand have taken aim at misleading (or sometimes downright dodgy) financial advertising.
Over the last month, regulatory bodies in Australia and New Zealand have taken aim at misleading (or sometimes downright dodgy) financial advertising.
The British Government has released plans for a comprehensive overhaul of how tech companies monitor user content – which could have global consequences. Here’s what users can expect.
The British Government has released plans for a comprehensive overhaul of how tech companies monitor user content – which could have global consequences. Here’s what users can expect.
Our privacy framework is often used as a reason to withhold the disclosure of personal information. While withholding disclosure may be appropriate in certain circumstances, it should be kept in mind that the same privacy framework actually permits the disclosure of personal information, where warranted.
Our privacy framework is often used as a reason to withhold the disclosure of personal information. While withholding disclosure may be appropriate in certain circumstances, it should be kept in mind that the same privacy framework actually permits the disclosure of personal information, where warranted.
The copyright may be worth millions, but the book itself? Not so much…
The copyright may be worth millions, but the book itself? Not so much…