What the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (the
CGA) does is insert some basic guarantees
into every contract for the supply of consumer goods or services,
and those guarantees override anything that the written contract
might say to the contrary. This is important because large
suppliers often impose standard form terms of trade on their
customers that are heavily weighted in the suppliers' favour, and a
small customer has no chance of negotiating anything more
favourable.
By Geoff Hardy - 21 Mar 2019
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It is very common for clients to find out that their
contract doesn't actually say what they intended, or that they have
made a mistake in it. The law provides three ways to remedy such
problems.
By Andrew Wong - 6 Mar 2019
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The Privacy Act ( PA)
governs the collection, use and disclosure of personal information.
This might be retailers collecting email addresses for newsletters,
sign ups for loyalty cards or landlords collecting information from
prospective tenants. The list goes on. Everyone, including those in
business, is captured by the PA and what this means is that they
are all subject to the rules under the PA on how to store, use and
give access to this information.
By Andrew Wong - 22 Nov 2018
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On 1 August 2018, Ebert Construction Limited went into
receivership. Ebert's receivership will be interesting to monitor,
primarily due to it being the first major construction company to
enter receivership with the requirement to hold retentions "in
trust" under new amendments to the Construction Contracts Act
2002.
By Pierce Bedogni - 3 Aug 2018
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From 1 July this year, we may be required to undertake due
diligence in order to comply with our obligations under the
Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act
(AML/CFT). The information required
(if any) will differ depending on the nature of your work and
your type of entity. We will need this information
prior to carrying out your instructions.
By Kay Keam - 21 Jun 2018
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The government is to introduce a ban on foreign buyers from
buying existing dwellings. What could this mean for developers?
By Steven Lee - 14 Dec 2017
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With the new Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 coming into
force on 1 September now is the perfect time to review your
business contracts.
By Tom Swindells - 18 Sep 2017
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Could payment claims help you in your projects? If you're
a builder seeking payment from a tardy client, the Construction
Contracts Act 2002 has provisions that could help. We set out the
steps below:
By Geoff Hardy - 3 May 2017
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If your business uses discounting strategies, take heed.
NZ bicycle retailer Bike Barn has been fined $800,000 after
pleading guilty to charges of misleading conduct.
By Matt O'Neale - 13 Feb 2017
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Do you run a website or app on which people can send
messages or post information? Could the messages / information
cause harm to another? The new civil complaints regime under
the Harmful Digital Communications Act comes into force on 21
November 2016 and you need to be prepared.
By Michael Finucane - 11 Nov 2016
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