Knowledge
New Zealand's Therapeutic Products Act 2023: Transformative Changes
Monday 11 September, 2023
The new Therapeutic Products Act 2023 is a transformative overhaul of New Zealand's medicines, medical devices, and natural health products regulatory regime. The new Act aims to support continued innovation while ensuring the controlled use of therapeutic products across their life cycle.
Intellectual Property Insights from a Global Perspective
Monday 11 September, 2023
Tompkins Wake Partner and intellectual property and trademark law specialist Shelley Slade-Gully attended the International Trademark Association (INTA) conference held in Singapore earlier this year.
Government Review of the Retirement Villages Act 2003
Tuesday 22 August, 2023
On Wednesday, 2 August, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development unveiled the much-anticipated discussion paper titled "The Retirement Villages Act 2003: Options for Change." This significant move marks a continuation of the regulatory review, which commenced in December 2022.
What happens in a case of buyer's remorse?
Monday 14 August, 2023
Mediation can be a cost effective and timely way to resolve a dispute by reaching an agreement between the parties. But what happens if a party has a case of buyer’s remorse and regrets what they’ve agreed? That’s the question that the High Court looked at in the case of Remnant v Mills.
No such thing as a simple Land Information Memoranda
Wednesday 2 August, 2023
In December last year we reported on proposed changes to the provisions for Land Information Memoranda in the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. Now the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Amendment Act 2023 has passed into law; amending section 44A LGOIMA, inserting new sections 44B to 44D defining the information about natural hazards to be included in a LIM, requiring regional councils to provide natural hazard i...
Review into the Future for Local Government - Final Report
Wednesday 21 June, 2023
There is much to unpick and consider in the recommendations contained in He piki tūranga, he piki kōtuku - The future for local government, and even more in the supporting information and discussion. The Panel has consulted widely, drawn its conclusions, and made recommendations. It has noted the pressures of climate change, the ongoing fallout from Covid-19, disruptive technological advances, and the economic and geopolitical impacts of global conflict as...