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date	area of interest	title
18/07/2018	Commercial, Trade Regulation	Zero Carbon Act: what does 'zero carbon' mean?
20/06/2018	Commercial, Trade Regulation	Zero Carbon Act: now is the time for business to engage
21/03/2018	Complex Disputes, Commercial, ICT	NZME and Fairfax's appeal: Will they win? FAQs - 3rd article of 3
15/03/2018	Complex Disputes, Commercial, ICT	Trade Me's Poster Child Commerce Commission loss
14/03/2018	Complex Disputes, ICT, Commercial	NZME and Fairfax's appeal: Will they win? FAQs - 2nd article of 3
08/03/2018	Complex Disputes, ICT, Commmercial	NZME and Fairfax's appeal: Will they win? FAQs
05/12/2017	ICT, Telco/Internet, Commercial, Complex Disputes	The Yahoo! debacle: Should the lawyers lead on cybersecurity protection and data breach remedial action?
12/06/2017	ICT, Telco/Internet	WannaCry ransom: what directors should do
20/04/2017	ICT, Telco/Internet	Does the law in Australasia support organisations archiving their email databases on the cloud?
02/03/2017	Telco/Internet, Trade Regulation, Commercial	Aussie broadband speed guidance a warning for NZ ISPs
05/12/2016	ICT, Telco/Internet	Panama Papers 101 for Employment Lawyers
21/10/2016	Telco/Internet, ICT	Can you really trust the digital security of your company to a demand service provider?
19/10/2016	Telco/Internet, IT	If your enterprise is held to ransom, what should you do?
16/09/2016	Commercial, Telco/Internet	Vodafone and Sky: ‘veteran lawyer’ needs new reading glasses
14/09/2016	General Interest	8 places in Wellington you might spot a Mayoral Candidate
20/07/2016	ICT, Telco/Internet	Your law firm is vulnerable Panama Papers hack shows how to easily steal companies data
18/07/2016	ICT, Telco/Internet, Commercial	Addressing human cybersecurity risk lessons from Pokémon Go
27/06/2016	Telco/Internet, IT	Big Data: The Legal Issues
21/06/2016	ICT	Legal Aspects of Cybersecurity
17/06/2016	ICT	"Poetic license and get the buggers out": Feral ICT contract outcomes are avoidable
15/06/2016	ICT, Telco/Internet	Push back on vendors’ software audit demands
25/05/2016	Complex Disputes, Trade Regulation, Commercial	When do directors exceed their duty to exercise power for proper purpose: major new decision
25/05/2016	ICT, Telco/Internet	Panama Papers: Legal implications for your organisation’s cybersecurity
18/05/2016	ICT, Telco/Internet	The International Comparative Legal Guide to Data Protection 2016
18/05/2016	Media, Telco/Internet	Mark Weldon and incentive payments to the MediaWorks directors
13/05/2016	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex Disputes, Commercial	Contract clauses stopping oral variations don't work?
13/05/2016	Complex Disputes, Commercial	Limiting liability via a credit application form
05/05/2016	Telco/Internet	10 things every board should be doing about cyber security - guest commentary by NZRS CEO
28/04/2016	Complex Disputes	Paris climate talks: a case study in high-stake negotiations
28/04/2016	Commercial, IT, Trade Regulation	GE’s top global cybersecurity manager has checklist for NZ directors
21/04/2016	Trade regulation, Commercial	What will the Commerce Commission do about Air New Zealand and Jetstar’s addition of credit card fees?
31/03/2016	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex Disputes, Commercial	Cybersecurity silver linings in clouds for directors
03/03/2016	ICT, Media, Complex Disputes, Commercial	What should directors do about planning for a cyber breach?
19/02/2016	ICT, Media, Telco/Internet, Complex Disputes, Comm	Most boards breach cybersecurity legal obligations
10/02/2016	ICT, Media, Telco/Internet, Commercial	It could happen to you? Disruptive technologies and directors
21/01/2016	ICT, Media, Telco/Internet, Public Law, Commercial	What John Greaves' predicament teaches us about directors’ cybersecurity obligations
14/01/2016	ICT, Telco/ Internet, Complex Disputes, Commercial	Lessons for NZ boards in Juniper scare
11/01/2016	ICT, Telco/ Internet, Complex Disputes, Public Law	Uber’s safety branding contradicts its service
19/11/2015	ICT, Telco/ Internet, Complex Disputes, Trade regu	New LD clause and early termination charge law impact B2B and B2C contract drafters - FAQs
04/11/2015	ICT, Telco/ Internet, Commercial	A huge tipping point for NZ cloud computing providers and customers?
28/09/2015	ICT, Telco/ Internet, Media	“Content Regulation in a Converged World”: Competition and Business Implications
23/09/2015	ICT, Trade regulation, Commercial	Mobile payments and related parties, eg loyalty cards
18/09/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	Retailers pay banks more over payWave/PayPass than over EFTPOS
18/09/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	Mobile payments and competition law
17/09/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	Regulators deal with more Aussie hogwash
15/09/2015	ICT, Telco/ Internet, Commercial	Unravelling software when the relationship ends: Doug and Bob’s sad story
31/08/2015	ICT, Telco/ Internet, Commercial	Extortion, infidelities, and cybersecurity
18/08/2015	ICT, Telco/ Internet, Commercial	GST on imported goods and services; what happened today?
11/08/2015	ICT, Telco/ Internet, Commercial	A ‘defensive shield’ for legal cybersecurity risks
06/08/2015	ICT, Telco/ Internet, Commercial, Trade regulation	Mobile payments and the slippery slope of privacy loss…
05/08/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Commercial	Cybersecurity risk and mobile payments
04/08/2015	Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	Introduction to NZ mobile payments regulation and law
30/07/2015	Telco/ Internet, Commercial	How does Apple make money from Apple Pay?
20/07/2015	Complex disputes, Trade regulation, Commercial	Commerce Commission ends K-Y and Durex tryst
20/07/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex disputes, Public law	Case Study: Limiting ICT B2B Liabilities under New NZ Law
16/07/2015	ICT, Trade regulation, Commercial	Exorbitant car parking charges for staying too long? Heads up for B2B and B2C contracts
14/07/2015	ICT, Telco/ Internet, Media, Trade regulation, Com	New cyber-bullying legislation may have unintended effects
14/07/2015	ICT, Telco/ Internet, Media, Trade regulation, Com	Websites and online hosts can obtain “safe harbour” under new cyber-bullying law
14/07/2015	ICT, Telco/ Internet, Complex Disputes, Commercial	“So what! The contract just goes in the bottom drawer.”
10/07/2015	ICT, Telco/ Internet, Media, Trade regulation	The new European spin on net neutrality
09/07/2015	ICT, Telco/ Internet, Complex Disputes, Commercial	Optimising and attacking ICT and online contract terms: Part 6- What is important in ICT B2B contracts?
06/07/2015	ICT, Commercial	Optimising and attacking ICT and online contract terms: Part 5- The challenges around incorporating contract terms in online contracts
02/07/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	Optimising and attacking ICT and online contract terms: Part 4- B2C issues around the new unfair contract terms regime in the FTA
29/06/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Commercial	Optimising and attacking ICT and online contract terms: Part 3- Unsubstantiated representations in ICT and online contracts and marketing
09/06/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex Disputes, Commercial	Optimising and attacking ICT and online contract terms: Part 2- The new Fair Trading Act and Consumer Guarantees Act provisions and their implications for B2B
20/05/2015	ICT, Telco/ Internet, Complex Disputes, Commercial	Optimising and attacking ICT and online contract terms: Part 1- Why getting B2B ICT contracts right is important
20/05/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Commercial	Early termination charges – big for Telco and IT
19/05/2015	General interest, Trade regulation, Commercial	The Economist and five bucks off a bottle of wine
19/05/2015	ICT, Trade regulation, Commercial	Read a PhD thesis? Or online terms?
04/05/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Media, Commercial	Harvard Business Review: Cyber security is a bigger GC, board, CEO, and CFO issue
21/04/2015	ICT, Commercial	AstraZeneca and IBM show the way on transitional obligations in ICT contracts
21/04/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Commercial	Companies’ external lawyers a cyber security weak point?
15/04/2015	ICT, Trade regulation, Commercial	Air NZ’s opt-out insurance charge an example of two big online contract issues
08/04/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	Trams, billboards, and disclosing pricing
01/04/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Commercial	What Foot and Mouth can teach us about cyber security
01/04/2015	ICT, Media. Commercial	Kahui twins tragedy, Facebook and online defamation
27/03/2015	Telco/Internet, Media, Complex Disputes	Internet Trolling 101: don’t beat-up on us loveable lawyers
26/03/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	Fine print rule change beefs up consumer protection
16/03/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex disputes, Commercial	Top 100 General Counsel position on cyber security law and practice
09/03/2015	Trade regulation, Commercial	Air New Zealand drops opt-out pricing: what’s that mean for suppliers?
02/03/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	Regulator hits ground running on new unfair contract terms law
02/03/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Media	Wow! “No fast lanes” on the U.S. Internet
19/02/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	17 March deadline for B2C suppliers – what to do: unfair contract terms
19/02/2015	Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	Common Telco B2C contract clauses likely to be unenforceable from March 2015
19/02/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	Unfair contract terms regime starts 17 March: a summary of key issues
04/02/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Media	NZ Telco Act impacts content zero-rating?
04/02/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	The Internet of Things - ramping up privacy and security considerations
04/02/2015	ICT, Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	A Telco regulator's take (and our take) on the Internet of Things
04/02/2015	ICT, Commercial	Cloud services - new international standard can increase revenues?
26/01/2015	Complex disputes, Trade regulation, Commercial	Can you help Air New Zealand donate to the Salvation Army?
19/12/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	iPhone 6 ad: why do Telcos keep tripping up on consumer law?
17/12/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex disputes, Commercial	Privacy Commissioner to ‘Name And Shame’ Wayward Corporates From December 2014 Testing testing testing
16/12/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex disputes, Commercial	Making contractual ADR clauses work: a new judgment
08/12/2014	Trade regulation, Commercial	Unfair contract terms: Do what the regulator says or face the consequences
27/11/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	A trap: new unfair contract terms regime applies to varied and renewed contracts
27/11/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex disputes, Commercial	Many B2C contract terms unenforceable from March 2015
27/11/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex disputes, Commercial	Facebook's 10 legal and crisis management mistakes when dealing with criticism of their newsfeed manipulation
26/11/2014	Telco/Internet, Trade regulation	President Obama’s net neutrality rhetoric overshadows the (more?) important detailed European developments
26/11/2014	Telco/Internet, Trade regulation	“Unlimited” claim issues for fixed line Telcos hit mobile operators too
26/11/2014	Telco/Internet, Trade regulation	What would President Obama think about the Chief Censor prosecuting CallPlus for Global Mode?
25/11/2014	Telco/Internet, Trade regulation	Government gazumps 2degrees
19/11/2014	Complex disputes, Trade regulation, Commercial	Air New Zealand and IAG provide contrasting case studies on how to handle Fair Trading Act complaints
07/11/2014	ICT, Complex disputes, Commercial	Fujitsu’s problems with partnering agreements – it ain’t all it seems
07/11/2014	ICT, Complex disputes, Commercial	Fujitsu’s own goal on limitation of liability – spooky stuff
06/11/2014	ICT, Telco/internet, Complex disputes, Public law,	Judgment exposes public sector procurement failure
06/11/2014	Telco / Internet, Media	The International Comparative Legal Guide to Telecoms, Media and Internet Laws and Regulations 2015
22/10/2014	Complex disputes, Trade regulation, Commercial	Air New Zealand ad campaign provides another example for business on Fair Trading Act risk
30/09/2014	Complex disputes, Trade regulation, Commercial	Carpet Manufacturers’ spat clarifies marketers’ legal obligations
12/09/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex disputes, Public law	Case study: Limiting ICT B2B liabilities under new NZ law - updated
27/06/2014	Complex disputes, Trade regulation, Commercial	Will regulator take a look at Air New Zealand’s “drip” pricing
17/06/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex disputes, Public Law,	Summary: Fair Trading Act and Consumer Guarantees Act changes
17/06/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	Biggest June 2014 Fair Trading Act change for most businesses: representations must be substantiated
17/06/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complax disputes, Pubic law	New law from June 2014: Reducing exposure under NZ B2B supply contracts
17/06/2014	Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	Cold call telemarketing sales: new law from June 2014
17/06/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex disputes, Public Law	Consumer Guarantees Act is a big risk for B2B: an example
10/06/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet, Trade regulation, Commercial	Businesses must fess up to privacy breaches under new law
30/05/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet, Public Law, Media	The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Data Protection 2014
21/05/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex disputes, Media	Another loss for fortress Google
01/05/2014	Public law, Media	Peter Dunne shows the public sector how not to handle conflict of interest
01/05/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex disputes	Why competition law applies to the “innovative” Internet? Lessons from Europe
30/04/2014	Public law	Bet a dozen Moas? Productivity Commission and s36
29/04/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet	Legal insight- The wrong development contract
28/04/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet	Knee-jerk reactions to FCC on net neutrality
24/04/2014	ICT, Telco/Internet, Public law	How can ACC’s use of private information be controlled, and why does that matter to businesses?
02/12/2013	ICT, Complex disputes	Legally, very hard for Chorus to walk - and govt's bailout options limited
25/11/2013	Telco / Internet, Public Law, Media	Sky's Tall Dwarf: an unexpected winner
25/11/2013	Telco / Internet, Complex Disputes, Public Law	The Commerce Commission - the right balance between settling and litigating? EU insights
25/11/2013	ICT, Telco / Internet, Complex Disputes, Media	Winning ICT Disputes: A case study
25/11/2013	ICT, Telco / Internet	What lawyers need to know about BYOD: Bring Your Own Devices
22/11/2013	Telco / Internet, Media	The International Comparative Legal Guide to Telecoms, Media and Internet Laws and Regulations 2014
12/08/2013	Telco / Internet, Public law	Snow White, dwarves and econometrics in regulation
08/08/2013	Telco / Internet, Public law	Unfair contract terms developments in NZ
05/08/2013	Telco / Internet, Complex disputes, Public law	Telecom’s injunction claim as to Vodafone’s SuperNet Ads
31/07/2013	ICT, Telco / Internet, Public law	New B2C Unfair contract terms regime won’t be backdated
15/07/2013	General Interest	Q&A with Seung Youn, Public Defence Service
15/07/2013	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex disputes, Public law	Public sector ICT purchasing – can competition law help fix it?
08/07/2013	ICT, Complex disputes	Limitation of liability, Houdini and the Court of Appeal
08/07/2013	ICT, Telco / Internet, Complex disputes	Courts got it wrong on Google? Ads on websites
04/07/2013	ICT, Complex disputes	Novopay limitation of liability: valuable insights
01/07/2013	ICT, Telco / Internet, Public law	PM shows why GCSB Bill must be fixed
25/06/2013	ICT, Complex Disputes	A common story: software developer loses rights
24/06/2013	ICT, Telco / Internet, Media, Public Law.	English Soccer: Sky’s Tall Dwarf?
18/06/2013	General interest	Q&A with Bronwyn Barnard, Senior Solicitor at Department of Conservation
16/06/2013	ICT, Telco / Internet, Public Law	PRISM, spying and cloud computing: should businesses be worried?
10/06/2013	ICT, Telco / Internet, Media, Public Law.	Is GCSB spying on tens of thousands of Kiwis?
06/06/2013	ICT, Telco / Internet, Complex Disputes	Service Level Agreements – are they worth it?
04/06/2013	Telco / Internet, Media, Complex disputes	"Why is Lord McAlpine trending? innocent face” ….7 defamatory words
29/05/2013	ICT, Telco/internet, Public law	GCSB director’s report alarming
13/05/2013	ICT, Telco/internet, Complex disputes, Public law	Proposed GCSB powers to control Telcos’ network choices
13/05/2013	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex disputes, Public law	How the Interception Capability changes would affect Telcos and other service providers
13/05/2013	General interest	Q&A with Marcus Driller, Senior Legal Counsel at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
08/05/2013	ICT, Telco/internet,Complex disputes	Unexpected trap in contract terms prioritising contract documents
30/04/2013	ICT, Telco/internet, Complex disputes	Unfair contract terms law: first case is against ISP
24/04/2013	ICT, Telco/internet, Media, Complex disputes	Websites, online media services, blogs, etc: reducing defamation liability for third party posts
23/04/2013	ICT, Telco/internet, Complex disputes, Public law	Fair Trading Act changes for B2C unfair contract terms and for B2B - an update
12/04/2013	General interest	Q&A with Brent McAnulty, Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs at TVNZ
11/04/2013	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex disputes, public law	Case study: Limiting ICT B2B liabilities under new NZ law
10/04/2013	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex disputes, public law	How to reduce exposure under NZ B2B supply contracts under new law
10/04/2013	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex disputes, public law	8 clauses in Telco retail contracts requiring change due to new NZ law
09/04/2013	ICT, Telco/Internet, Complex disputes, public law	Bank charges class action: how would that play out under new NZ consumer law, and implications for other suppliers?
26/03/2013	ICT, Telco/internet, Complex disputes, public law	New NZ Law - many consumer supply contracts potentially illegal by late 2013
13/03/2013	ICT, Telco / internet, Complex disputes	Bank class action: “expert” media comments astray, and implications for service contracts
28/02/2013	ICT, Telco / Internet, Media	Google win is little comfort for Google, media and content carriers
22/02/2013	ICT, major disputes, public law	Convention Centre Audit Report
20/02/2013	ICT, Telco / internet	Big Data in business - father learns of teenage daughter's pregnancy from retail chain
15/02/2013	Public Law, Telco / internet, ICT	TSO Review - who will be the winners and losers
15/02/2013	Public Law, Telco / internet, ICT	Telecommunications industry review across the board
25/01/2013	General interest	Q&A with Cameron Madgwick, Associate General Counsel at Contact Energy
25/01/2013	Complex disputes	Limitation of liability clauses: do caps work?
25/01/2013	ICT, Telco / internet	Why the Commerce Commission cleared Vodafone’s purchase of TelstraClear
24/01/2013	Complex dispute	Audit clauses in supply and outsourcing agreements
20/12/2012	ICT	Data security: the biggest concern for corporate counsel
19/12/2012	Telco / internet	Demystifying the big ITU ITR debate for Telcos and Internet users: FAQs
19/12/2012	General interest	Q&A: Belinda Moffat, Head of Enforcement, Financial Markets Authority
18/12/2012	ICT	Challenges with online contracting – another case and some tips
18/12/2012	Telco / internet	Pivotal development for Net Neutrality – news from Europe
18/12/2012	Telco / internet	Commerce Commission’s pre-paid phone card guidelines – useful for all other Telco/ISP services
12/12/2012	ICT, Telco / internet	Early termination charges – major developments (and for the penalties regime)
06/12/2012	Public law, Telco / internet	Bitstream pricing: draft NZ Commerce Commission decision
01/12/2012	Public law	NZ PPPs – dealing with and avoiding disputes
26/11/2012	Public law, Telco / internet, Media, ICT	New NZ Commerce Commission enforcement guidelines
26/11/2012	ICT	Tips for getting compensation on problematic ICT projects
20/11/2012	General interest	Q&A: Rosemary Dixon, Special Counsel, Contact Energy
10/11/2012	Public law, ICT, Telco / internet	Court actions avoidable by getting procurement processes right: process contracts
10/11/2012	ICT, Telco / internet, Media	Google court loss: Shakeup for online defamation
01/11/2012	ICT, Telco / internet, Media	How online defamation plays out in NZ: 2012 case supports Australian not UK conclusions
01/11/2012	ICT	ERP Contracts
01/11/2012	ICT, Telco / internet, Media	Tight controls for standard form consumer contracts – likely NZ law change
01/11/2012	ICT, Telco / internet	Early Termination Charges – Enforceable?
01/11/2012	ICT, Telco / internet	Minimise early termination charges on switching ICT suppliers: a case study
01/10/2012	ICT	Cloud computing Ts and Cs – News from Europe
01/10/2012	ICT, Complex disputes	Back-to-backing subcontracts
01/10/2012	ICT	Customer Contracts: the IP minefield
01/10/2012	Public law	Managing Fair Trading Act complaints - a great example
01/10/2012	ICT	Software developers: are you unnecessarily giving away ownership?
01/10/2012	Public law	ComCom targets Christchurch anti-competitive supplier practices
01/10/2012	ICT, Public law	MSD kiosk debacle - learnings
01/10/2012	ICT	To read or not to read... online Ts and Cs. Or Hamlet
01/09/2012	Public law, Telco / internet, Media	GLG Telecoms, Media and Internet Laws and Regulations 2013 - Chapter 22 New Zealand
12/04/2012	ICT, Telco / internet, Media	Google's court loss - NZ advertisers, ad agencies and publishers at risk
01/02/2012	Public law	GLG Public Procurement 2012 - Chapter 22 New Zealand