Can a trust be a person? The Court of Appeal says yes
The Court of Appeal recently issued a third, but possibly not the last,…
SBS v WorkSafe [2025] NZHC 979 – Consultants at Risk
The High Court has found that health and safety advisors and consultants may be…
The Enchanter verdict: can accidents at sea occur without human error?
IntroductionThe much anticipated judgment of the District Court in Maritime New…
Defendants sentenced following harrowing accounts from victims and family members in the latest decision arising out of the Whakaari (White Island) disaster
WorkSafe charged 13 defendants in 2020. Of those, six pled guilty and one was…
Is a Trust a person for the purposes of The Health and Safety at Work Act?
WorkSafe New Zealand v RH & Jury Trust & OrsThe High Court has recently…
Whakaari Management Limited found guilty in Worksafe’s latest prosecution arising out of the Whakaari White Island disaster
After six out of the 13 defendants prosecuted by WorkSafe successfully applied…
WorkSafe New Zealand v Buttle [2022] NZDC 20694 – Whakaari White Island directors fail to have charges dismissed
The substantive hearing of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA)…