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…
Nervous shock claims for medical negligence: Paul & Anor v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2024] UKSC1
The UK Supreme Court has confined personal injury claims by secondary victims…
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…
Young v AG [2023] NZSC 142
Risk of Rockfall as Actionable NuisanceNuisance is more regularly featuring as…
Liability of Hawkins’ insurer to homeowner for wasted rebuild costs
The High Court decision in Davern confirms the obligation of a contractor,…
Potential and pitfalls of ChatGPT in the legal context
We are routinely told that artificial intelligence is poised to revolutionise…
The impact of AI technology on Discovery in New Zealand
Stacey Wright, McElroys’ e-discovery guru, generated the below article using…
Rugby World Cup Legal Question: Do coaches owe duties of confidentiality to former teams?
Take a scenario where a former coach of Team A starts coaching Team B and the…
Ryan v Health and Disability Commissioner [2023] NZSC 42 (28 April 2023)
Medical centre found liable for acts of one of its GPsA full bench of the…