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Wednesday, September 08, 2010

 Issue 141


News

Judges must be vigilant protectors of "commercial morality" - By Darise Bennington

It's (ETS) business time - for forests - By Clive Roberts, partner, Duncan Cotterill

NZLawyer2B - giving law students the low-down on the legal profession - By Darise Bennington

Lawyers held to higher standards than other occupations, says Law Society - By Craig Sisterson

Recession-hit UK law firms experience revenue drop but PEP hike - By Darise Bennington


Features and Opinion

UNDUE INFLUENCE
An issue of presumption - Gary M Harrison considers the issue of undue influence

TRUSTS
Separate property - Parliament should amend section 9A of the PRA - By Anthony Grant, barrister, Radcliffe Chambers

COMPETITION MATTERS
Input methodologies - the allure of certainty - By David Blacktop, senior associate, Bell Gully

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Putting sceince back on the political agenda - New Zealand needs a national IP strategy to become internationally competitive, says Frik de Beer, a Trustee of the Licensing Executives Society of Australia and New Zealand

PATENTS
Software patents: stifling innovation or vital tools? - The Select Committee has recommended that computer programs be excluded from patentability, Mia Sudzum reports

PATENTS
Are software patents in New Zealand a thing of the past? - Jonathan Lucas considerst he effect of the Minister of Commerce's recent decision

LEAKY BUILDING
Reasonableness - not always a black and White issue - Janine Stewart and Scott Thompson look at what the duty to mitigate means

CSNZ
The principles of governance - Mark Thomas ACIS takes a look at the UK Corporate Governance Code and considers its relevance to New Zealand

IN-HOUSE
Number crunching - In the second of a series providing some international perspective, Carlos Guerrero talks to Craig Sisterson about how in-house counsel can improve, and prove, their value 
 


   


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