Civil Remedies in New Zealand


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Civil Remedies in New Zealand


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CIVIL REMEDIES IN NEW ZEALAND is the definitive reference point for legal practitioners seeking to find an appropriate remedy for a civil law breach. It brings together the law on civil remedies in one book, providing an authoritative and practical analysis for New Zealand lawyers. The book is usefully divided into 10 distinct subject areas, which are examined with an eye to future developments in the law including: Remedies of Compensation, Remedies of Prohibition and Compulsion, Return of Property/Disgorgement, Statutory Discretion as to Relief and Remedies, Punishment/Disapprobation, Declaratory Relief, Contribution, Specific Statutory Rights, Limitations on Remedies and Costs.




Garrow and Fenton's Law of Personal Property in New Zealand


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The two-volume 7th edition of the highly regarded GARROW AND FENTON'S LAW OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN NEW ZEALAND provides in-depth coverage of personal property securities as well as all other types of personal property. The 7th edition enlarges the role of previous editions, examining recent developments in a wholly modern context. The only comprehensive and completely up-to-date treatment of the topic of personal property in New Zealand. The two-volume work comprises over 2000 pages of commentary, allowing for in-depth treatment of the relevant topics. Continuation of a well-known and long-established book in the New Zealand market. A must-have title for anyone practising in a commercial or general practice. Written by Dr Roger Fenton, a highly regarded expert in this area of law. Volume 1 covers all types of personal property and includes detailed commentary on ownership of goods or tangible things, fixtures, gifts, bailment, liens, ships (including maritime liens), choses in action, and special forms of choses in action and incorporeal property. It also includes an overview of personal property securities.




Civil Remedies and Human Rights in Flux


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What private law avenues are open to victims of human rights violations? This innovative new collection explores this question across sixteen jurisdictions in the Global South and Global North. It examines existing mechanisms in domestic law for bringing civil claims in relation to the involvement of states, corporations and individuals in specific categories of human rights violation: (i) assault or unlawful arrest and detention of persons; (ii) environmental harm; and (iii) harmful or unfair labour conditions. Taking a truly global perspective, it assesses the question in jurisdictions as diverse as Kenya, Switzerland, the US and the Philippines. A much needed and important new statement on how to respond to human rights violations.




New Zealand Tribunals


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"Tribunals play a critical role in the lives of the public and are an important feature of the legal landscape. They resolve a greater number of disputes than the Court system and address matters ranging from employment, health, and housing to the ability to practise a profession. New Zealand Tribunals: Law and Practice was written to provide the only legal analysis of the jurisdictions, practices, procedure and current issues of the key tribunals in New Zealand. Prepared by an expert author team, the book aims to provide practical guidance, information and analysis for lawyers and lay people appearing in front of tribunals. The tribunals covered in this book are grouped into three broad categories - personal and real property, professional regulation and rights and entitlements.* The following tribunals and reviewing authorities are examined in detail: Tenancy Tribunal Disputes Tribunal Motor Vehicles Disputes Tribunal Weathertight Homes Copyright Tribunal Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Architects Engineers Health Practitioners Teachers Real Estate Agents Social Security Legal Aid Tribunal Immigration and Protection Human Rights Mental Health ACC New Zealand Tribunals: Law and Practice is a valuable resource for lawyers, advocates, the general public, and the tribunals themselves. Note: New Zealand Tribunals: Law and Practice does not cover entities comparable to commissions of inquiry (eg the Waitangi Tribunal), independent statutory entities which are quasi-tribunals (eg the Health and Disability Commissioner and the Privacy Commissioner), tribunals which effectively form part of the Court system (eg, the Land Valuation Tribunal) tribunals which have already received significant legal and scholarly analysis elsewhere (eg Employment Relations Authority) or minor Tribunals."--Publisher's website.




Asset Tracing & Recovery


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Globalization has given criminals an unlimited number of possibilities especially in offshore areas to hide deprived assets. International experts of FraudNet deliver comprehensive and crucial knowledge about the possibilities of asset tracing and recovery, including: an introduction to the methods of fraud; international available remedies; supranational legal sources; basics of asset tracing and recovery in common law and civil law; respective national laws, regulations and proceedings of over 40 countries -- Back cover.




Civil Remedies


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This volume, in conjunction with volume one on civil liberties, constitutes a detailed statement of the Australian law of remedies, considering the application of principles of civil remedies in particular conexts. Together they make an integral whole with the paragraph numbering of the second volume following directly from the first, and footnotes referring back to paragraphs in the first. Includes tables of cases and legislation, and an index.




The New Zealand Law Reports


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Vols. for 1933-1936 include "The Law journal supplement to the New Zealand law reports."




AIR TRAVEL CLAIMS in Australia and New Zealand - FULL ANNOTATED EDITION


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This book is specifically written for Australia and New Zealand air travel claims. This UNabridged , full annotated edition contains footnotes referencing sources and giving explanations. When something goes wrong during air travel or if you suffer some loss or injury from airline activities, or the actions of travel agents, airport, security, air traffic staff or other air travel industry entities, getting compensation can raise headaches for consumers and others involved. This book provides a valuable guide to what rights and responsibilities exist in air travel and clarifies the options that consumers and others may have for compensation claims, especially against airlines.




New Zealand


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This paper evaluates the Observance of Standards and Codes on the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation for New Zealand. New Zealand equity markets are comparatively small with market capitalization of about 44 percent of GDP. Reflecting a preference for property investment, ownership of New Zealand-listed equities remains mostly in the hands of offshore investors and domestic institutional investors, with only about one-fourth held directly by households. Securities market intermediaries include sharebrokers, futures dealers, investment advisers, and managers of collective investment schemes, including contributory mortgage brokers.