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Pike River Coal guilty on nine health and safety charges

Thursday April 18, 2013 | 4 comments

Two explosions in the West Coast coal mine killed 29 men underground in 2010.

Robert Walker still chasing Hendo-linked Gibbston Downs

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Chris Hutching | Thursday April 11, 2013 | 1 comment

EQC loses major insurance case

Chris Hutching | Wednesday February 20, 2013 | 4 comments

Earthquake Commission fails in its attempt to deny insurance to owners of six boarding houses in Christchurch.

"This article is well written, and it is heartening to see a common sense approach by the NZ courts to such a fundamental issue as what constitutes a residence."

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Chief Justice floats 25% limitation on partial privatisations

Pattrick Smellie | Thursday January 31, 2013 | 50 comments

Her comments came at the end of the first morning of two days' scheduled hearings on the Maori Council's challenge to the government's partial assets sales policy.

"How can the Chief Justice even float this as an option when she has not yet heard the submissions of the Crown?"

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Another delay for Bathurst, price steady

Chris Hutching | Thursday November 29, 2012 | 2 comments

Coal miner Bathurst Resources faces a Supreme Court challenge as it battles another court appeal.

Receiverships don’t come cheap, details of Ross Asset case show

Tuesday November 27, 2012 | 11 comments

They have been asked to approach the case "in a cost-effective way".

"The fees seem as expected. The outrageous fee is the 4.4m pa the owner paid himself."

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